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Respiratory System practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Label the structures involved in the process of breathing.
2.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

pharynx

nasal cavity

paranasal sinuses

larynx

bronchi

trachea

Upper respiratory tract
Lower Respiratory tract
3.
Identify the different lung volume measurements.
4.

What is the site of gas exchange?

a)

alveoli

b)

nose

c)

lung

d)

bronchi

5.

Choose 2 answers. What are 2 ways that the right and left lung are different.

a)

Right lung is larger and has 3 lobes, whereas the left lung is smaller with 2 lobes

b)

Left lung has the cardiac notch, whereas the right lung does not.

c)

Right lung is smaller than the left lung.

d)

Left lung has more alveoli that the right lung.

6.

When the diaphragm and external intercostals contract, _____ occurs.

a)

inspiration

b)

The heart rate decreases

c)

The lungs deflate

d)

expiration

7.

The volume of the lungs ​ (a)   causing the pressure in the lungs to ​ (b)   . This results in inspiration.

Choose from the below words
increases
decrease
8.

Match the following

a)

mucus

1.

traps foreign particles and warms incoming air

b)

surfactant

2.

prevents the alveoli in the lungs from collapsing

c)

tracheal cartilage

3.

provides an open airway and prevents the windpipe from collapsing

d)

epiglottis

4.

prevents food from entering the larynx when swallowing

9.

What performs the following functions: lightens the skull, produces mucus and resonates sound?

a)

paranasal sinuses

b)

uvula

c)

nasal conchae

d)

larynx

10.

Reorder the path of oxygen from the nostrils to the lungs.

a)

nasal cavity

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

1)
2)
3)
4)
11.

Reorder to show the path of oxygen after it enters the lungs.

a)

bronchi

b)

bronchioles

c)

alveoli

d)

blood

1)
2)
3)
4)
12.

The ​ ​ (a)   connects the nose to the throat, while the ​ (b)   connects the mouth to the throat.

Choose from the below words
nasopharynx
oropharynx
13.

every time you swallow, the _________ covers your larynx so that food doesn't travel down your trachea

a)

vocal cords

b)

adam's apple

c)

epiglottis

14.

What does your nasal cavity do to the air as it goes to the lungs?

a)

warms

b)

moistens

c)

filters

d)

expands

15.

What keeps your bronchi and bronchiole tubes open?

a)

cartilage rings

b)

ligament squares

c)

ciliated cells

d)

muscle

16.

a combination of vital capacity plus the residual volume

a)

total lung capacity

b)

pulmonary ventilation

c)

functional residual capacity

d)

hyperventilation

17.

Anika visited the doctor with a cough and difficulty breathing. The doctor diagnosed her with an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. What is the medical term for this condition?

a)

bronchitis

b)

sinusitis

c)

asthma

d)

pneumonia

18.

Aiden, Benjamin, and Anika are discussing respiratory diseases. They are trying to identify a chronic respiratory disease characterized by difficulty breathing. Which of the following diseases are they most likely talking about?

a)

pneumonia

b)

bronchitis

c)

influenza

d)

asthma

19.

Henry, Elijah, and Aiden are studying for a biology exam. They come across a question about the medical term for a collapsed lung. What is the correct term?

a)

pneumothorax

b)

bronchitis

c)

pulmonary embolism

d)

pleural effusion

20.

Maya, Grace, and Kai are discussing lung diseases. They are trying to identify a chronic lung disease characterized by damage to the alveoli. Which of the following diseases are they talking about?

a)

asthma

b)

emphysema

c)

bronchitis

d)

pneumonia