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Respiratory System

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

What are the main organs of the respiratory system that allow us to breathe and for gas exchange to happen?

a)

diapragm

b)

lungs

c)

trachea

3.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
4.
What is the function of the bronchi?
a)
Transport air from nose to lungs
b)
Transport air from trachea to lungs
c)
Transport air from lungs to alveoli
d)
Transport air from alveoli to blood
5.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
6.
Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the ___ and the capillaries. 
a)
trachea 
b)
bronchi 
c)
alveoli
d)
diaphragm
7.
What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?
a)
esophogus
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
alveoli
8.

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

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

9.

What type of cells carry oxygen in the blood?

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

10.

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen and get rid of CO2 (carbon dioxide).

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

skeletal

11.
What does the Larynx hold ?
a)
The larynx holds the whole respitory system. 
b)
The larynx holds the trachea. 
c)
The larynx holds the vocal chords. 
d)
The larynx hold the wind pipe. 
12.
How is carbon dioxide released from the body? 
a)
When we exhale
b)
When we urinate
c)
When we sweat
d)
When we inhale
13.
cleans, moistens, and warms the air
a)
trachea
b)
larynx
c)
nasal passage
d)
windpipe
14.
To take in oxygen
a)
exhale
b)
cough
c)
hiccup
d)
inhale
15.
To release carbon dioxide
a)
exhale
b)
inhale
c)
cough
d)
hiccup
16.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
17.

The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

a)

Eyes

b)

Nose

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

18.

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech? Also known as the voice box.

a)

nose

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

19.

The large muscle that contracts and relaxes and moves air in and out of the lungs.

a)

epiglottis

b)

alveoli

c)

diaphragm

d)

trachea

20.

An air tube that is held open by C-shaped rings of cartilage. Also known as the windpipe.

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

nose

d)

alveoli

21.

Tiny hairlike structures that line your nose and most other airways of the respiratory system.

a)

larynx

b)

alveoli

c)

cilia

d)

diaphragm

22.

The main organs of the respiratory system

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

esophagus

d)

trachea

23.

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

a)

alveoli

b)

cilia

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

24.

What can you infer about the function of the ribcage?

a)

It protects the lungs.

b)

It helps the lungs pump oxygen.

c)

It delivers oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream.

d)

It connects the trachea to the lungs.

25.

What word best describes the function of the trachea?

a)

Pumping station

b)

Entrance point

c)

Muscle

d)

Passageway

26.

The walls of the alveoli and capillaries are permeable. What does this mean?

a)

Substances can pass through them.

b)

They are made of muscle.

c)

They are located throughout the body.

d)

They are made of bone.

27.

What happens when your diaphragm relaxes and moves upward?

a)

Your lungs deflate and you breathe out.

b)

Your lungs inflate and you breathe in.

c)

Your alveoli transfer oxygen to your bloodstream.

d)

Your bloodstream transfers carbon dioxide to your alveoli.

28.

What organ of the respiratory system is in blue.

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

larynx

d)

epiglottis

29.

What organ of the respiratory system is in purple.

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

larynx

d)

epiglottis

30.

What is the dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that helps us breathe.

a)

diagram

b)

dialysis

c)

diaghragm

d)

diorama

31.

Where does cellular respiration take place in?

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

32.
Label A is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
33.
Label B is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
34.
Label C is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
35.
Label D is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
36.

When you exhale, the diaphragm

a)

moves upwards

b)

moves downwards

c)

flattens

d)

none of the above

37.
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
38.
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 
39.

The process of diffusing oxygen from the blood, into the interstitial fluid and into the cells.

a)

inspiration

b)

expiration

c)

internal respiration

d)

external respiration

40.

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

a)

inspiration

b)

expiration

c)

internal respiration

d)

external respiration