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Upper Respiratory System

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which gas is found in the atmosphere?

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

all of the above

2.

The process of moving gas into and out of the respiratory system is:

a)

ventilation

b)

external respiration

c)

internal respiration

d)

diffusion

3.

The process of gas exchange at the body tissues is called:

a)

ventilation

b)

external respiration

c)

internal respiration

d)

osmosis

4.

Gas exchange takes place across the:

a)

bronchi

b)

bronchioles

c)

alveolar-capillary membrane

d)

nasal cavity

5.

Which of the following takes place in the upper airways?

a)

olfaction

b)

warming of air

c)

filtering of air

d)

all of the above

6.

Which of the following separates the nasal cavity into right and left halves?

a)

nasal septum

b)

hard palate

c)

olfactory region

d)

inferior nasal conchae

7.

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

a)

intensifies voice sound

b)

makes the head lighter

c)

required for speech

d)

assists in moisturizing inhaled air

8.

The medical term for the sense of smell is ____ and for producing sound is ____.

(a)  

9.

The hairlike structures that propel mucus in the airways are:

a)

sol layer

b)

gel layer

c)

pathogens

d)

cilia

10.

Which of the following is not true about the sinuses?

a)

they are air-filled cavities

b)

they are located in the skull and around the nose

c)

they help to lighten the head

d)

gas exchange occurs there

11.

Food is prevented from entering the ___ when eating by the closure of the ___.

a)

esophagus; uvula

b)

esophagus; epiglottis

c)

trachea; epiglottis

d)

epiglottis; glottis

12.

The vocal cords are found in the:

a)

laryngopharynx

b)

nasopharynx

c)

oropharynx

d)

larynx

13.

The oropharynx is lined with ___, whereas the nasopharynx is lined with ___.

a)

respiratory mucosa; stratified squamous epithelium

b)

stratified squamous epithelium; respiratory mucosa

c)

respiratory mucosa; pseudostratified ciliated epithelium

d)

simple cuboidal epithelium; pseudostratified ciliated epithelium

14.

Voice is normally produced by vibration of the closed vocal cords during:

a)

inspiration

b)

exhalation

c)

internal respiration

d)

external respiration

15.

The upper airway begins at the ___ and ends at the ___.

a)

tonsils, alveoli

b)

nares, bronchi

c)

nares, vocal cords

d)

vocal cords, alveoli

16.

The pharynx can be divided into three sections. Which of the following is one of the three sections?

a)

trachea

b)

esophagus

c)

larynx

d)

oropharynx