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g8 respiratory system

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

a)

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

b)

o break down food and absorb nutrients

c)

to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

2.

What are the main organs of the respiratory system that allow us to breathe and for gas exchange to happen?

a)

diapragm

b)

lungs

c)

trachea

3.

What is function of the dome-shaped diaphragm muscle?

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 and contracts and relaxes to help in breathing.

4.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
5.
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
6.

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

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

capillaries

d)

bronchioles

7.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
8.
Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the ___ and the capillaries. 
a)
trachea 
b)
bronchi 
c)
alveoli
d)
diaphragm
9.
What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?
a)
esophogus
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
alveoli
10.

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

11.

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen and get rid of CO2 (carbon dioxide).

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

skeletal

12.
A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
13.
How is carbon dioxide released from the body? 
a)
When we exhale
b)
When we urinate
c)
When we sweat
d)
When we inhale
14.
cleans, moistens, and warms the air
a)
trachea
b)
larynx
c)
nasal passage
d)
windpipe
15.
Tiny tubes that branch off of bronchi
a)
capillaries
b)
alveoli
c)
bronchioles
d)
pluera
16.
To take in oxygen
a)
exhale
b)
cough
c)
hiccup
d)
inhale
17.
To release carbon dioxide
a)
exhale
b)
inhale
c)
cough
d)
hiccup
18.

Which of the following is other term for trachea

a)

Pharynx

b)

Throat

c)

Windpipe

d)

Larynx

19.

What are tiny air sacs at the end of each bronchiole, where exchange of gases takes place?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Capillaries

c)

Bronchus

d)

Cilia

20.

Which of the following is the pair of spongy air filled organs which occupy a region in the chest?

a)

Rib cage

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Kidney

21.

Inhaling moves the diaphragm________________ chest cavity

a)

down and expands

b)

down and relax

c)

up and expands

d)

up and relax

22.

Which organ of the respiratory system can be described as a tube made of cartilage rings?

a)

The pharynx

b)

The trachea

c)

The larynx

d)

The bronchi

23.

The walls of our nose are lined with tiny hair and mucus, which trap foreign particles out of the inhaled air.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

Diagram shows a model of human respiratory system. K represents....

a)

lung

b)

rib cage

c)

diaphragm

d)

thoracic cavity

25.

Which is the correct air passage in the breathing mechanism?

a)

Nostril, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, bronchiole, alveolus

b)

Nostril, nasal cavity, larynx, pharynx, trachea, bronchus, bronchiole, alveolus

c)

Nostril, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchiole, bronchus, alveolus

d)

Nostril, nasal cavity, trachea, larynx, pharynx, bronchus, bronchiole, alveolus