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Respiratory System Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the respiratory system do?

a)

Helps body fight bacteria

b)

Cleans waste from your body

c)

Helps you breathe

d)

Helps you digest food

2.

The respiratory system takes in ________ and releases ___________.

a)

Waste,Air

b)

Air,Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen

d)

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

3.

Name the organ in the picture

a)

trachea

b)

lungs

c)

diaphragm

d)

nasal cavity

4.

What is the name of the muscle below the lungs that helps with breathing?

a)

trachea

b)

diaphragm

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchi

5.

The beginning of the respiratory system that warms and moistens the air is:

a)

trachea

b)

nose

c)

bronchi

d)

larynx

6.

What is the main bone structure that protects the lungs?

a)

vertebrate

b)

rib cage

c)

pelvis

d)

spine

7.

How many times does the average person breathe in a minute?

a)

18

b)

12

c)

24

d)

45

8.

Which of these are NOT apart of the respiratory system?

a)

nose, lungs, alveoli

b)

nose, trachea, larynx

c)

tongue, stomach, esophagus

d)

mouth, nose, trachea

9.

Taking air into the body through the respiratory tract.

a)

Inhaling

b)

Exhaling

c)

Mouth

d)

Nose

10.

What do we let out when we exhale?

a)

oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

lungs

11.

The windpipe is also called

a)

trachea

b)

alveoli

12.
What's the purpose of the hair on our nose, to ...
a)
Make us look nice
b)
Breath better
c)
To filter the air we breath
d)
Eliminate odor
13.
Tiny sacks in the lungs surrounded by capillaries that allows oxygen to enter blood stream and carbon dioxide to exit.
a)
bronchi
b)
alveoli
c)
larynx
d)
trachea
14.
How does the Voice Box make noise?
a)
It vibrates when air moves through it
b)
It opens and the sound comes out
c)
It doesn't make noise, it just looks cool
d)
None of these
15.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the respiratory system?
a)
to take in oxygen
b)
to release carbon dioxide
c)
to help our cells make energy using oxygen
d)
to take in enough nutrients to support the body
16.
Which structure covers the larynx when we swallow to prevent us from choking?
a)
trachea
b)
uvula
c)
epiglottis
d)
vocal chords