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Mechanism of Breathing

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the last part of the terminal bronchioles are tiny bubble-like bunch of structures called _____.

a)

Lungs

b)

Alveoli

c)

Bronchi

d)

Trachea

2.

What part of the Respiratory System is seen on the picture

a)

Lungs

b)

Alveolus

c)

Trachea

d)

Bronchioles

3.

Which two muscles are responsible for BREATHING?

a)

The Diaphragm

b)

The Lungs

c)

The Heart

d)

The Intercostal Muscles

4.
What is another name for the windpipe?
a)
Lungs
b)
Trachea
c)
Larynx
d)
Esophagus
5.
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
6.
a dome shaped sheet of muscle, the _________, separates the chest from the abdomen
a)
diaphragm
b)
epiglottis
c)
alveoli
d)
bronchial tubes
7.
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
8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

11.

The diagram below show the relative positions of the human respiratory system and its associated structures in two different breathing stages:

which of the following statements correctly describes the change that takes place form stage P to stage Q?

a)

Pressure inside the lungs is increasing.

b)

Diaphragm muscle is contracting.

c)

Volume of the lungs is increasing.

d)

Rib cage is moving upward.

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.

Air rushes into the lungs when

a)

Atmospheric air is greater than the pressure in the lungs and there is a pressure gradient

b)

Atmospheric air is less than the pressure in the lungs and there is a pressure gradient

16.

Air is forced out of the lungs on exhalation when:

a)

Atmospheric air is less than the pressure in the lungs and there is a pressure gradient which creates exhalation

b)

Atmospheric air is more than the pressure in the lungs and there is a pressure gradient which creates exhalation

17.

For inhalation to occur the pressure in the lungs must be lower than that of

a)

the classroom

b)

the air

c)

the atmospheric air

18.

For exhalation for to occur there must be a pressure gradient which is higher in the lungs than..

a)

Atmospheric Air

b)

Lungs

c)

Classroom

d)

Air