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The Respiratory System

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the major function of respiration?

a)

To supply the body with oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide.

b)

To allow external intercostal muscles to contract.

c)

Keeps us alive.

d)

To rebuild the mucosa lining in our bodies.

2.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the respiratory system?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Alveoli

c)

Larynx

d)

Thrombus

3.

The trachea is also known as?

a)

Nasal cavity

b)

Windpipe

c)

Throat

d)

Esophagus

4.

Inspiration is another word for ________?

a)

Exhaling

b)

Gas exchange

c)

Inhalation

d)

Breathing

5.

The pharynx is a muscular passageway about _ inches long

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

3

6.

The walls of the alveoli are composed of a single thin layer of ________

a)

Mucus

b)

Squamous epithelial cells

c)

Tissue

d)

Veins

7.

Gas exchange between the pulmonary blood and alveoli

a)

Internal Respiration

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Pulmonary Respiration

d)

External Respiration

8.

Gas exchanges must be made between the blood and tissue cells

a)

Tissue Respiration

b)

Internal Respiration

c)

External Respiration

d)

Cellular Respiration

9.

External respiration is the exchange of gases between the ____ and the ____.

a)

Blood and Tissue Cells

b)

Alveoli and Blood

c)

Lungs and Tissue Cells

d)

Blood and Lungs

10.

In blood, oxygen combines with water to make ______

a)

Hydrogen Peroxide

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitric Acid

d)

Carbonic Acid

11.

What cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men and women in North America?

a)

Blood

b)

Lung

c)

Heart

d)

Muscle

12.

Do the lungs of a fetus have fluid in them?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

A very small amount of oxygen is carried in a dissolved form in the ____

a)

Tissue

b)

Blood

c)

Plasma

d)

Alveoli