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Respiratory System Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

The inputs of cellular respiration are (select as many as needed)

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Light

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sugar

2.

The function of the respiratory system is

a)

Serve as a pump that provides the pressure needed to push blood through the bloodstream

b)

Break down the macromolecules of food into smaller, simpler molecules that cells can use

c)

Protect the body from infections and diseases

d)

Bring oxygen into the body and get rid of carbon dioxide so that our cells can do cellular respiration

3.

What is the function of the lungs?

a)

Moisten and warm the air coming into the respiratory tract

b)

Protect the windpipe from collapse

c)

Provide a large amount of surface area for the transfer of carbon dioxide and oxygen

d)

Split the trachea into two tubes

4.

Name this structure

a)

Windpipe

b)

Bronchus

c)

Larynx

d)

Alveoli

5.

Name this structure

a)

Bronchioles

b)

Trachea

c)

Esophagus

d)

Alveoli

6.

What pushes the air from the lungs, allowing us to exhale (or breathe out)?

a)

Intercostals relax and the chest rises

b)

Diaphragm relaxes and falls

c)

Intercostals contract and the chest rises

d)

Diaphragm relaxes and rises

7.

The lungs have muscles attached to them that allow us to breath.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What causes the area of the chest cavity to increase, allowing the lungs to fill with air?

a)

Intercostals relax and the chest rises

b)

Intercostals contract and the chest rises

c)

Intercostals relax and the chest falls

d)

Intercostals contract and the chest falls

9.

What is the function of bronchioles?

a)

To increase the space inside of the chest cavity and pull air into the lungs

b)

To provide more surface area for the transfer of gasses

c)

To distribute air to more areas of the lungs for better gas transfer

d)

To decrease the space inside of the chest cavity and push air out of the lungs

10.

Name this structure

a)

Trachea

b)

Bronchiole

c)

Bronchus

d)

Larynx

11.

Name this structure

a)

Esophagus

b)

Trachea

c)

Throat

d)

Lung

12.

Name this

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Bronchiole

c)

Lung

d)

Windpipe

13.

Name this organ

a)

Bronchiole

b)

Lung

c)

Larynx

d)

Epiglottis

14.

The cartilage that closes the larynx to prevent food from entering the trachea is called

a)

Vestibular fold

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Thyroid cartilage

d)

Adam’s apple

15.

Capillaries wrap around the ____________ for gas exchange.

a)

Secondary bronchi

b)

Alveoli

c)

Alveolar ducts

d)

Bronchioles

16.

The thyroid cartilage is also known as

a)

Trachea

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Voice box

d)

Adam’s apple

17.

A condition where free air gets into the pleural cavity is known as

a)

Pneumonia

b)

Hemothorax

c)

Pneumothorax

d)

Tuberculosis