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Respiratory System Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any hair like structure

a)

Croup

b)

Cilia

c)

Diffuse

d)

Cartilage

2.

The right lung is smaller than the left lung

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Select the answer that is most scientifically accurate:

a)

air goes in and out and that's how our body gets oxygen

b)

air gets delivered to our cells through some pipes

c)

oxygen is absorbed from the air and delivered to our cells

d)

oxygen diffuses from the air in our lungs, into our blood cells which then transport the oxygen to our cells

4.

The diaphragm moves down, the ribs expand out and the chest rises. What will happen?

a)

Air will be drawn into the lungs (inhalation/breathing in)

b)

Air will be pushed out of the lungs (exhalation/breathing out)

5.

The diaphragm moves up, the ribs compress inward and the chest becomes smaller. What will happen?

a)

Air will be drawn into the lungs (inhalation/breathing in)

b)

Air will be pushed out of the lungs (exhalation/breathing out)

6.
Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
2,3,1,4
c)
2,1,3,4
d)
4,2,3,1 
7.
The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)
a)
bronchi
b)
alveoli
c)
capillaries
d)
bronchioles
8.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
9.
Name the organ label # 6. 
a)
alveoli 
b)
bronchi 
c)
trachea 
d)
lungs 
10.
Name the structure labeled 8 
a)
lungs 
b)
trachea 
c)
diaphragm 
d)
alveoli 
11.

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

a)

air/oxygen

b)

oxygen/carbon dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide/waste

d)

waste/air

12.
What does the Larynx hold ?
a)
The larynx holds the whole sub system 
b)
The larynx is part of the plant cells. 
c)
The larynx holds the vocal chords. 
d)
The larynx is part of animal tissues. 
13.
a flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't not go down the trachea
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
trachea
d)
epiglottis
14.

NUMBER 2:

a)

Pharynx

b)

Bronchi

c)

Alveoli

d)

Lungs

15.

When air is pushed OUT of the lungs, what is the correct order for the tubes it passes through?

a)

bronchiole -> bronchi -> trachea -> nose

b)

bronchi -> bronchiole -> trachea -> nose

c)

trachea-> bronchi -> bronchiole-> nose

16.
What are the main organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system?
a)
diapragm
b)
lungs
c)
trachea
d)
bronchi
17.
The trachea...
a)
extends from the nasal cavity to the bronchi
b)
is lined with cilia
c)
lies posterior to the esophagus
d)
is the passageway for food into the stomach
18.

A capillary is a form of...

a)

Gas exchange

b)

Respiration

c)

Blood vessel

d)

Alveoli

19.

Gaseous exchange happens because of...

a)

Osmosis

b)

Respiration

c)

Diffusion

d)

Semi-permeable membranes

20.

What do surfactants do?

a)

Collapse the alveoli

b)

maintain inflation in alveoli

c)

Cause Respiratory Distress Syndrome

d)

Prevent alveoli from inflated

21.

Where can you find peripheral chemoreceptors?

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Veins and Venules

c)

Aorta and Carotid artery

d)

Superior and Inferior Vena Cava

22.

What is ventilation?

a)

Movement of air in the atmosphere

b)

Control indoor air quality

c)

Cooling down the body

d)

Movement of air between passage ways

23.

Carbon dioxide dissolves into plasma as

a)

Carboxy-hemoglobin

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

A bicarbonate ion

d)

Carbonic anhydrase

24.

The Medulla Oblongata sends signals that control

a)

Breathing

b)

Alveoli pressure

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Blood flow to the heart

25.

The phrenic nerves send an impulse to the

a)

Alveoli

b)

Bronchioles

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Lungs