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Respiratory / Digestive Systems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main organ in the respiratory system?

a)

Bronchial Tubes

b)

Sinuses

c)

Lungs

d)

Diaphragm

2.

Which lung in the human body is the largest?

a)

Right

b)

Left

3.

Which muscle is responsible for helping the lungs pull air in and also pushing air out?

a)

Ribs

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Capillaries

d)

Pleura

4.

What are the tiny hairs that are designed to filter dust and other foreign particles from your airways?

a)

Nose hairs

b)

Cilia

c)

Alveoli

d)

Mucus

5.

Which one of the following conditions have no effects on the lungs?

a)

Asthma

b)

Polio

c)

Pneumonia

d)

Cardio Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

6.

As air moves through the trachea, it passes through this airway which conducts air into the lungs. It branches off and one goes into each lung.

a)

Capillaries

b)

bronchus

7.

What is the name of the tiny air sacs in your lungs?

a)

Bronchioles

b)

Alveoli

c)

Ravioli

d)

Bronx

8.

The trachea is also called:

a)

The lung

b)

The epiglottis

c)

The windpipe

d)

The bronchus

9.

The tiny hairs that keep mucus and dirt out of your lungs are called:

a)

lung hairs

b)

Bronchioles

c)

Stubble

d)

Cilia

10.

When you breathe in air, you bring oxygen into your lungs and blow out:

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Monoxide

d)

Hydrogen

11.

How long is an adult's small intestine?

a)

22 feet

b)

30 miles

c)

30 inches

d)

17 feet

12.

The digestive process starts in the:

a)

stomach

b)

mouth

c)

esophagus

d)

liver

13.

The liver's role is to:

a)

Mash up food

b)

Help the stomach

c)

Turn water into food

d)

Remove harmful substances from the blood

14.

When they reach the stomach, mashed up food particles mix with:

a)

Guava juice

b)

Mucus

c)

Gastric juices

d)

Bile

15.

What does the digestive system do?

a)

Breaks down and handles food

b)

Helps you breathe better

c)

Pumps blood throughout the body

d)

Helps you move your arms and legs

16.

What tube moves food from the back of your throat to your stomach?

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Feeding tube

c)

Esophagus

d)

Pharynx

17.

The large intestine measure about:

a)

1 foot long

b)

5 feet long

c)

10 feet long

d)

100 feet long

18.

How does food move through your digestive tract?

a)

By gravity

b)

By cilia

c)

By wavelike muscle contractions

d)

By chemical absorption

19.

What is another name for the large intestine?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Pancreas

c)

Colon

d)

Liver

20.

The colon has several different segments. What is the name of the segment that allows the waste to travel in an upward direction?

a)

Descending Colon

b)

Transverse Colon

c)

Ascending Colon

d)

Sigmoid Colon