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Respiratory System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air
a)
respiration
b)
ventilation
c)
mediastinum
2.
The tube or cavity, with its surrounding membrane and muscles, that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus.
a)
pleura
b)
pharynx
c)
lung
3.
Respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
a)
lung
b)
bronchus
c)
larynx
4.
A muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
alveolus
5.
a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body.
a)
mediastinum
b)
diaphram
c)
alveolus
6.
A delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
a)
pleura
b)
alveolus
c)
bronchiole
7.
A small branch of a bronchus.
a)
bronchiole
b)
bronchus
c)
pharynx
8.
A muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity.
a)
diaphragm
b)
mediastinum
c)
lung
9.
an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways.
a)
alveolus
b)
bronchus
c)
pleura
10.
The organs of respiration are...
a)
larynx, spleen,lungs
b)
pharynx, heart, liver
c)
larynx, pharynx, bronchi
11.
The tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
a)
lung
b)
trachea
c)
larynx
12.
The branching system of bronchi and bronchioles, conducting air from the windpipe into the lungs.
a)
bronchial tree
b)
bronchus
c)
lobe
13.
A roundish projection or division, as of an organ
a)
lobe
b)
nasal cavity
c)
alveolus
14.
A colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere and present in a combined state in nature.
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
inhalation
15.
A colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, present in the atmosphere and formed during respiration
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
exhalation
16.
Something that is vapor, emanation.
a)
exhalation
b)
inhalation
c)
respiration
17.
The action of breathing in.
a)
inhalation
b)
exhalation
c)
ventilation
18.
An empty space within a solid object, in particular the human body.
a)
nasal cavity
b)
lobe
c)
trachea
19.
The provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc.
a)
ventilation
b)
exhalation
c)
inhalation
20.
... take part in respiration
a)
lungs
b)
limbs
c)
kidneys