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respiratory system

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of the respiratory system?

a)

takes in oxygen and releases nitrogen

b)

takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen

c)

takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide

d)

takes in nitrogen and releases oxygen

2.

It is the network of organs and tissues that help you breathe.

a)

digestive system

b)

nervous system

c)

circulatory system

d)

respiratory system

3.

Muscle that helps your lungs pull in air and push it out.

a)

diaphragm

b)

alveoli

c)

heart

d)

trachea

4.

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

a)

bronchioles

b)

lung lobes

c)

alveoli

d)

capillaries

5.

It is also called as your windpipe.

a)

Larynx

b)

Lung

c)

trachea

d)

Bronchi

6.

When you exhale, the diaphragm

a)

moves upwards

b)

moves downwards

c)

flattens

d)

none of the above

7.

Which 2 substances are exchanged in the Respiratory System?

a)

oxygen and nitrogen

b)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

c)

oxygen and glucose

d)

glucose and carbon dioxide

8.

The main purpose of the respiratory system is to helps us breathe.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The respiratory system brings in _______from the air.

a)

carbon dioxide 二氧化碳

b)

fresh air新鲜空气

c)

oxygen氧气

10.

The respiratory system removes_______from our body.

a)

carbon dioxide二氧化碳

b)

oxygen 氧气

c)

fresh air 新鲜空气

11.

The_______protects your lungs.

a)

bone

b)

rib cage

c)

heart

12.

Inhale means to__________

a)

breathe in

b)

breathe out

13.

Exhale means to _________

a)

breathe in

b)

breathe out

14.

The left lung is a little bit smaller than the right lung, because_______________________________.

a)

The right lung is more important.

b)

The left lung has other jobs.

c)

The left lung needs to make space for the heart.

15.

What's the other name for trachea?

a)

pipe

b)

windpipe

c)

foodpipe

16.

two organs inside your chest which fill with air when you breathe in.

a)

trachea

b)

lung

c)

nose

17.

the layer of muscle between the lungs and the stomach, used to control breathing.

a)

trachea

b)

lung

c)

diaphram

18.

the two air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe.

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

diaphram

19.

a tube by which air passes to and from the lungs.

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

diaphram

20.

Respiration is the ________ between the body and the outside world.

a)

breathing in O2

b)

breathing out CO2

c)

gas exchange

21.

What is the name for this system?

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Digestive system

c)

Respiratory system

22.

What part of the respiratory system is number 2?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Mouth

c)

Nose

d)

Trachea

23.

What part of the respiratory system is number 1?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Mouth

c)

Nose

d)

Trachea

24.

What part of the respiratory system is number 4?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Mouth

c)

Nose

d)

Trachea

25.

What part of the respiratory system is number 3?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Mouth

c)

Nose

d)

Trachea

26.

What part of the respiratory system is number 5?

a)

Trachea

b)

Alveoli

c)

Lungs

d)

Nose

27.

Where do we get oxygen?

a)

Plants produce it from photosynthesis. 

b)

Plants produce it from cellular respiration. 

28.

Why does our body need an epiglottis?

a)

To prevent choking, specifically food or water entering the windpipe

b)

It does not serve a purpose since no tubes interact

29.

Where does gas exchange occur?

a)

Only in the respiratory system

b)

Where the respiratory system and the circulatory system meet

30.

What letter points to the Alveoli?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

31.

What letter points to the trachea?

a)

C

b)

B

c)

E

d)

D

32.

These body parts are part of the respiratory system:

a)

Just the lungs.

b)

Lungs, nose and mouth

c)

Lungs, nose, mouth and windpipe

d)

Nose and mouth

33.

When we breathe out (exhale), what happens to our lungs?

a)

It contracts.

b)

It expand.

c)

Nothing

d)

I do not know.

34.

These body parts are part of the respiratory system:

a)

Just the lungs.

b)

Lungs, nose and mouth

c)

Lungs, nose, mouth and windpipe

d)

Nose and mouth

35.

When we breathe out (exhale), what happens to our lungs?

a)

It contracts.

b)

It expand.

c)

Nothing

d)

I do not know.

36.

The (a)   is also called the windpipe.

37.

What can we do to keep our lungs healthy?

a)

Healthy diet

b)

Exercise

c)

Do not smoke.

d)

All of the them

38.

Which gas do we inhale (breathe in)?

a)

Carbon

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Air

d)

Oxygen

39.

Which gas do we exhale (breathe out)?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon

d)

I don't know

40.

Is it true that we need to take care of our lungs?

a)

Yes, 100%

b)

No, not that important.

41.

Draw an example of healthy lungs.

42.

We are busy with the _________ system.

a)

Lung

b)

Respiratory

c)

Breathe

d)

Air