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Respiratory System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
2.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
3.

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

4.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
5.
Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
2,3,1,4
c)
2,1,3,4
d)
4,2,3,1 
6.
A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
7.

The drawing in of breath; inhalation.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

8.

Breathing out; exhalation of breath.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

9.

What is the site of gas exchange?

a)

alveoli

b)

nose

c)

lung

d)

bronchi

10.

The process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.

a)

inspiration

b)

expiration

c)

internal respiration

d)

external respiration

11.

The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

a)

Eyes

b)

Nose

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

12.

The division of the trachea forms

a)

nose

b)

main bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

alveoli

13.

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

a)

nose

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

14.

the windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system.

a)

trachea

b)

lungs

c)

larynx

d)

bronchi

15.
Which 2 substances are exchanged in the Respiratory System?
a)
oxygen and nitrogen
b)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
c)
oxygen and glucose
d)
glucose and carbon dioxide
16.

What does the respiratory system release?

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ATP

17.

A small flap of tissue that covers the trachea is called the

a)

bronchi

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

epiglottis

18.

When you exhale, the diaphragm

a)

moves upwards

b)

moves downwards

c)

flattens

d)

none of the above

19.

Which is known as the voice box?

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

20.

The normal oxygen content of inhaled air is approximately

a)

0.04%

b)

21%

c)

79%

d)

100%