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Respiratory system overview

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name

Class

Date

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

to bring oxygen to the body

to break down food and absorb nutrients

to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

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

air/oxygen

oxygen/carbon dioxide

carbon dioxide/waste

waste/air

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries that separate gases we need from gases we don't need.

bronchi

lungs

oxygen

alveoli

How is carbon dioxide released from the body?

When we exhale

When we urinate

When we sweat

When we inhale

Letter D is pointing to the?

Alveoli

Diaphragm

Lung

Bronchi

Which properly describes inhalation?

ribs go down and out

pressure is low causing air to rush in

pressure is high causing air to rush in

volume is low

When you exhale, the diaphragm

moves upwards

moves downwards

flattens

none of the above

During inhalation, contraction of the diaphragm and the intercostal muscle cause the lung /thoracic cavity to __________ and the air pressure in lungs to _____________.

Contract; Decrease

Expand: Increase

Contract; Increase

What is the anatomically correct name of the windpipe?

Pharynx

Larynx

Trachea

10.

a process that allows the body to get oxygen to burn food for energy and gets rid of carbon dioxide

respiration

emphysema

inhaling

nasal passage

11.

the tubes that go from the trachea into the lungs

alveoli

diaphragm

epiglottis

bronchial tubes

12.

Gas exchange occurring in the lungs is called...

Respiration

Ventilation

inhaling

exhaling

13.

Choose the correct air pathway when you breathe in.

Windpipe ---> Nose ---> Lungs

Lungs ---> Nose ---> Windpipe

Nose ---> Windpipe ---> Lungs

Nose ---> Lungs ---> Windpipe

100 %

Respiratory system overview

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 16mins

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