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3.1 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Contains little hairs that help filter the air you breathe in, blocking dirt and dust from getting into your lungs.

a)

mouth

b)

nasal cavity

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

2.

Connects the mouth to the trachea.

a)

esophagus

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

bronchiole

3.

Voice box; contains the vocal cords.

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

esophagus

d)

bronchi

4.

Windpipe; takes air from your mouth to your lungs.

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

esophagus

d)

trachea

5.

Elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is

drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed.

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

diaphragm

6.

The branches of the trachea which take air into and

out of the lungs.

a)

bronchi

b)

bronchioles

c)

trachea

d)

larynx

7.

Smaller branches of the bronchi.

a)

aveoli

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

bronchioles

8.

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange takes place. Oxygen in / carbon dioxide out.

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

bronchioles

d)

lymph nodes

9.

The muscle beneath the lungs which makes

breathing possible.

a)

diaphragm

b)

bronchi

c)

bronchioles

d)

alveoli

10.

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

11.

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

12.

The pathway of air into the lungs is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which of the pairs of words below are the waste products of respiration?

a)

oxygen and water

b)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide and water

d)

oxygen, carbon dioxide and water

14.

Why does your body need oxygen?

a)

to produce energy

b)

to expel carbon dioxide

c)

to supply the food with oxygen

d)

to fill the lungs with oxygen

15.

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

16.

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

17.

Which of the following is true for exhalation?

a)

rib cage moves up and out

b)

rib cage moves down and out

c)

Diaphragm relax and domes upwards

d)

Diaphragm relax and flattens

18.

What are the main muscles of inhalation?

a)

The diaphragm and intercostal muscles

b)

The diaphragm and the abdominal muscles

c)

The smooth muscles and abdominal muscles

d)

The diaphragm and heart muscles

19.

What happens when the intercostal muscles contract during inhalation?

a)

The diaphragm relaxes

b)

The ribs move out and up

c)

Pressure in the lungs increases

d)

The size of the thoracic cavity decreases

20.

When air pressure inside the lungs is lower than air pressure in the atmosphere...

a)

Air moves into the lungs

b)

Air moves out of the lungs