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Respiratory System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of the respiratory system?

a)

takes in oxygen and release carbon dioxide

b)

takes in nitrogen and releases carbon dioxide

c)

takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen

2.

What is the function of the Nasal Cavity?

a)

To produce air

b)

To protect the respiratory tract

c)

To protect the lungs

d)

To produce oxygen

3.

Your windpipe is also called the?

a)

pharynx

b)

trachea

c)

larynx

d)

nasal cavity

4.

What is the function of the Trachea?

a)

To carry air inside and outside of the Lungs

b)

To carry air into the alveoli

5.

What is the function of the Pharynx?

a)

     Allows air to pass through your windpipe and onto your lungs

b)

     Allows air to pass through your windpipe

6.

What is the formal name for your throat area?

a)

larynx

b)

throat

c)

pharynx

d)

esophagus

7.

What are the smaller branches of the bronchi called?

a)

alveoli

b)

ravioli

c)

lungs

d)

bronchioles

8.

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 

a)

oxygen/carbon dioxide 

b)

air/oxygen

c)

waste/air 

9.

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

a)

pharynx

b)

bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

alveoli

10.

What is the site of the gas exchange?

a)

bronchi

b)

nose

c)

alveoli

d)

lungs

11.

The division of the trachea forms?

a)

nose

b)

larynx

c)

alveoli

d)

main bronchi

12.

What structure connects the larynx to the bronchi?

a)

Oropharynx

b)

Bronchioles

c)

Trachea

13.

Which part of the Respiratory System collects air from the environment & heats the air before entering the body?

a)

lungs

b)

Nose

14.

The main organ of the Respiratory System where the gas exchange takes place.

a)

lungs

b)

heart

15.

What does the respiratory system release?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

glucose

16.

Tiny hairs that move particles in the nose are called?

a)

mucus

b)

cilia

c)

vocal chords

17.

When you exhale, air goes out of the trachea to the?

a)

pharynx

b)

alveoli

c)

bronchi

d)

larynx

18.

What does the goblet cell look like?

a)

cup

b)

plate

c)

disc

d)

tube

19.

A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea is called the?

a)

trachea

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

20.

known as the voice box

a)

pharynx

b)

epiglottis

c)

larynx

d)

windpipe