wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Respiratory System Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for the Respiratory System?

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Pulmonary System

d)

Nervous System

2.

Which part of the respiratory system is responsible for filtering and warming the air?

a)

Lungs

b)

Nasal Cavity

c)

Trachea

d)

Primary Bronchi

3.

Which structure prevents food from entering the airway during swallowing?

a)

Uvula

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Nasopharynx

d)

Soft palate

4.

Which part of the pharynx is directly behind the nasal cavity?

a)

Nasopharynx

b)

Oropharynx

c)

Laryngopharynx

d)

Esophagus

5.

What is the function of the rich supply of blood in the upper airway?

a)

To cool the air

b)

To dry the air

c)

To warm the air as it passes through

d)

To add carbon dioxide to the air

6.

How many parts is the pharynx divided into?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

7.

What is the primary role of the laryngopharynx?

a)

Filtering air

b)

Voice production

c)

Passageway for food and air

d)

Smell detection

8.

Identify the Bronchi.

9.

Where is the right lung?

10.

The yellow structures on the right side of this picture represent ________.

a)

diaphragm

b)

pharynx

c)

alveoli

d)

trachea

11.
The left lung has three lobes and the right lung has two. 
a)
True
b)
False
12.

Match the following respiratory system parts with the correct description.

a)

Smallest conducting respiratory passageways

1.

Bronchioles

b)

Food passageway posterior to the trachea

2.

Esophagus

c)


Closes off the larynx during swallowing

3.

Epiglottis

d)

Windpipe

4.

Trachea

e)

Actual site of gas exchange

5.

Alveoli