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Human Respiratory System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of respiration is to obtain ... for movement, metabolism, and other activities of life.

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

energy

d)

carbon dioxide

2.

The respiration process requires ... (from digestive system) as energy source.

a)

glucose

b)

oxygen

c)

fats

d)

protein

3.

Which statement is FALSE about anaerobic respiration?

a)

It doesn't need oxygen.

b)

It doesn't need glucose.

c)

Fermentation is an example of it.

d)

It also occurs in the human body.

4.

The process of breathe out is called ....

a)

inspiration

b)

expiration

c)

excretion

d)

regulation

5.

These processes happens in nasal cavity, EXCEPT ....

a)

Filtered by nose hair.

b)

Warmed by the blood in the veins in the nose.

c)

Moisturized by mucous membranes.

d)

Its volume is increased by epiglottis.

6.

In addition to carbon dioxide, the process of respiration also produces....

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Water vapor

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon monoxide

7.

We can use both nose and mouth to breathe and to eat. That's possible because of the presence of ....

a)

Pharynx

b)

Larynx

c)

Oesophagus

d)

Epiglottis

8.

These are 3 organs found in larynx, EXCEPT FOR ....

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Vocal Cords

c)

Adam's apple

d)

Ring of cartilages

9.

On the walls of the trachea, there are ... and ... that serve to catch incoming waste and push them out of the respiratory tract.

a)

nose hair; mucous membranes

b)

nose hair; epiglottis

c)

cilia; mucous membranes

d)

cilia; epiglottis

10.

The branch of the trachea is called ....

a)

Bronchi

b)

Bronchioles

c)

Alveoli

d)

Larynx

11.

What process occurs in this organ?

a)

Exchange betwen oxygen and carbon dioxide.

b)

Preventing food from entering the throat.

c)

Sound producing.

d)

Blood is pumped to all parts of the body.

12.

Oxygen from the respiratory tract will be transported to all parts of the body. Hemoglobin contained in the ... will bind to oxygen and make it possible to circulate through the blood vessels.

a)

blood plasma

b)

platelets

c)

white blood cells

d)

red blood cells

13.

The 2 muscles whose movement (contraction and relaxation) allows inspiration and expiration in human breathing are ....

a)

intercostal and diaphragm

b)

lungs and diaphragm

c)

intercostal and lungs

d)

lungs and throat

14.

When the intercostal muscles relaxes, the volume of chest cavity will shrink, causes ....

a)

decreased pressure in the chest cavity

b)

outside air enters the lungs

c)

diaphragm muscle contracts

d)

expiration

15.

When the diaphragm contracts, the pressure in the chest cavity will ....

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

the same as the outside pressure

d)

not change