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respiratory system

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what does the respiratory system do?

a)

transports oxygen and remove extra oxygen

b)

help the body breathe by regulating breath intake

c)

transport oxygen and remove extra carbon dioxide

2.

what does the mouth and nose do

a)

they're openings that pull air from outside the body into the respiratory system

b)

they're tubes that push out air from within the body (the respiratory system)

3.

where are sinuses?

a)

scientific term for nose

b)

a type of virus from pollen

c)

hollow areas between bones in head

d)

hollow areas between bones in nose

4.

what do sinuses do?

a)

helps regulate the amount of carbon dioxide and nitrogen that we inhale

b)

help regulate the level of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the air that we inhale

c)

help regulate the temperature and humidity of the air we inhale

5.

pharynx is also known as the

a)

epigglottis

b)

esophagus

c)

throat

6.

what does the pharynx do?

a)

synonym for throat

b)

it's a tube that delivers the air from mouth and nose to esophagus

c)

it's a tube that delivers the air from mouth and nose to trachea (windpipe)

d)

it's another name for esophagus

7.

the pharynx is a tube that delivers air from mouth and nose to______?

a)

trachea (epigglottis)

b)

trachea (windpipe)

c)

trachea (esophagus)

d)

trachea (pharynx)

8.

trachea is a muscular tube that......

a)

connects mouth to lungs

b)

connects the throat to lungs

c)

connects the mouth to epigglottis

9.

the epiglottis is a flap that......

a)

prevents food from entering the trachea (windpipe)

b)

prevents food from entering the pharynx

10.

the bronchial tubes are located.....

a)

at the bottom of the windpipe

b)

at the top of the heart

c)

at the top of the windpipe

11.

what tubes connect to the lungs

a)

bronchial tubes

b)

alveoli tubes

12.

the lungs.......

a)

are 2 organs that remove oxygen from air and passes it into blood

b)

it's an organ removes oxygen from the air and passes it into blood

c)

2 organs (left and right lungs) that help regulate blood pressure

13.

the diaphragm is.......

a)

membrane

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

tissue

14.

the diaphragm.......

a)

protect and insulate the lungs

b)

helps protect and insulate the ribs

c)

helps lungs pull air in and out

15.

the ribs......

a)

surround and protect the lungs and heart

b)

surround and insulate the lungs and heart

c)

protects the heart

16.

the alveoli are

a)

tiny air sacs in the heart

b)

big air sacs in the lungs

c)

tiny air sacs in the lungs

d)

tiny air sacs in the ribs

17.

what does the alveoli do?

a)

the veins in the lungs to deliver blood

b)

2 air sacs in the lungs

c)

exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

ravioli

18.

what are the bronchioles?

a)

brunch

b)

small branches of the bronchial tubes that lead to the alveoli

c)

tubes connecting to the lungs

d)

tubesthat stem from the bronchial tubes that lead to the lungs

19.

______ are the blood vessels in the alveoli walls, move oxygen and carbon dioxide

a)

vessels

b)

capillaries

c)

Bronchioles

d)

bronchial tubes

20.

the lung lobes are.....

a)

sections of the lungs 3 in right, 2 in left

b)

parts of the lungs, 2 in right, 3 in left

c)

protruding parts from the lungs

21.

______ are thin sacs that surround each lung lobe

a)

bronchial sacs

b)

pleura

c)

peritonium

d)

greater omentum

22.

Cilia are.....

a)

tiny hairs that filters dust and irritants out of airways

b)

short name for cecilia

c)

the tubes that diverge from the lungs

23.

the epiglottis.....

a)

Tissue flap at the entrance to the trachea

Closes when u swallow 

Keep food and liquids out of airway

b)

is a pig

24.

the layrnx (voice box)

a)

is a hollow organ that allows u to talk and make sounds when air moves in and out

b)

is filled organ that regulates your pitches