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Respiratory System

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
2.
The left lung has three lobes and the right lung has two. 
a)
True
b)
False
3.

The drawing in of breath; inhalation.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

4.

Breathing out; exhalation of breath.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

5.

What is the site of gas exchange?

a)

alveoli

b)

nose

c)

lung

d)

bronchi

6.
The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)
a)
bronchi
b)
alveoli
c)
capillaries
d)
bronchioles
7.
Another name for the throat is called the:
a)
Nasopharynx
b)

Pharynx

c)
Larynx
8.

The anatomical name for the windpipe is the

a)

glottis

b)

epiglottis

c)

trachea

d)

vocal cords

9.

The period of breathing when air enters the lungs is referred to as

a)

expiration

b)

inspiration

c)

ventilation

d)

all of the above

10.

Name of the elastic tissues that cover the lungs?

a)

Parietal Pleura

b)

Visceral Pleura

c)

Lung

11.
Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
2,3,1,4
c)
2,1,3,4
d)
4,2,3,1 
12.

exhalation happens when

a)

diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax and volume decreases, pressure increases

b)

diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and volume increases, pressure decreases

13.

Tidal volume is

a)

air moved into and out of lungs during normal breathing

b)

volume of air after a max inhale

c)

amount that can be forcibly expelled by lungs

d)

total air volume lungs can hold

14.

Which part of the Respiratory System collects air from the environment & heats/moistens the air before entering the body?

a)

lungs

b)

nose

c)

heart

d)

mouth

15.

A small flap of tissue that covers the trachea when swallowing is called the

a)

bronchi

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

epiglottis

16.

What is labeled at E?

a)

bronchi

b)

trachea

c)

pharynx

d)

none of the above

17.

Internal respiration is....

a)

air entering the body and into the lungs

b)

CO2 and O2 being exchanged in the capillaries of tissues

c)

The exchange of gases in the lungs in the bloodstream

18.

Ventilation is....

a)

the bulk flow of air

b)

oxygen entering the lungs through the decrease of pressure

c)

The physiological process of the exchange of gases in the body

19.

True of false

Inspiration is when Oxygen enters the lungs due to the increase volume pressure caused by muscle contraction

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Oxygen is transported by

a)

Platelets

b)

Bicarbonate

c)

Hemoglobin

d)

Myoglobin

21.

asthma is

a)

lung infection in which the alveoli become inflamed and filled with fluids

b)

a chronic inflammatory airway condition

c)

a genetic disease that causes thick sticky mucus to line the lungs leading to breathing difficulties

d)

type of COPD in which the alveoli are damaged, causing them to eventually rupture

22.

Pneumonia is

a)

chronic inflammatory airway condition

b)

type of COPD in which the alveoli are damaged, causing them to eventually rupture

c)

a genetic disease that causes thick sticky mucus to line the lungs leading to breathing difficulties

d)

lung infection in which the alveoli become inflamed and filled with fluids

23.

Emphysema is

a)

type of COPD in which the alveoli are damaged, causing them to eventually rupture

b)

chronic inflammatory airway condition

c)

lung infection in which the alveoli become inflamed and filled with fluids

d)

a genetic disease that causes thick sticky mucus to line the lungs leading to breathing difficulties

24.

Cystic Fibrosis is

a)

chronic inflammatory airway condition

b)

type of COPD in which the alveoli are damaged, causing them to eventually rupture

c)

a genetic disease that causes thick sticky mucus to line the lungs leading to breathing difficulties

d)

lung infection in which the alveoli become inflamed and filled with fluids

25.

What are the correct sinus cavities

a)

sphenoid, temporal, ethmoid

b)

ethmoid, temporal, frontal

c)

ethmoid, frontal, sphenoid

26.

Residual volume

a)

Is the forceful intake of air into the lungs

b)

The forceful exhale of air out of the lungs

c)

The air that stays in the lungs after a forceful exhale