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A&P Ch 13

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the role of the alveoli?
a)
to remove air
b)
allow air to travel to the alvelous
c)
gaseous exchange and diffusion
2.
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. 
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
2,3,1,4
c)
2,1,3,4
d)
4,2,3,1 
3.
Microscopic sacs are called:
a)
alveoli
b)
bronchi
c)
villi
4.
The breathing muscle is called:
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Bronchiole
c)
Diaphragm
5.
The trachea branches off into two:
a)
Alveoli
b)
Bronchi
c)
Bronchioles
6.
Another name for the throat is called the:
a)
Nasopharynx
b)
Pharynx
c)
Larynx
7.
The membrane that surrounds the lungs is called:
a)
Singular Membrane
b)
Pleural Membrane
c)
Cellular Membrane
8.
Which body structure protects the lungs from outside harm?
a)
Cartilage
b)
Tiny Sacs
c)
The Rib Cage
9.
What important activity takes place in the lungs?
a)
Food is digested
b)
Waste filtered from blood
c)
Oxygen (O2) is exchanged for Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
d)
Trachea is exchanged for the larynx
10.
What is another name for the windpipe?
a)
Lungs
b)
Trachea
c)
Larynx
d)
Esophagus
11.
The Respiratory System is the body's:
a)
Breathing system
b)
Food processing system
c)
Blood transporting system
d)
System of nerves
12.
To go on living, the body's cells need food, water, chemicals and ...
a)
Helium
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
13.
When oxygen enters the body,lungs and capillaries and then CO2 leaves the body-this is known as:
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Internal Respiration
c)
External Respiration
14.
When oxygen goes in the body, to the muscles then carbon dioxide leaves muscles by blood to lungs- known as:
a)
External Respiration
b)
Internal Respiration
c)
Cellular Respiration
15.
Oxygen moves from the lungs into the bloodstream through:
a)
small blood vessels in lungs
b)
nerve fibers
c)
aorta
d)
jugular vein
16.
What is the purpose of nose hairs?
a)
Fight disease
b)
No purpose
c)
Keep dust/particles out of nose
d)
Tickle the nose so you sneeze
17.

When we breath in the diaphragm...

a)

Contracts

b)

Relaxes

18.

When we breathe out the diaphragm...

a)

Contracts

b)

Relaxes

19.

Which are the main organs in the respiratory system?

a)

Heart

b)

Stomach

c)

Lungs

d)

Nose

20.

The nose has two holes called ____ where the air enters our body

a)

Trachea

b)

Nostrils

c)

Bronchi

21.

The respiratory system is made up of ___

a)

The heart, blood, trachea and bronchi

b)

The brain, muscles and lungs

c)

The nostrils, trachea, bronchi and lungs

22.

Where do we have our vocal cords?

a)

In the larynx

b)

In the pharynx

c)

In the trachea

d)

In the mouth

23.

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

24.

The drawing in of breath; inhalation.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

25.

Breathing out; exhalation of breath.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration