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Introduction to Respiratory System

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is function of the dome-shaped diaphragm?
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 to help in breathing.
d)
It is under the lungs and keeps them from falling down to your stomach.
2.
What are the main organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system?
a)
diapragm
b)
lungs
c)
trachea
d)
bronchi
3.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
4.
The 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 is the function of the bronchi?
a)
Transport air from nose to lungs
b)
Transport air from trachea to lungs
c)
Transport air from lungs to alveoli
d)
Transport air from alveoli to blood
7.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
8.
Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the ___ and the capillaries. 
a)
trachea 
b)
bronchi 
c)
alveoli
d)
diaphragm
9.
A disorder of the lungs called ____ causes the bronchi to become restricted (get smaller) so air can't get to the lungs.
a)
asthma 
b)
cold
c)
influenza 
d)
bronchitis 
10.
Name the organ label # 6. 
a)
alveoli 
b)
bronchi 
c)
trachea 
d)
lungs 
11.
Name the structure labeled 8 
a)
lungs 
b)
trachea 
c)
diaphragm 
d)
alveoli 
12.
Location of gas exchange
a)
alveoli
b)
myocardium
c)
raveoli
d)
pulmonary vent
13.
5?
a)
pharynx
b)
larynx
c)
trechea
d)
nasal cavity
14.
The respiratory system distributes ____ to the body?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Nutrients
d)
Carbon Monoxide
15.
What type of cells carries oxygen?
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
neurons
16.
The role of the mucus and and cilia in the respiratory system is to....
a)
warm the air. 
b)
clean the air.
c)
humidify the air. 
d)
All of the choices are true. 
17.
EXHALE!!!
My lungs are __________________ air. 
a)
taking in
b)
letting out
18.
Pharynx
a)
Outward physical appearance 
b)
Tube-like passage ways for air, food, liquid
c)
Airway to vocal cords 
19.
Which of the following lung capacities is the volume of air that can be maximally exhaled after a maximum inhalation?
a)
inspiratory capacity
b)
functional residual capacity
c)
vital capacity
d)
total lung capacity
20.
Which of these is not a function of the Respiratory System?
a)
Diffuses oxygen into the blood stream
b)
Removes C02
c)
Ventilation
d)
regulate body temperature
21.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the nasal cavity?
a)
warms inhaled air
b)
humidifies inhales air
c)
removes dirt and dust from inhaled air
d)
removes oxygen from inhaled air
22.
The function of the respiratory system to rid the body of
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon trioxide
23.
What is the word for "breathe in"?
a)
inhale
b)
exhale
c)
regurgitate
d)
expel
24.
The passageway that is shared by both the digestive and respiratory system is the....
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
trachea
d)
nose
25.
What are the main organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system?
a)
diapragm
b)
lungs
c)
trachea
d)
bronchi
26.
No one knows the cause or function, but there are lots of hypothesis
a)
cough
b)
sneeze
c)
hiccup
d)
yawn
27.
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 
28.
Which of the following is not done to the air as it moves through the body?
a)
clean
b)
warm
c)
humidify
d)
cool
29.
Males have an Adam's apple because the vocal cords are
a)
larger 
b)
wider
c)
smaller
d)
twisted
30.
Which of the following does NOT happen during inspiration?
a)
diaphragm contracts downward
b)
rib cage expands
c)
volume of lungs increases
d)
rib cage contracts
31.
What reactants are there in cellular respiration?
a)
Water and Glucose
b)
Oxygen and Glucose
c)
Carbon Dioxide and Water
d)
Twenty One Pilots
32.
What are the products of cellular respiration?
a)
Energy (ATP), Water, and Carbon DIoxide.
b)
Water and Oxygen
c)
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
d)
Water and Energy (ATP)
33.
Respiration is the act of 
a)
breathing
b)
death
c)
love
d)
making sugar
34.
Where does cellular respiration take place in the cell?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
35.
Another name for sugar is 
a)
ATP
b)
Cellular
c)
Glucoes
d)
Fall Out Boy
36.
3. What gas is released as waste from cellular respiration?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Glucose
c)
Oxygen
37.
8. The cardiovascular (circulatory) and respiratory system work closely together.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Why does your body need oxygen?
a)
it is an ingredient used in cellular respiration and make energy
b)
To breathe
c)
To use for removing carbon dioxide