WorksheetsMCQ RESPIRATORY
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If your epiglottis were to suddenly stop working, what activity could be life threatening?
a)
Breathing
b)
Walking
c)
Coughing
d)
Eating
2.
Your lungs are divided into lobes. How many lobes do you have?
a)
Two
b)
Three
c)
Four
d)
Five
3.
In the process of breathing, during what stage does the movement of the diaphragm enlarge the thoracic cavity?
a)
Internal respiration
b)
External respiration
c)
Inspiration
d)
Experation
4.
During cellular respiration, what happens to the carbon dioxide?
a)
It leaves the alveoli and is exhaled from the lungs
b)
It leaves the bloodstream and enters the alveoli
c)
It leaves the cells and enters the bloodstream
d)
It leaves the alveoli and enters the bloodstream
5.
If a person could not produce surfactant, his/her:
a)
Alveoli would collapse
b)
Bronchi would collapse
c)
Vocal chords could not vibrate
d)
Epiglottis would close
6.
Which oily substance is made by babies to allow their lungs to expand to take their first breath of air?
a)
Emphysema
b)
surfactant
c)
Hypoxia
d)
Cystic fibrosis
7.
What structures help to keep the air that you breath clean?
a)
cilia
b)
mucous
c)
nose hair
d)
all of the above
8.
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. 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
9.
When air is pushed OUT of the lungs, what is the correct order for the tubes it passes through?
a)
bronchiole -> bronchi -> trachea -> nose
b)
bronchi -> bronchiole -> trachea -> nose
c)
trachea-> bronchi -> bronchiole-> nose
10.
What keeps your bronchi and bronchiole tubes open?
a)
cartilage rings
b)
ligament squares
c)
ciliated cells
d)
muscle
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