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Respiratory and Excretory System Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main function of the respiratory system is to take in oxygen and get rid of what?

a)
hydrogen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
nitrogen
d)
helium
2.

One of the main functions of the respiratory system is to get rid of carbon dioxide after it bring which gas into the body?

a)
nitrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
hydrogen
d)
helium
3.

Oxygen enters the body through which two body parts?

a)
hand and foot
b)
ear and eye
c)
nose and mouth
d)
stomach and liver
4.

What is the major organ of the respiratory system?

a)
lungs
b)
brain
c)
heart
d)
stomach
5.

What is the scientific term for windpipe?

a)
esophagus
b)
trachea
c)
bronchi
d)
alveoli
6.

What are the tubes called that branch out from the trachea?

a)
Alveoli
b)
Esophagus
c)
Capillaries
d)
Bronchi
7.

In the lungs the bronchi branch out into small tubes which turn into tiny air sacs called what?

a)
Capillaries
b)
Sinuses
c)
Ventricles
d)
Alveoli
8.

What are alveoli surrounded by?

a)
capillaries
b)
lymphatic vessels
c)
veins
d)
arteries
9.

What is picked up by the capillaries in the alveoli?

a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Water vapor
d)
Oxygen
10.

What is taken from the blood by capillaries in the alveoli?

a)
Hydrogen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Oxygen
11.

As your body takes in substances, it uses what it needs, the rest is what?

a)
stored for later use
b)
converted into energy
c)
excreted as waste
d)
absorbed by the brain
12.

The body's way of keeping the internal environment stable despite the changes happening outside of the body is called what?

a)
Heterostasis
b)
Dysostasis
c)
Exostasis
d)
Homeostasis
13.

The lungs, kidneys, liver, ureters, bladder, urethra, and skin make up which body system?

a)

Excretory System

b)
Endocrine System
c)
Digestive System
d)
Respiratory System
14.

What are the main wastes that the body gets rid of through the excretory system?

a)
protein, excess fats, fiber
b)

urea, carbon dioxide, excess water

c)
sugar, excess minerals, oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide, excess vitamins, ammonia
15.

What is the waste that your lungs get rid of?

a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
hydrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
16.

What is the process of breathing in oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide called?

a)
Inhalation
b)
Respiration
c)
Exhalation
d)
Digestion
17.

Most of our body's what is excreted by the skin?

a)
Blood
b)
Tears
c)
Mucus
d)

heat

18.

What chemical comes from the breaking down of proteins in the body?

a)
Nitric oxide
b)

Urea

c)
Hydrogen peroxide
d)
Carbon dioxide
19.

Urine is excreted from what organ?

a)
Kidneys
b)
Heart
c)
Stomach
d)
Liver
20.

The liver is considered what type of organ as it relates to the excretory system?

a)
Respiratory organ
b)

secondary organ

c)
Digestive organ
d)
Cardiovascular organ