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SCIENCE 6 - RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Respiration?

a)

the action of breathing.

b)

the action of eating

2.

What is the main function of the respiratory system in our body?

a)

To digest food 

b)

exchange gasses

c)

transport blood

3.

What do we call this hair like-structure in the respiratory tract that filters the air?

a)

mucus

b)

cilia

c)

cochlea

4.

What do we call this thin plate of cartilage that folds back over to prevent a person from choking?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Valve

5.

What do we call the common passageway of food and air?

a)

Pharynx

b)

Larynx

c)

Trachea

6.

What do we call this dome-shaped muscle that helps in controlling the breathing of the lungs?

a)

Lungs

b)

Biceps

c)

Diaphragm

7.

What are the passageway of the air in our body?

a)

nasal cavity, trachea, bronchioles, liver

b)

nasal cavity, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

c)

nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

d)

Nose, trachea, lungs, diaphragm

8.

The process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in our body is called ______.

a)

circulation

b)

transpiration

c)

respiration

d)

excretion

9.

It warms and moistens air that produce sticky mucus to trap dust, pollens and other particles that were not trapped by nasal hairs.

a)

mouth

b)

nasal cavity

c)

epiglottis

d)

bronchioles

10.

What organism will benefit from the carbon-dioxide that we release out of the body?

a)

other human

b)

animals

c)

plants

11.

Which is known as the voice box?

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

12.
How is carbon dioxide released from the body? 
a)
When we exhale
b)
When we urinate
c)
When we sweat
d)
When we inhale
13.

Other term for inhalation

a)

respiration

b)

exhalation

c)

contraction

d)

inspiration

14.

Other term for exhalation

a)

respiration

b)

inhalation

c)

expiration

d)

inspiration

15.

What happens to your diaphragm when you inhale?

a)

it relaxes

b)

it remains immobile

c)

it contracts

d)

it stays rigid