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2.1 Breathing mechanism

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following shows what happens to the chest cavity when air rushes into the lungs?

a)

decrease in volume

b)

deflates

c)

expands

d)

relaxes

2.

Which of the following happens when you exhale?

a)

chest cavity expands

b)

your lumgs become smaller

c)

your chest cavity becomes smaller

d)

your lungs take in and give off oxygen

3.

As you breath in and out when do your lungs expand?

a)

when air rushes in

b)

when air rushes out

c)

when your diaphragm expands

d)

when your chest cavity relaxes

4.

How do you describe the condition of the diaphragm as one exhales?

a)

the diaphragm contracts

b)

the diaphragm relaxes

c)

the diaphragm goes down

d)

both a and c

5.

What material in a lung model represents the diaphragm

a)

Y plastic tubes

b)

the plastic jar

c)

the plastic sheet

d)

2 small plastic bags

6.

Which two muscles are responsible for BREATHING?

a)

The Diaphragm

b)

The Lungs

c)

The Heart

d)

The Intercostal Muscles

7.

The main ORGAN responsible for breathing is:

a)

the Brain

b)

the Lungs

c)

the Liver

d)

the Kidneys

8.

The trachea branches off into two:

a)

Alveoli

b)

Bronchus

c)

Bronchioles

9.
What is another name for the windpipe?
a)
Lungs
b)
Trachea
c)
Larynx
d)
Esophagus
10.
The Respiratory System is the body's:
a)
Breathing system
b)
Food processing system
c)
Blood transporting system
d)
System of nerves
11.
What is the purpose of nose hairs?
a)
Fight disease
b)
No purpose
c)
Keep dust/particles out of nose
d)
Tickle the nose so you sneeze
12.
a dome shaped sheet of muscle, the _________, separates the chest from the abdomen
a)
diaphragm
b)
epiglottis
c)
alveoli
d)
bronchial tubes
13.
After air moves through the pharynx it continues downward. The _____, or windpipe, directs the air into 2 separate branches or tubes.
a)
mucus
b)
trachea
c)
larynx
d)
epiglottis
14.
What are the main organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system?
a)
diapragm
b)
lungs
c)
trachea
d)
bronchi