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respiratory system

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to the diaphragm during exhalation?

a)

It contracts and flattens

b)

It relaxes and moves upward

c)

It remains unchanged

d)

It vibrates

2.
Pressure increases, volume decreases and air moves out.
a)
inhalation
b)
exhalation
c)
nasal cavity
d)
pharynx
3.

During breathing process, _______________ carried into the lungs, at the same time ________________ carried out of the lungs.

a)

oxygen, carbon dioxide

b)

carbon dioxide, oxygen

c)

my mom's fragrant, water vapour

d)

nitrogen, oxygen

4.
What muscles are used in breathing in and breathing out?
a)
diaphragm and intercostals
b)
diaphragm and lungs
c)
lungs and ribs
d)
lungs and diaphragm
5.
When the diaphragm contracts...
a)
the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and the pressure decreases, causing air to rush into the lungs.
b)
the volume of the thoracic cavity decreases and the pressure increases causing air to rush out of the lungs. 
6.

It is a tiny air sacs and looks like grape

a)

blood capillary

b)

lung

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchus

7.

Nostril - trachea - X - bronchioles - alveolus.

So X is,

a)

lung

b)

blood capillary

c)

bronchus

d)

Larynx

8.

Which of the following is not a function of the respiratory system?

a)

Ventilation

b)

Speech production

c)

Leukocyte production

d)

Gas exchange

9.

Which lung contains two lobes?

a)

Right lung

b)

Left lung

c)

Neither answers are correct

d)

Both answers are correct

10.

What is the function of cilia?

a)

to move microbes, mucus and debris upwards

b)

to warm and moisten the air

c)

to trap dust and irritating particles

d)

to create the sneezing reflex

11.

Where does gas exchange occur?

a)

left lung

b)

Alveoli

c)

Bronchi

d)

Bronchioles

12.

What is the correct pathway of air entering the body through the respiratory system?

a)

Nasal cavity → Larynx → Trachea → Bronchi → Alveoli

b)

Nasal cavity → Pharynx → Larynx → Trachea → Bronchi → Alveoli

c)

Nasal cavity → Trachea → Larynx → Bronchi → Alveoli

d)

Nasal cavity → Pharynx → Trachea → Larynx → Bronchi → Alveoli

13.

Which of the following is a protective mechanism of the respiratory system against pathogens?

a)

The production of mucus

b)

The exchange of gases

c)

The regulation of blood pH

d)

The warming of air

14.

These apply to inhalation

a)

Diaphragm moves up

b)

Ribs move in

c)

Ribs move out

d)

Diaphragm contracts

e)

Creates larger pressure in thoracic cavity

15.

These apply to exhalation

a)

Diaphragm moves up

b)

Ribs move in

c)

Ribs move out

d)

Diaphragm contracts

e)

Creates less pressure in thoracic cavity

16.

What are the functions of the respiratory system? (select all)

a)

Supply the body with oxygen

b)

Remove carbon dioxide from the body

c)

Filter the blood

d)

Digest/absorb nutrients

17.

What covers the larynx when you swallow?

a)

Pharynx

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Trachea

d)

Bronchi

e)

Alevoli

18.

The windpipe...

a)

Pharynx

b)

Larynx

c)

Trachea

d)

Bronchi

e)

Alevoli

19.

The voice box...

a)

Pharynx

b)

Larynx

c)

Trachea

d)

Bronchi

e)

Alevoli

20.

Oxygen always flows from ---- to ---- concentration in the body.

a)

High to low

b)

Low to high

c)

High to high

d)

Low to low

21.

Which sequence correctly indicates the branching pattern of the human respiratory system?

a)

trachea -> bronchi -> bronchioles -> alveoli

b)

trachea -> bronchioles -> bronchi -> alveoli

c)

alveoli -> trachea -> bronchioles -> bronchi

d)

alveoli -> bronchioles -> trachea -> bronchi

22.

Which animal fell on Charles Osborne in 1922?

a)

a fly

b)

a hog

c)

a frog

d)

a horse

23.

What kind of tissue/material is the diaphragm?

a)

bone

b)

cartilage

c)

muscle

d)

liquid

24.

Living underwater means the animals took in water and filtered the oxygen out of it to "breathe". At the same time the closure of the glottis helped to keep the water out of their breathings system.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Hiccups are far more common in

a)

adults.

b)

kids.