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Respiratory System

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Clusters of tiny air sacs that allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
a)
Pharynx
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Alveoli
d)
Lungs
2.
When bronchial tubes are irritated and swell (causing excessive coughing)
a)
Bronchitis
b)
Lung cancer
c)
Asthma
d)
Emphysema
3.

When alveoli in the lungs enlarge to compensate for damaged alveoli and cant push oxygen to the blood

a)

Bronchitis

b)

Lung cancer

c)

Asthma

d)

Emphysema

4.
Muscular structure that helps to expand and contract the lungs, forcing air in and out
a)
Pharynx
b)
Nasal cavity
c)
Alveoli
d)
Diaphragm
5.

The passageway which moistens the air and has hairs that trap dust and particles

a)

Nasal cavity

b)

Bronchi

c)

Oral cavity

d)

Larynx

6.

What is the function of the respiratory system?

a)

Take in O2 only

b)

Remove CO2 only

c)

Take in O2 and remove CO2

d)

Take in CO2 and remove O2

7.
Made up of spongy, elastic tissue that stretches as you breathe
a)
Alveoli
b)
Lungs
c)
Nasal Cavity
d)
Pharynx
8.
This is the airway that has two pairs of vocal chords attached to it
a)
Lungs
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Pharynx
d)
Larynx
9.
Alveoli increase the surface area in the lungs to allow...
a)
More nutrients to be absorbed
b)
You to breathe faster
c)
You to breathe slower
d)
More O2 and CO2 to exchange
10.
Membrane layer which covers the lungs
a)
Visceral pleura
b)
Alveolar Ducts
c)
Alveoli
d)
Bronchi
11.
Illness of the lungs where the alveoli become inflamed and filled with fluid
a)
Lung cancer
b)
Bronchitis
c)
Pneumonia
d)
Emphysema
12.

The lungs are divided into sections called...

a)

Visceral pleura

b)

Alveolar ducts or alveoli

c)

Lobules or lobes

d)

Bronchus or bronchi

13.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
14.
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
15.
What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?
a)
esophogus
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
alveoli
16.

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

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

d)

Glottis

17.

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

18.
a dome shaped sheet of muscle, the _________, separates the chest from the abdomen
a)
diaphragm
b)
epiglottis
c)
alveoli
d)
bronchial tubes
19.
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
20.
a chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
21.
known as the voice box
a)
windpipe
b)
larynx
c)
pharynx
d)
epiglottis
22.

an inflammation in the bronchial tubes that causes a person to have a bad cough

a)

bronchitis

b)

emphysema

c)

pneumonia

d)

cystic fibrous

23.

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

a)

alveoli

b)

cilia

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

24.

Where does the transfer of oxygen into the bloodstream take place?

a)

In the heart

b)

In the trachea

c)

In the alveoli

d)

In the nasal passages

25.

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.

26.

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.

27.

Where does cellular respiration take place in?

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

28.

Cellular respiration uses glucose and __________ to make energy.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

glucose

c)

oxygen

d)

mitochondria

29.

Which structure of the respiratory system below plays a major role in speech?

a)

nose

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

30.

The two narrower tubes branching from the trachea that leads into the lungs

a)

nose

b)

bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

alveoli

31.

Identify the structure of the NOSE that is incorrectly matched to its function

a)

veins - cool the air

b)

mucus - traps bacteria

c)

cilia - moves mucus to throat

d)

conchae - increase surface area

32.

The largest tube in the respiratory system is the

a)

bronchiole

b)

bronchus

c)

trachea

d)

alveoli

33.

The smallest passageway taking air to the alveoli

a)

Bronchi

b)

Bronchus

c)

Bronchioles

d)

Alveioli

34.

What is the fatty secretion that helps trap gases and moisten the lung surfaces to help them inflate and deflate?

a)

pleurant

b)

surfactant

c)

mucus

d)

sebum

35.

What is the moist membrane that lines the lungs?

a)

pleura

b)

surfactant

c)

bronchus

d)

pleurum

36.

How many lobes does the right lung contain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

How many lobes does the left lung contain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

When you exhale, air flows through respiratory structures in which sequence?

a)

alveolus, bronchiole, bronchus, larynx, trachea, pharynx, nasal cavity

b)

alveolus, trachea, bronchus, bronchiole, larynx, pharynx, nasal cavity

c)

alveolus, bronchus, bronchiole, trachea, larynx, pharynx, nasal cavity

d)

alveolus, bronchiole, bronchus, trachea, larynx, pharynx, nasal cavity

39.

When you inhale, the diaphragm...

a)

relaxes and moves inferiorly

b)

relaxes and moves superiorly

c)

contracts and moves superiorly

d)

contracts and moves inferiorly

40.

During inspiration, intrapulmonary pressure is...

a)

greater than atmospheric pressure

b)

less than atmospheric pressure

c)

greater than intrapleural pressure

d)

less than intrapleural pressure

41.

Lung collapse is prevented by...

a)

high surface tension of alveolar fluid

b)

adhesion of the pleural membranes

c)

high pressure in the pleural cavities

d)

high elasticity of lung tissue

42.

Breathing air through the nose provides multiple functions. What function would be most impacted while breathing dry air?

a)

warming of the air

b)

delivering the air to the lungs

c)

providing a resonance chamber for speech

d)

humidifying the air

43.

The surface area in the nasal cavity is increased by the presence of ______.

a)

olfactory folds

b)

conchae

c)

microvilli

d)

choanae

44.

Occasionally food or liquids will "go down the wrong pipe", initiating a cough reflex. Which structural barrier has been breached if this happens?

a)

laryngopharynx

b)

uvula

c)

epiglottis

d)

glottis

45.

If lung pressure were to suddenly decrease, predict the response by the lungs.

a)

The lungs would not recoil and air would remain trapped in them.

b)

the lungs would adhere to the parietal pleura due to overinflation

c)

The lungs would immediately collapse

d)

the lungs would remain unchanged

46.

Infant respiratory distress syndrome occurs because premature infants lack the ability to produce _____, which ______.

a)

mucus; traps bacteria

b)

cilia; clear mucus from the trachea

c)

surfactant; lowers surface tension

d)

alveoli; causes them to become hypoxic.

47.

____ is the most potent chemical influencing respiration.

a)

O2

b)

N2

c)

H2O

d)

CO2

48.

Loss of lung elasticity and destruction of the alveolar walls is termed...

a)

asthma

b)

emphysema

c)

chronic bronchitis

d)

dyspnea

49.

What is the area shaded red?

a)

nasopharynx

b)

oropharynx

c)

laryngopharynx

d)

larynx

50.

What is the area shaded blue?

a)

nasopharynx

b)

oropharynx

c)

laryngopharynx

d)

larynx

51.

What is the area shaded green?

a)

nasopharynx

b)

oropharynx

c)

laryngopharynx

d)

larynx

52.

The functions of the nasal conchae are to enhance the air turbulence in the cavity and to increase the mucosal surface area exposed to the air.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The lungs are perfused by two circulations: the pulmonary and the bronchial. The pulmonary circulation is for the oxygenation of blood. The bronchial circulation supplies blood to the lung structures (tissue).

a)

true

b)

false

54.

In chronic bronchitis, mucus production is decreased and this leads to the inflammation and fibrosis of the mucosal lining of the bronchial tree.

a)

true

b)

false

55.

Labored or difficulty in breathing is termed __________

a)

dyspnea

b)

apnea

c)

eupnea

d)

hyperpnea

56.

The paired lungs occupy the mediastinum of the thoracic cavity.

a)

true

b)

false

57.

The loudness of a person's voice depends on the ________.

a)

the thickness of vestibular folds

b)

length of the vocal folds

c)

strength of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles

d)

force with which air rushes across the vocal folds

58.

Which of the following is true regarding normal quiet expiration of air?

a)

It is a passive process that depends on the recoil of elastic fibers that were stretched during inspiration.

b)

It depends on the complete lack of surface tension on the alveolar wall.

c)

It is driven by increased blood CO2 levels.

d)

It requires contraction of abdominal wall muscles.

59.

Which of the following is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in North America?

a)

colorectal

b)

lung

c)

esophageal

d)

skin

60.

Respiratory control centers are located in the ________.

a)

midbrain and medulla

b)

medulla and pons

c)

pons and midbrain

d)

upper spinal cord and medulla

61.

Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs and through all cell membranes by ________.

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

filtration

d)

active transport

62.

The nose serves all of the following functions except:

a)

as a passageway for air movement

b)

as the direct initiator of the cough reflex

c)

warming and humidifying the air

d)

cleansing the air

63.

For inspiration of air, which of the following happens first?

a)

air (gases) flows into the lungs

b)

intrapulmonary pressure drops

c)

thoracic cavity volume decreases

d)

diaphragm descends and rib cage rises

64.

Which structure is lined with simple squamous epithelium?

a)

trachea

b)

nasopharynx

c)

alveolus

d)

oropharynx

65.

What is the name of structure A?

a)

trachea

b)

primary bronchi

c)

secondary bronchi

d)

tertiary bronchi

66.

What is the name of structure B?

a)

trachea

b)

primary bronchi

c)

secondary bronchi

d)

tertiary bronchi

67.

What is the name of structure C?

a)

trachea

b)

primary bronchi

c)

secondary bronchi

d)

tertiary bronchi

68.

What is the name of structure D?

a)

trachea

b)

primary bronchi

c)

secondary bronchi

d)

tertiary bronchi

69.

What is the name of structure E?

a)

bronchioles

b)

primary bronchi

c)

secondary bronchi

d)

tertiary bronchi

70.

What is structure 2?

a)

frontal sinus

b)

nasal cavity

c)

hard palate

d)

soft palate

71.

What is structure 5?

a)

oral cavity

b)

nasal cavity

c)

hard palate

d)

soft palate

72.

What is structure 6?

a)

oral cavity

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

epiglottis

73.

What is structure 9?

a)

oral cavity

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

epiglottis

74.

What is structure 10?

a)

oral cavity

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

epiglottis

75.

The upper respiratory tract contains all of the following except:

a)

nose

b)

nasal cavity

c)

sinuses

d)

trachea

76.

Which of the following structures belongs to the lower respiratory tract?

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

nasal cavity

d)

sinuses

77.

Which structure divides the nose?

a)

nasal cavity

b)

nasal septum

c)

nasal conchae

d)

nasal sinuses

78.

The false vocal folds produce sound.

a)

true

b)

false

79.

Inflammation of the larynx that makes the voice hoarse, or the person loses their ability to speak.

a)

laryngitis

b)

pharyngitis

c)

glotitis

d)

otolaryngitis

80.

One of the main breathing mechanisms is when the diaphragm _____________, forcing air into the airways.

a)

moves down

b)

moves up

c)

remains stationary

d)

none of these options

81.

Increased breathing, lower CO2 concentration

a)

hyperventilation

b)

hypoventilation

c)

apnea

d)

eupnea

82.

Gas exchange occurs across a membrane - a layer of ____________ cells.

a)

simple squamous

b)

stratified squamous

c)

simple cuboidal

d)

simple columnar ciliated

83.

How does oxygen get into the bloodstream?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Gated channels

84.

A hereditary disease in which mucus clogs the lungs, making it difficult to breathe and causes infection.

a)

Cystic Fibrosis

b)

Asthma

c)

Emphysema

d)

Bronchitis

85.

An obstruction of the airways that occurs with chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema

a)

Cystic Fibrosis

b)

Asthma

c)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

d)

Altitude sickness

86.

Inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs. Irritated tissues produce mucus. Can be acute or chronic.

a)

Bronchitis

b)

Asthma

c)

Emphysema

d)

Altitude sickness

87.

A condition in which the walls of some alveoli are destroyed, causing the remaining alveoli to compensate and be enlarged.

a)

Emphysema

b)

Asthma

c)

Bronchitis

d)

Cystic Fibrosis

88.

What is sleep apnea?

a)

pause or slowing of breathing during sleep

b)

increased breathing during sleep

c)

regular breathing patterns during sleep

d)

inability to sleep

89.

Inflammation of the bronchial tubes with increased production of sticky secretions inside the tubes. The airways tighten or fill with mucus. Can be brought on by exercise or seasonal allergies.

a)

asthma

b)

emphysema

c)

bronchitis

d)

laryngitis

90.

Causes serious coughing and gasping for breath, dangerous for infants.

a)

whooping cough (pertussis)

b)

asthma

c)

emphysema

d)

bronchitis