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The respiratory system

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a tube about 12cm long with c-shaped rings of cartilage to keep it open
a)
Nasal cavity
b)
Trachea
c)
Mouth Cavity
d)
Pharynx
2.
Two short tubes that carry air into the lungs
a)
Trachea
b)
Bronchioles
c)
Lungs
d)
Bronchi
3.
Clusters of tiny air sacs that allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
a)
Pharynx
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Alveoli
d)
Lungs
4.
Muscular structure that helps to expand and contract the lungs, forcing air in and out
a)
Pharynx
b)
Nasal cavity
c)
Alveoli
d)
Diaphragm
5.
Smaller tubes within the lungs
a)
Bronchioles
b)
Bronchi
c)
Lungs
d)
Alveoli
6.
What is the function of the respiratory system
a)
Take in O2 only
b)
Remove CO2 only
c)
Take in O2 ad remove CO2
d)
Make sugar
7.
Alveoli increase the surface area in the lungs to allow...
a)
More nutrients to be absorbed
b)
You to breathe faster
c)
You to breathe slower
d)
More O2 and CO2 to exchange
8.
the ____ look like a wasp's nest and is where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes places.
a)
alveoli
b)
bronchial tubes
c)
lung
d)
diaphragm
9.
cleans, moistens, and warms the air
a)
trachea
b)
larynx
c)
nasal passage
d)
windpipe
10.
a flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't not go down the trachea
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
trachea
d)
epiglottis
11.
What is the main bone structure that protects the lungs
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Rib cage
c)
Skull
d)
Pelvis
12.

tiny, hairlike projections in the airway that move in a wavelike manner.

a)

alveoli

b)

cilia

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

13.

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.

14.

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.

15.

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 mater from the lungs

d)

helps the lungs get oxygen

16.

Where does cellular respiration take place in?

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

17.

Cellular respiration uses glucose and __________ to make energy.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

glucose

c)

oxygen

d)

mitochondria

18.
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
19.

The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

a)

Eyes

b)

Nose

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

20.

The air tubes in your lungs branch off into smaller, narrower tubes called

a)

bronchioles

b)

trachea

c)

larynx

d)

cilia