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The Human Respiratory System

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

air enters here

a)

nose

b)

pharynx

c)

nasal cavity

d)

larynx

2.

where air is warmed and further filtered

a)

nose

b)

mouth

c)

nasal cavity

d)

trachea

3.

scientific name for the human throat

a)

trachea

b)

pharynx

c)

bronchus

d)

throatious

4.

lower part of the throat

a)

trachea

b)

pharynx

c)

epiglottis

d)

bronchus

5.

voice box at the top of the trachea

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

trachea

d)

nasal cavity

6.

opening of the trachea that is covered by a flap of tissue

a)

epiglottis

b)

bronchioles

c)

esophagus

d)

larynx

7.

the two branches that the trachea divides into

a)

bronchi

b)

bronchus

c)

alveoli

d)

capillaries

8.

smaller tubes of the bronchus

a)

bronchioles

b)

alveoli

c)

capillaries

d)

bronchi

9.

air sacs at the end of a bronchioles made of grape-like clusters

a)

alveoli

b)

capillaries

c)

bronchi

d)

grapes

10.

blood vessels that go to the lungs to exchange respiratory gases

a)

capillaries

b)

alveoli

c)

bronchioles

d)

veins

11.

In humans the respiratory gasses (O and CO2) are exchanged through walls of the ___ and ___ which are only one cell thick.

a)

alveoli

b)

capillary

c)

bronchioles

d)

epiglottis

12.

The vocal cords are located in the ___.

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

tarynx

d)

farynx

13.

The large muscle that separates the thoratic and abdominal cavities is the ___.

a)

diaphragm

b)

diagram

c)

lungs

d)

liver

14.

The trachea branches off into two subdivisions that enter the lungs are called the ___.

a)

bronchus

b)

bronchious

c)

broncus

d)

browner

15.

what is this: diaphragm relaxes and moves up, the ribs move down and in, and the volume of the thoracic cavity decreases.

a)

breathing

b)

exhalation

c)

internal resperation

d)

body parts moving

16.

what is this: the ribs move up and out, the diaphragm moves down, and the volume of the thoracic cavity increases.

a)

breathing

b)

inhalation

c)

exhalation

d)

external respiration

17.

The process of breathing and the rate of breathing are mainly controlled by the respiration center in the ___ of the brain.

a)

medulla oblongata

b)

ganglia

c)

nerves

d)

frontal lobe

18.

the exchange of gasses between the lungs and the blood is known as ___.

a)

external respiration

b)

internal respiration

c)

passing of gasses to blood

d)

cellular respiration

19.

The exchange of respiratory gasses between the blood and the cell is known as ___.

a)

external respiration

b)

internal resperation

c)

internet respiration

d)

extreme respiration

20.

Oxygen in a capillary combines with the hemoglobin of the red blood cells to form ___.

a)

oxyhemoglobin

b)

hemoglobin

c)

iron

d)

white blood cells

21.

A small quantity of carbon dioxide dissolves in the blood plasma, while the remaining carbon dioxide combines with the hemoglobin to form ___.

a)

carboxyhemoglobin

b)

oxyhemoglobin

c)

hemoglobin

d)

carbonhemoglobin

22.

Oxygen is transported by red blood cells by combining with ___ to form oxyhemoglobin.

a)

hemoglobin

b)

humorglobin

c)

horrorglobin

d)

hemonglobin

23.

Oxygen is transported by red blood cells by combining with hemoglobin to form ___.

a)

oxyhemoglobin

b)

orbyhemoglobin

c)

hemoglobin

d)

oxygenglobin

24.

Carbon dioxide is mainly carried in the blood in the form of bicarbonate ions which will then combine with hemoglobin to form ___.

a)

carboxyhemoglobin

b)

carboxyglobin

c)

carbonxyhemoglobin

d)

carbonhemoglobin

25.

Carbon dioxide is mainly carried in the blood in the form of ___ which will then combine with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin .

a)

bicarbonate ions

b)

biocarbonate ions

c)

carbonate ions

d)

bicarbon ions

26.

Carbon dioxide is mainly carried in the blood in the form of bicarbonate ions which will then combine with ___ to form carboxyhemoglobin .

a)

bicarbonate ions

b)

hemoglobin

c)

carboxyhemoglobin

d)

carbon dioxide