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2024 11 ATAR HB - Respiratory system

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT a function of the Respiratory System?
a)
it warms the air
b)
it exchanges O2 and CO2
c)
It pumps blood to the organs
d)
it creates sound through the larynx
2.
Which system works closely with the respiratory system?
a)
skeletal system
b)
circulatory system
c)
excretory system
d)
digestive system
3.
The beginning of the respiratory system that warms and moistens the air.
a)
trachea
b)
nose
c)
bronchi
d)
diaphragm
4.

What is the function of the bronchi?

a)

Transport air from nose to lungs

b)

Transport air from trachea to lungs

c)

Transport air from lungs to alveoli

d)

Transport air from alveoli to blood

5.

The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

capillaries

d)

bronchioles

6.

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

a)

bronchi

b)

lungs

c)

oxygen

d)

alveoli

7.

What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?

a)

esophogus

b)

bronchi

c)

trachea

d)

alveoli

8.

What is function of the dome-shaped diaphragm?

a)

This is where gas exchange happens.

b)

Air passes through the diaphragm on the way to the lungs.

c)

It attaches to the lungs to help in breathing.

d)

It is under the lungs and keeps them from falling down to your stomach.

9.
During exhalation the diaphragm moves up and the volume of air decreases in the lungs.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
When you exercise, your heart beats faster to...
a)
spread oxygen throughout your body more quickly.
b)
make you feel excited.
c)
let you know you're working hard.
d)
inflate your lungs
11.
The movement of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood and from the blood to the tissues is due to the process of... 
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
cytokinesis
d)
phagocytosis
12.
Gases move from a lower pressure to a higher pressure. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.

The upper respiratory system is composed of these divisions:

a)

Nasal cavity

b)

Larynx

c)

Pharynx

d)

Bronchioles

14.

These apply to inhalation

a)

Diaphragm moves up

b)

Ribs move in

c)

Ribs move out

d)

Diaphragm contracts

e)

Creates larger pressure in thoracic cavity

15.

These apply to exhilation

a)

Diaphragm relaxes

b)

Pressure increases in thoracic cavity

c)

Pressure is less outside the body

d)

Diaphragm moves down

16.

Which answer is true?

a)

Increase in volume= increase in pressure

b)

decrease in volume= increase in pressure

c)

decrease in volume= decrease in pressure

d)

Increase in volume= decrease in pressure

17.
Inhale!!!!
Your lungs are ___________  air
a)
taking in
b)
letting out
18.
EXHALE!!!
My lungs are __________________ air. 
a)
taking in
b)
letting out
19.

What are the tiny air sacs that allow for diffusion between oxygen and carbon dioxide

a)

Bronchi

b)

Bronchioles

c)

Trachea

d)

Alveoli

20.

What is the name of the passages that enables air to pass into the Alveoli?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Trachea

c)

Pharynx

d)

Bronchioles

21.

Please choose the correct pathway air travels though into the lungs

a)

Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchiole, bronchi, alveoli

b)

Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchiole, alveoli

c)

Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, bronchiole

d)

Nasal passage, trachea, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, bronchiole, alveoli

22.

What am I? I divide in 2 and lead to each lung.

a)

Bronchioles

b)

Bronchi

c)

Alveoli

d)

Trachea

23.

What is the main function of gas exchange

a)

To remove carbon dioxide and supply oxygen to the body

b)

To remove oxygen from the body

c)

To supply carbon dioxide and remove oxygen from the body

d)

To supply water to the body cells

24.

Which part of the human respiratory system is a thin, moist membranous structure where gas exchange occurs?

a)

trachea

b)

bronchus

c)

epiglottis

d)

alveolus

25.

Pulmonary gaseous exchange...

a)

Is the exchange of O2 and CO2 between the alveoli and capillaries

b)

Is the diffusion of gases at the muscles

c)

Is Oxygen moving from low concentration to high concentration

d)

Is where blood becomes deoxygenated

26.

A flat piece of tissue that prevents food particles from entering into the larynx and trachea is_____

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Pharynx

c)

Nose

d)

Cilia

27.

A respiratory surface must have the following characteristics. Thick the correct answers.

a)

Moist

b)

Impermeable to gases

c)

Permeable to gases

d)

Must have a large surface area

28.

During exhalation, When carbon dioxide is expelled out of the body, the diaphragm ____

a)

Contracts and becomes flattened

b)

Relaxes and assumes a dome shape

29.
The correct name for the voice box is the _____. 
a)
pharynx
b)
larynx
c)
trachea
d)
alveolus
30.
Passage way that moistens the air and has hairs to trap dust and particles
a)
Nasal cavity
b)
Bronchi
c)
Mouth cavity
d)
Larynx
31.

Please choose the correct pathway air travels though into the lungs

a)

Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchiole, bronchi, alveoli

b)

Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchiole, alveoli

c)

Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, bronchiole

d)

Nasal passage, trachea, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, bronchiole, alveoli

32.

What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?

a)

esophogus

b)

bronchi

c)

trachea

d)

alveoli

33.
a chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
34.

What is #5 pointing to?

a)

trachea

b)

mouth

c)

nose

d)

pharynx

35.

What is #4 pointing to?

a)

mouth

b)

pharynx

c)

nasal cavity

d)

trachea

36.

What is #7 pointing to?

a)

larynx

b)

lung

c)

bronchiole

d)

trachea

37.

What is #1 pointing to?

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchi

38.

What is #6 pointing to?

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

trachea

d)

bronchus

39.

What is #8 pointing to?

a)

nasal passageway

b)

nose

c)

right lung

d)

left lung

40.

What is #11 pointing to?

a)

pharynx

b)

alveoli

c)

bronchiole

d)

left primary bronchus

41.

this cleans the air that enters the respiratory system

a)

cilia

b)

mucus

c)

capillaries

42.

this is also called the windpipe and is made of C-shaped rings of cartilage

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

trachea

d)

lungs

43.
If your epiglottis were to suddenly stop working, what activity could be life threatening?
a)
Breathin
b)
Walking
c)
Coughing
d)
Eating
44.
The nostrils, larynx, and trachea are all made primarily of:
a)
Cartilage
b)
Bone
c)
Muscle
d)
Tendons
45.
What structure connects the larynx to the bronchi?
a)
Pleura
b)
Oropharynx
c)
Trachea
d)
Bronchioles
46.
Barbara has asthma and uses an inhaler when she starts to wheeze. The purpose of the device is to:
a)
Dissolve mucus
b)
Contract blood vessels
c)
Liquefy secretions in the lungs
d)
Enlarge the brochioles
47.
Mr. Arnot is a heavy smoker with a chronic cough, bluish tint to his skin, and a barrel chest. He MOST LIKELY suffers from:
a)
Emphysema
b)
Epistaxis
c)
Tuberculosis
d)
Pleurisy
48.

__________ is an active process of breathing which causes intake of air into lungs.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

c)

Deglutition

d)

Expectorant

49.

_________ is a passive process of breathing which causes expulsion of air from lungs.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

c)

Deglutition

d)

Expectorant

50.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
51.

Pulmonary Artery is the blood vessel which carry oxygenated blood to whole body

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Pulmonary Vein is the blood vessel which carry oxygenated blood to whole body

a)

True

b)

False

53.

5.The ______________________ is a sheet of smooth muscles located below the lungs and separates them from the abdominal cavity.

a)

A. Lungs

b)

B. Diaphragm

c)

C. Alveoli

d)

D. Bronchioles

54.

6. During ___________________ , muscular contraction causes the walls of the chest cavity to expand so that the rib cage moves outward and upward.

a)

A. Excretion

b)

B. Exhalation

c)

C. Inhalation

d)

D. Respiration

55.

7.During ____________, the ribs and diaphragm return to their original resting position.

a)

A. Excretion

b)

B. Exhalation

c)

C. inhalation

d)

D. Respiration

56.
Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the ___ and the capillaries. 
a)
trachea 
b)
bronchi 
c)
alveoli
d)
diaphragm
57.

The Pleura is

a)

When someone has more than 2 lungs

b)

Small fluid filled gap filled with fluid to prevent friction.

c)

Is inside the lungs

d)

Two tubes that lead into the lungs

58.

What happens when the diaphragm moves down

a)

Diaphragm relaxes air is inhaled.

b)

Diaphragm contracts air is inhaled.

c)

Lungs get rid of air

d)

The ribs break

59.

Which of the following are features of the alveoli that adapt them to gas exchange?

I. High surface area

II. Thin walls

III. Dry surfaces

a)

I and II only

b)

I only

c)

II and III

d)

I, II, and III

60.

what is found around alveoli?

a)

capillaries

b)

pleura

c)

lymphatic nodes

d)

saliva

61.

Which of the following are features of the alveoli that adapt them to gas exchange?

I. Large surface area

II. Thin walls

III. Dry surfaces

IV. Good blood supply

a)

I and II only

b)

I, II and III

c)

II and III

d)

I, II and IV

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