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Respiratory System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Expiration and inspiration are two phases of:

a)

Respiration

b)

Ventilation

c)

Gas exchange

d)

Singultus

2.

Where would you find structures known as the "apex" and "base"?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Bronchioles

c)

Lungs

d)

Alveoli

3.

What does COPD stand for?

a)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder

b)

Chronic Obstructive Parietal Disorder

c)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

d)

Call On Police Daily

4.

Where would you find pleural fluid?

a)

Between the visceral and parietal pleurasl membranes

b)

Between the bronchi and bronchioles

c)

Between the epiglottis and trachea

d)

Between the ribs

5.

What respiratory disorder causes you to not be able to speak audibly?

a)

Tonsillitis

b)

Bronchitis

c)

Pneumonia

d)

Laryngitis

6.

How do gases move across the respiratory membrane?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Air pressure

d)

Meiosis

7.

How do the left and right lungs differ?

a)

The right lung has 2 lobes; the left lung has 3 lobes

b)

The right lung has a notch for the heart; the left lung does not

c)

The right lung has 3 lobes; the left lung has 2 lobes

d)

The 2 lungs are symmetrical and exactly the same

8.

What are the smallest branches of bronchi?

a)

Lobes

b)

Bronchioles

c)

Alveoli

d)

Trachea

9.

Which of the following is not a type of tonsil?

a)

Palatine

b)

Lingual

c)

Tracheal

d)

Pharyngeal

10.

What is the name of the process of gases being exchanged between the blood and body cells?

a)

Internal respiration

b)

Diffusion

c)

External respiration

d)

Ventilation

11.

What incurable disease is commonly caused by cigarette smoking?

a)

Bronchitis

b)

Emphysema

c)

Bacterial Pneumonia

d)

Viral pneumonia

12.

Which of the following is not a function of the sinuses?

a)

Lighten the skull

b)

Produce mucus

c)

To separate the nasal cavity from the oral cavity

d)

Act as resonance chambers for speech

13.

What is found in the alveoli that keeps the lungs from closing or collapsing?

a)

Macrophages

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Surfactant

14.

What respiratory system disorder can be caused by bacterial or viral infections, and the airway becomes inflamed and filled with mucus?

a)

Chronic bronchitis

b)

Asthma

c)

Lung cancer

d)

Hiccupping

15.

Which of the following is not a division of the pharynx?

a)

Nasopharynx

b)

Esophopharnyx

c)

Oropharynx

d)

Laryngopharynx

16.

What is the opening or slit in the vocal cords that allows air to pass through?

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Glottis

c)

Cardioesophageal sphincter

d)

Ileocecal valve

17.

What is ventilation?

a)

Gases being exchanged between the air & the alveoli

b)

Manner in which air enters & exits the lungs

c)

Gases being exchanged between the blood and body cells

d)

Air entering the nasal cavities

18.

Where are the intercostal muscles found?

a)

Between the ribs

b)

In the pharynx

c)

Along the tracheal walls

d)

Under the diaphragm

19.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a non-respiratory air movement?

a)

Yawning

b)

Taking a deep breath

c)

Laughing

d)

Coughing or sneezing

20.

Which of the following structures is part of the UPPER respiratory tract?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Alveoli

c)

Bronchioles

d)

Larynx