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Respiratory

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 24mins

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.

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

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

capillaries

d)

bronchioles

5.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
6.

What type of cells carry oxygen in the blood?

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

7.

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

8.
Inhale!!!!
Your lungs are ___________  air
a)
taking in
b)
letting out
9.
EXHALE!!!
My lungs are __________________ air. 
a)
taking in
b)
letting out
10.
Letter D is pointing to which Respiratory organ?
a)
Alveoli
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Lung
d)
Bronchi
11.
Given the following structures:
1. alveoli
2. bronchi
3. bronchioles
Which of the following is the correct order in which air would flow after inhalation? 
a)
1,2,3
b)
2,1,3
c)
2,3,1
d)
3,2,1
12.
The actual gas exchange with the blood occurs in the 
a)
bronchi
b)
bronchioles
c)
alveoli
d)
ventricles
13.
What type of blood cells transport oxygen?
a)
Platelets
b)
White blood cells
c)
Red blood cells
14.
Which hair like structures line the trachea and respiratory passageways?
a)
microvilli
b)
cilia
c)
flagella
15.

What is the purpose of heart valves?

a)

keep blood flowing in one direction

b)

pump the blood

16.
What is the correct name for the windpipe?
a)
Trachea
b)
Bronchus
c)
Bronchiole
d)
Larynx
17.
Label A is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
18.
Label B is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
19.
When you inspire the diaphragm...
a)
Contracts and flattens
b)
Relaxes and flattens
c)
Contracts and rises
d)
Relaxes and rises
20.
When you expire the diaphragm...
a)
Contracts and flattens
b)
Relaxes and flattens
c)
Contracts and rises
d)
Relaxes and rises
21.
The beginning of the respiratory system that warms and moistens the air.
a)
trachea
b)
nose
c)
bronchi
d)
diaphragm
22.

Which statement involves the breathing in of air? ....

a)

Smaller chest cavity, flattening air sacs in the lungs

b)

Diaphragm moving downward

c)

Carbon dioxide moving into the lungs

d)

moving downward

23.

What are the main organs of the respiratory system?

a)

nose

b)

alveoli

c)

lungs

24.

The exhale oxygen rich air from our lungs

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The two branches of the trachea that connect to each lungs are_________.

a)

alveoli

b)

bronchi

c)

lungs

26.

The process of breathing is called?

a)

inhaling

b)

respiration

c)

oxygen

27.

When we breathe in, diaphragm _______ and the rips move _______

a)

moves upward / down

b)

moves downward / up

c)

not move

28.

Breathing out, the _________ out of the body.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide