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Respiration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
2.

Where in the body does respiration take place? Select the best answer.

a)

The lungs

b)

The muscles

c)

All cells

d)

The blood

3.

The ___________ is the dome shaped muscle below the lungs

a)

diaphragm

b)

rib

c)

alveoli

d)

trachea

4.

________ is the tube that connects the larynx to the lungs.

a)

alveoli

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

trachea

5.

smaller branches in lungs

a)

pharynx

b)

epiglottis

c)

bronchioles

d)

alveoli

6.

2 tubes entering the lungs

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

bronchus

d)

bronchioles

7.

nose and mouth

a)

Openings where air enters and exits the body

b)

The gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped by the arteries to all body cells.

c)

Tiny air sacs found found at the end of the bronchioles, where gas exchange occurs between the lungs and the bloodstream.

d)

Breathing air out of the lungs

8.

Alveoli

a)

Tiny air sacs found at the end of the bronchioles, where gas exchange occurs between the lungs and the bloodstream.

b)

The passageway from the trachea to the lungs.

c)

A tube made up of rings of cartilage that air passes through after it leaves the pharynx (throat).

d)

Openings where air enters and exits the body

9.

respiratory system

a)

The organ that covers the vocal chords.

b)

The main organs of the respiratory system, used to take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.

c)

A system of organs that we use to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

d)

To inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

10.

mucus

a)

The gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped by the arteries to all body cells.

b)

A thick, slippery substance that moistens and traps particles from the air

c)

The passageway from the trachea to the lungs.

d)

To inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

11.

Which statement is FALSE?

a)

Your lungs contain almost 1500 miles of airway tubing.

b)

Another name for the throat is the pharynx

c)

You inhale oxygen

d)

Your lungs are the same size

12.

(a)   is waste gas the body doesn't need

13.

(a)   is a sticky substance that filters out bacteria and other particles that might harm the lungs

14.

The diaphragm is a?

a)

Ligament

b)

Muscle

c)

Tendon

d)

Nerve

15.

One function of mucus and cilia is to...

a)

Absorb oxygen

b)

Absorb nutrients

c)

Make energy for cells

d)

Trap dust and other particles

16.

Each alveoli are wrapped with tiny blood vessels called ________________.

a)

capillaries

b)

bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

lobes

17.

Every one of your body's cells need________________ to stay alive.

a)

cilia

b)

mucus

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

18.

There are tiny hairs in your ___________________that obstruct all the dust particles. 

a)

capillaries

b)

nostrils

c)

lobes

d)

heart

19.

The left lung is slightly smaller in size to give room to the (a)   .

20.

When you _______ air comes into your nose or mouth. 

a)

inhale

b)

exhale

c)

run

d)

relax