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Respiratory System: Parts and Functions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Air goes down the trachea or ______________, a hollow tube that serves as the passageway of air into the _______________.

a)

lungs,

windpipe

b)

windpipe,

bronchi

c)

windpipe,

lungs

d)

bronchi,

alveoli

2.

Oxygen molecules are transferred from the alveoli into the bloodstream, and carbon dioxide moves out of the bloodstream and back into the respiratory tract.

a)

fact

b)

bluff

3.

During inspiration, air passes through the (a)   , down the throat.

4.

Which of the following is the function of the alveoli?

a)

enables air to enter the nasal passage

b)

allow for the exchange of gases

c)

serves as passageway of air into the lungs

d)

warms, cleans and moistens the air

5.

The nose serves all the following functions except:

a)

allows gas exchange in lungs

b)

warming and humidifying the air

c)

cleansing the air

d)

as a passage for air movement

6.

The bronchi subdivide many times inside the lungs, analogous to the branching patter of grapes, finally becoming hair like tubes called (a)   .

7.

what path does respiration take?

a)

mouth-nose-trachea-bronchioles-bronchi-alveoli

b)

nose-trachea-alveoli-bronchi-bronchioles

c)

mouth-trachea-bronchioles-bronchi-alveoli

d)

nose-trachea-bronchi-bronchioles-alveoli

8.

what does the largest stem in the bunch of grapes represent in relation to the breathing system?

a)

epiglottis

b)

bronchi

c)

trachea

d)

larynx

9.

what is the first and last area that air passes through?

a)

nose and mouth

b)

nose and alveoli

c)

nose and lungs

d)

nose and trachea

10.

what are the diseases of the respiratory system?

a)

pneumonia

b)

emphysema

c)

asthma

d)

all of the above