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WorksheetsRespiratory System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Expiration and inspiration are two phases of:
Respiration
Ventilation
Gas exchange
Singultus
Where would you find structures known as the "apex" and "base"?
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Lungs
Alveoli
What does COPD stand for?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
Chronic Obstructive Parietal Disorder
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Where would you find pleural fluid?
Between the visceral and parietal pleurasl membranes
Between the bronchi and bronchioles
Between the epiglottis and trachea
Between the ribs
What respiratory disorder causes you to not be able to speak audibly?
Tonsillitis
Bronchitis
Pneumonia
Laryngitis
How do gases move across the respiratory membrane?
Osmosis
Diffusion
Air pressure
Meiosis
How do the left and right lungs differ?
The right lung has 2 lobes; the left lung has 3 lobes
The right lung has a notch for the heart; the left lung does not
The right lung has 3 lobes; the left lung has 2 lobes
The 2 lungs are symmetrical and exactly the same
What are the smallest branches of bronchi?
Lobes
Bronchioles
Alveoli
Trachea
Which of the following is not a type of tonsil?
Palatine
Lingual
Tracheal
Pharyngeal
What is the name of the process of gases being exchanged between the blood and body cells?
Internal respiration
Diffusion
External respiration
Ventilation
What incurable disease is commonly caused by cigarette smoking?
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Bacterial Pneumonia
Viral pneumonia
Which of the following is not a function of the sinuses?
Lighten the skull
Produce mucus
To separate the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
Act as resonance chambers for speech
What is found in the alveoli that keeps the lungs from closing or collapsing?
Macrophages
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Surfactant
What respiratory system disorder can be caused by bacterial or viral infections, and the airway becomes inflamed and filled with mucus?
Chronic bronchitis
Asthma
Lung cancer
Hiccupping
Which of the following is not a division of the pharynx?
Nasopharynx
Esophopharnyx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
What is the opening or slit in the vocal cords that allows air to pass through?
Epiglottis
Glottis
Cardioesophageal sphincter
Ileocecal valve
What is ventilation?
Gases being exchanged between the air & the alveoli
Manner in which air enters & exits the lungs
Gases being exchanged between the blood and body cells
Air entering the nasal cavities
Where are the intercostal muscles found?
Between the ribs
In the pharynx
Along the tracheal walls
Under the diaphragm
Which of the following is NOT an example of a non-respiratory air movement?
Yawning
Taking a deep breath
Laughing
Coughing or sneezing
Which of the following structures is part of the UPPER respiratory tract?
Bronchi
Alveoli
Bronchioles
Larynx
