wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Respiratory System (12/9/2023)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a structure of the respiratory system?

a)

pharynx

b)

bronchus

c)

larynx

d)

hyoid

e)

trachea

2.

Most of the CO2 is transported in the blood as

a)

carboxyhemoglobin

b)

HCO3-

c)

carbaminohemoglobin

d)

dissolved CO2

3.

The amount of air that is moved in and out of the lungs during normal breathing is called

a)

vital capacity

b)

tidal volume

c)

residual volume

d)

vital volume

e)

inspiratory volume

4.

Which combination of muscles contraction causes inspiration?

a)

internal intercostals-diaphragm

b)

diaphragm-abdominal complex

c)

external intercostals-diaphragm

d)

external-internal intercostals

5.

The cells formed in the alveolar wall that remove foreign particles from the pulmonary alveoli are called

a)

Kupffer cells

b)

pulmonary reticulocytes

c)

surfactant cells

d)

alveolar macrophage cells

6.

The pharynx is divided into how many portions?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

7.

The right lung has how many lobes?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

8.

All the following have an effect on the control of breathing except

a)

chemical receptors

b)

respiratory control centers in the brain stem

c)

level of hydrogen ions

d)

amount of blood flowing into the lungs

9.

Carbon dioxide can be carried in the bloodstream by all of the following methods except

a)

attached to hemoglobin molecules

b)

as a dissolved gas in plasma

c)

as bicarbonate ions

d)

attached to hormone molecules in the blood

10.

The basic inspiratory and expiratory centers are located in the

a)

lungs

b)

medulla oblongata

c)

carotid and aortic bodies

d)

pons

11.

Exchange of gas between blood and cells is

a)

external respiration

b)

internal respiration

c)

cellular respiration

d)

none of the choices

12.

The serous membrane in contact with the lung is

a)

parietal pleura

b)

pulmonary mesentery

c)

pulmonary peritoneum

d)

visceral pleura

13.

Exchange of gases within the lungs occurs through what process?

a)

active transport

b)

osmosis

c)

diffusion

d)

phagocytosis

14.

Hemoglobin with an attached oxygen molecule is called

a)

carboxyhemoglopbin

b)

oxyhemoglobin

c)

carbonic oxygen

d)

carbaminohemoglobin

15.

The pressure of air within the alveoli and bronchial tree is called

a)

atmospheric pressure

b)

intrapulmonic pressure

c)

intrathoracic pressure

d)

none of the choices

16.

The following are true about intrapleural pressure except

a)

it is the pressure between the bronchial tree

b)

always negative during normal breathing

c)

becomes positive only during coughing

d)

pressure between the 2 layers of the pleura

17.

During the phase of inspiration, the following occurs except

a)

the pressure is the same as atmospheric pressure when the lungs are at rest

b)

the thoracic cage expands, so the lung volume decreases

c)

diaphragm and intercostals muscles contract

d)

none of the choices

18.

The respiratory system may indirectly assist defecation.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

The larynx contains 9 separate cartilages, the largest of which is the thyroid cartilage.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

The following are true of intrapleural pressure except:

a)

always negative during normal breathing

b)

more negative during inspiration

c)

less negative during expiration

d)

more positive during inspiration