WorksheetsRespiratory System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood are called __________.
lungs
bronchi
alveoli
diaphragm
Tiny, hairlike projections in the airway that move in a wavelike manner are called __________.
alveoli
cilia
trachea
lungs
The windpipe, a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system is also called the ___________.
trachea
lungs
larynx
bronchi
The passages that direct air into the lungs are called _________.
lungs
trachea
bronchi
alveoli
What can you infer about the function of the ribcage?
It protects the lungs.
It helps the heart pump blood.
It delivers oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream.
It connects the trachea to the lungs.
What word(s) best describes the function of the trachea?
Pumping station
Entrance point
Muscle
Passageway
Where does the transfer of oxygen into the bloodstream take place?
In the heart
In the trachea
In the alveoli
In the nasal passages
The walls of the alveoli and capillaries are permeable. What does this mean?
Substances can pass through them.
They are made of muscle.
They are located throughout the body.
They are made of bone.
What happens when your diaphragm relaxes and moves upward?
Your lungs deflate and you breathe out.
Your lungs inflate and you breathe in.
Your alveoli transfer oxygen to your bloodstream.
Your bloodstream transfers carbon dioxide to your alveoli.
What organ of the respiratory system is in blue.
pharynx
trachea
larynx
epiglottis
What organ of the respiratory system is in purple.
pharynx
trachea
larynx
epiglottis
What is the function of these tiny hairs in the bronchial tubes?
moistens the air as it enters the lungs
helps the lungs get carbon dioxide
removes unwanted matter from the lungs
helps the lungs get oxygen
What is the dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that helps us breathe.
diagram
dialysis
diaghragm
diorama
What is #14 pointing at?
trachea
bronchi
larynx
alveoli
What is #9 pointing at?
trachea
bronchi
diaphragm
alveoli
The name of the part of the respiratory system that cleans, moistens, and warms the air is the __________.
trachea
larynx
nasal passage
windpipe
The arrow is pointing to...
False vocal cords
Glottis
True vocal cords
Trachea
The flap of tissue that covers the opening to the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering the trachea is called the __________.
Pharynx
Trachea
Epiglottis
Uvula
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.
1,2,3,4
2,3,1,4
2,1,3,4
4,2,3,1
