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Respiratory Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are alveoli?

a)

Tubes that connect the throat and lungs

b)

Tiny air sacs in the lungs

c)

The vocal cords in the throat

d)

The passage from the mouth to the larynx

2.

What is the scientific name of the windpipe?

a)

Pharynx

b)

Larynx

c)

Trachea

d)

Bronchi

3.

The area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and produces vocal sounds?

a)

alveoli

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

bronchi

4.

The flap of tissue that separates the trachea and the esophagus is called the

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

esophagus

d)

epiglottis

5.

What structure is a part of both the respiratory and digestive systems?

a)

esophagus

b)

diaphragm

c)

pharynx

d)

trachea

6.

What is the name of the structure beneath your lungs that contracts and relaxes to help move gases into and out of your lungs?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Bronchus

c)

Alveoli

d)

Heart

7.

Which of the following is the correct location of gas exchange?

a)

Bronchioles

b)

Alveoli

c)

Pharynx

d)

Nasal Cavity

8.

What is the correct path that air takes as it moves from the nose to the lungs?

a)

pharynx – larynx – bronchi – trachea – alveoli

b)

larynx – pharynx – trachea – bronchi – alveoli

c)

pharynx – larynx – trachea – bronchi – alveoli

d)

larynx – pharynx – bronchi – trachea – alveoli

9.

The contraction of the diaphragm causes the lungs to

a)

expand in volume for inhalation

b)

shrink in volume for inhalation

c)

expand in volume for exhalation

d)

shrink in volume for exhalation

10.

Which structure warms and moistens air we breathe into our bodies?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Nose

c)

Alveoli

d)

Voice Box

11.

Which structure is directly attached to and responsible for transporting air to and from alveoli?

a)

bronchi

b)

larynx

c)

trachea

d)

bronchioles

12.

When you inhale, the diaphragm _______ and moves ________ to open up the chest cavity so the lungs can expand.

a)

relaxes, up

b)

contracts, down

c)

relaxes, down

d)

contracts, up

13.

These hair-like structures remove dust and dirt from the air:

a)

Cilia

b)

Lungs

c)

Residual Volume

d)

Pharynx

14.

What is responsible for picking up the oxygen in the lungs and carrying it to all the body cells that need it?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

Platelets

c)

Leukocytes

d)

White Blood Cells

15.

When calculating a patient's respiratory rate, when calculate:

a)

beats per minute

b)

blinks per minute

c)

smiles per minute

d)

breaths per minute

16.

What is #3 in the diagram?

(a)  

17.

What is #8 in the diagram?

(a)  

18.

What is #7 in the diagram?

(a)  

19.

What is #5 in the diagram?

(a)  

20.

What is #11 in the diagram? Hint: They look like small sacs

(a)  

21.

What is #10 in the diagram?

(a)  

22.

An injury to this could cause you to lose your voice.

(a)