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Respiratory system

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct name for the windpipe?
a)
Trachea
b)
Bronchus
c)
Bronchiole
d)
Larynx
2.
a process that allows the body to get oxygen to burn food for energy and gets rid of carbon dioxide
a)
respiration
b)
emphysema
c)
inhaling
d)
nasal passage
3.
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
4.

Why is the left lung slightly smaller than the right lung ?

a)

to give space for the heart

b)

to breathe easily

c)

to give space for the stomach

d)

to swallow easily

5.

A place to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide is ....

a)

bronchus

b)

alveoli

c)

lung

d)

bronchi

6.

The organs in letter a, b, and c are ....

a)

oral cavity, larynx, and pharynx

b)

nasal cavity, larynx, and trachea

c)

nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx

d)

oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx

7.
healthy _____ are usually pink in color. You have two of these.
a)
alveoli
b)
epiglottis
c)
lungs
d)
trachea
8.
cleans, moistens, and warms the air
a)
trachea
b)
larynx
c)
nasal passage
d)
windpipe
9.
known as the voice box
a)
windpipe
b)
larynx
c)
pharynx
d)
epiglottis
10.
a chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
11.
a dome shaped sheet of muscle, the _________, separates the chest from the abdomen
a)
diaphragm
b)
epiglottis
c)
alveoli
d)
bronchial tubes