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Respiration Vocabulary QZ

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Term for the amount of air normally exhaled after a normal inhalation

a)

inhalation

b)

tidal volume

c)

lung capacity

d)

ambient air

2.

Part of the nose that warms, moistens and cleans incoming air

a)

sinus

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

nasal cavity

3.

A muscular sheet separating the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity that contracts to increase room in the chest cavity and draw oxygen into the lungs.

a)

pharynx

b)

diaphragm

c)

larynx

d)

bronchi

4.

Reorder the following to reflect the route that gases follow during respiration.

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

lungs

e)

alveoli

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
5.

Structure that protects the opening to the trachea

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

bronchi

d)

epiglottis

6.

This structure functions as a part of the respiratory system and digestive system

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

bronchus

d)

alveoli

7.

The lower end of the trachea divides into a left and right one of these.

a)

esophagus

b)

bronchus

c)

larynx

d)

nasal cavity

8.

Name for the "windpipe"

a)

trachea

b)

larynx

c)

alveoli

d)

nasal cavity

9.

This is often called the "voice box"

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

esophagus

d)

trachae

10.

The breathing control center of the brain

a)

spinal cord

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

cerebrum