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Respiratory System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood are called __________.

a)

lungs

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

diaphragm

2.

Tiny, hairlike projections in the airway that move in a wavelike manner are called __________.

a)

alveoli

b)

cilia

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

3.

The windpipe, a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system is also called the ___________.

a)

trachea

b)

lungs

c)

larynx

d)

bronchi

4.

The passages that direct air into the lungs are called _________.

a)

lungs

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

alveoli

5.

What can you infer about the function of the ribcage?

a)

It protects the lungs.

b)

It helps the heart pump blood.

c)

It delivers oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream.

d)

It connects the trachea to the lungs.

6.

What word(s) best describes the function of the trachea?

a)

Pumping station

b)

Entrance point

c)

Muscle

d)

Passageway

7.

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

8.

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.

9.

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.

10.

What organ of the respiratory system is in blue.

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

larynx

d)

epiglottis

11.

What organ of the respiratory system is in purple.

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

larynx

d)

epiglottis

12.

What is the function of these tiny hairs in the bronchial tubes?

a)

moistens the air as it enters the lungs

b)

helps the lungs get carbon dioxide

c)

removes unwanted matter from the lungs

d)

helps the lungs get oxygen

13.

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

a)

diagram

b)

dialysis

c)

diaghragm

d)

diorama

14.

What is #14 pointing at?

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

larynx

d)

alveoli

15.

What is #9 pointing at?

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

diaphragm

d)

alveoli

16.

The name of the part of the respiratory system that cleans, moistens, and warms the air is the __________.

a)

trachea

b)

larynx

c)

nasal passage

d)

windpipe

17.
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
18.

The arrow is pointing to...

a)

False vocal cords

b)

Glottis

c)

True vocal cords

d)

Trachea

19.

The flap of tissue that covers the opening to the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering the trachea is called the __________.

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

d)

Uvula

20.

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