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Respiratory System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Movement of air in and out of the lungs, commonly called breathing or...

a)

ventilation

b)

cellular respiration

c)

external respiration

d)

internal respiration

2.

Exchange of gases between the air in the lungs and the blood is...

a)

ventilation

b)

cellular respiration

c)

external respiration

d)

internal respiration

3.

Exchange of gases between the blood and the body cells is...

a)

ventilation

b)

cellular respiration

c)

external respiration

d)

internal respiration

4.

Oxygen being used by the Mitochondria in cells to make ATP is...

a)

ventilation

b)

cellular respiration

c)

external respiration

d)

internal respiration

5.

Which structure warms & moistens the air as we breathe in?

a)

nose

b)

mouth

c)

sinuses

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.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
8.
A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
9.
The left lung has three lobes and the right lung has two. 
a)
True
b)
False
10.

What is the site of gas exchange?

a)

alveoli

b)

nose

c)

lung

d)

bronchi

11.

A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.

a)

Sinus

b)

Nose

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

12.

The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

a)

Eyes

b)

Nose

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

13.

Which lung has 2 lobes?

a)

Right

b)

Left

14.

The division of the trachea forms

a)

nose

b)

main bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

alveoli

15.

Olfactory receptors are located in the mucosa of the nose. What are these receptors used for?

a)

sight

b)

smell

c)

touch

d)

taste

16.

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

a)

air/oxygen

b)

oxygen/carbon dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide/waste

d)

waste/air

17.

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

18.

What keeps your bronchi and bronchiole tubes open?

a)

cartilage rings

b)

ligament squares

c)

ciliated cells

d)

muscle

19.
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
20.

Gaseous exchange happens because of...

a)

Osmosis

b)

Respiration

c)

Diffusion

d)

Semi-permeable membranes