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Respiratory System Anatomy

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)
a)
bronchi
b)
alveoli
c)
capillaries
d)
bronchioles
2.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
3.

Name the organ label # 6.

a)

alveoli

b)

bronchi

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

4.

Name the structure labeled 8

a)

lungs

b)

trachea

c)

diaphragm

d)

alveoli

5.
The passageway that is shared by both the digestive and respiratory system is the....
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
trachea
d)
nose
6.

At the end of the bronchioles are structures called

a)

alveoli

b)

vocal cords

c)

villi

d)

brochi

7.

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli is through a process called

a)

active transport

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

diffusion

8.
Tiny tubes that branch off of bronchi
a)
capillaries
b)
alveoli
c)
bronchioles
d)
pluera
9.

This structure is also known as the voice box?

a)

Trachea

b)

Larynx

c)

Pharynx

d)

Nasal conchae

10.

5.The ______________________ is a sheet of smooth muscles located below the lungs and separates them from the abdominal cavity.

a)

A. Lungs

b)

B. Diaphragm

c)

C. Alveoli

d)

D. Bronchioles

11.

6. During ___________________ , muscular contraction causes the walls of the chest cavity to expand so that the rib cage moves outward and upward.

a)

A. Excretion

b)

B. Exhalation

c)

C. Inhalation

d)

D. Respiration

12.

7.During ____________, the ribs and diaphragm return to their original resting position.

a)

A. Excretion

b)

B. Exhalation

c)

C. inhalation

d)

D. Respiration

13.

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

a)

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

b)

o break down food and absorb nutrients

c)

to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

14.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
15.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
16.
Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the ___ and the capillaries. 
a)
trachea 
b)
bronchi 
c)
alveoli
d)
diaphragm
17.

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

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

18.

tiny, hairlike projections in the airway that move in a wavelike manner.

a)

alveoli

b)

cilia

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

19.

What is #14 pointing at

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

larynx

d)

alveoli

20.

What is #11 pointing at

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

diaphragm

d)

alveoli

21.

What is #9 pointing at

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

diaphragm

d)

alveoli

22.

The Pleura is

a)

When someone has more than 2 lungs

b)

Small fluid filled gap filled with fluid to prevent friction.

c)

Is inside the lungs

d)

Two tubes that lead into the lungs

23.

What happens when the diaphragm moves down

a)

Diaphragm relaxes air is inhaled.

b)

Diaphragm contracts air is inhaled.

c)

Lungs get rid of air

d)

The ribs break