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Respiratory System Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes air to flow from the atmosphere into the lungs?

a)

Decrease in volume in the lungs

b)

Increase in volume in the lungs

c)

Increase in pressure in the lungs

d)

Decrease in pressure in the lungs

2.

Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Capillaries

c)

Alveoli

d)

Bronchioles

3.

What happens to the number of active alveoli during exercise?

a)

Decreases

b)

Collapses

c)

Increases

d)

Remains the same

4.

What is the basis for the ventilation perfusion ratio?

a)

Air supply

b)

Blood flow

c)

Gas exchange

d)

Carbon dioxide concentration

5.

What happens to the ventilation perfusion ratio when bronchioles dilate?

a)

Remains the same

b)

Decreases

c)

Increases

d)

Collapses

6.

What is the response of the lungs to an increase in carbon dioxide in the lungs?

a)

Bronchoconstriction

b)

Decrease in airflow

c)

Bronchodilation

d)

Vasodilation

7.

What causes vasoconstriction in pulmonary arterials?

a)

High oxygen levels in the blood

b)

Low oxygen levels in the blood

c)

High carbon dioxide levels in the blood

d)

Low carbon dioxide levels in the blood

8.

What is the function of the diaphragm during inhalation?

a)

Contracts and pulls the lungs down

b)

Expands and pulls the lungs outward

c)

Relaxes and moves upward

d)

Recoils back to a smaller size

9.

What drives gas exchange in the alveoli?

a)

Diffusion of gases

b)

Concentration differences of gases

c)

Blood flow

d)

Expansion of alveoli

10.

What is the formula for airflow?

a)

Delta pressure over resistance

b)

Resistance over delta pressure

c)

Pressure volume relationship

d)

Gas exchange formula