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Respiratory System Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following structures connects the nose to the throat and is the most inferior portion of the pharynx?

a)

nasopharynx

b)

larynx

c)

oropharynx

d)

laryngopharynx

2.

Boys have high pitched voices when they are young, but their voices deepen as they age. What causes this?

a)

They are able to push more air through the larynx as they get older.

b)

Their lungs grow as they get older.

c)

Their mouths and sinus cavities grow, causing sound to vibrate more deeply.

d)

Their vocal cords thicken and undergo changes in tension as they get older.

3.

What is the purpose of the cartilaginous rings that surround the trachea?

a)

To prevent food from entering the trachea accidentally.

b)

To prevent the trachea from collapsing between breaths.

c)

To collect foreign particles and prevent them from entering the lungs.

d)

To produce sound as air passes through them.

4.

Which of the following describes the path of carbon dioxide as it leaves your capillaries and exits through the respiratory system?

a)

bronchioles, bronchi, alveoli, trachea, larynx, pharynx, mouth/nose

b)

alveoli, bronchioles, bronchi, trachea, larynx, pharynx, mouth/nose

c)

mouth/nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

d)

mouth/nose, pharynx, larynx, bronchioles, trachea, bronchi, alveoli

5.

The structure that contracts, allowing you to inhale is/are the

a)

lungs

b)

diaphragm

c)

trachea

d)

larnyx

6.

You are sitting calmly while you work on this test. The amount of air that is regularly being exchanges through your lungs during this time is called the

a)

residual volume.

b)

total lung capacity.

c)

tidal volume.

d)

vital capacity.

7.

Your doctor told you that you have an upper respiratory infection. Which of the following structures would not be affected by this infection?

a)

bronchi

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

nose

8.

Your friend had her larynx removed. What will she be unable to do?

a)

cough

b)

swallow

c)

breath

d)

speak

9.

When your diaphragm and intercostal muscles are relaxing, what are you doing?

a)

exhaling

b)

a strenuous activity

c)

resting

d)

inhaling

10.

Type the name of structure A

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11.

Type the name of structure B

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12.

Type the name of structure C

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13.

Type the name of structure D

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14.

Type the name of structure E

4 lines
15.

Type the name of structure F

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