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Respiratory System Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which muscle is primarily responsible for inspiration?

a)

Internal intercostals

b)

Abdominal muscles

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Scalene

2.

Which of the following is a passive process under normal conditions?

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

c)

Both

d)

Aspiration

3.

External intercostal muscles help in:

a)

Forced expiration

b)

Normal inspiration

c)

Forced inspiration

d)

Closing glottis

4.

During forced expiration, which muscles are involved?

a)

Diaphragm and intercostals

b)

Only diaphragm

c)

Abdominals and internal intercostals

d)

Scalene and sternocleidomastoid

5.

What happens to thoracic volume during inspiration?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains same

d)

Fluctuates randomly

6.

What causes air to enter the lungs during inspiration?

a)

Positive alveolar pressure

b)

Diaphragm relaxation

c)

Negative intrapulmonary pressure

d)

Increased airway resistance

7.

Which pressure becomes more negative during inspiration?

a)

Intrapulmonary

b)

Atmospheric

c)

Intrapleural

d)

Alveolar

8.

The respiratory center is located in the:

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Midbrain

9.

The apneustic center is found in the:

a)

Medulla

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Pons

d)

Spinal cord

10.

Which part of the brain controls voluntary breathing?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Cerebral cortex

d)

Medulla

11.

Which chemoreceptors respond to changes in CO₂ and H⁺ in CSF?

a)

Peripheral chemoreceptors

b)

Central chemoreceptors

c)

Aortic baroreceptors

d)

Lung stretch receptors

12.

Peripheral chemoreceptors are located in:

a)

Pons and medulla

b)

Aortic and carotid bodies

c)

Lungs and trachea

d)

Cerebral cortex

13.

Which chemical is the most potent regulator of respiration?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon dioxide

14.

Which nerve carries signals from carotid body to the brain?

a)

Vagus nerve

b)

Glossopharyngeal nerve

c)

Facial nerve

d)

Phrenic nerve

15.

Hypoxia stimulates which receptors?

a)

Thermoreceptors

b)

Peripheral chemoreceptors

c)

Central chemoreceptors

d)

Stretch receptors

16.

Which of the following increases respiratory rate?

a)

Low CO₂

b)

High pH

c)

High CO₂

d)

Low H⁺

17.

Stretch receptors in lungs cause which reflex?

a)

Withdrawal reflex

b)

Cough reflex

c)

Hering-Breuer reflex

d)

Moro reflex

18.

What is the function of the dorsal respiratory group?

a)

Controls expiration

b)

Controls coughing

c)

Controls quiet inspiration

d)

Controls swallowing

19.

Which group is active during forced expiration?

a)

Apneustic center

b)

Ventral respiratory group

c)

Dorsal respiratory group

d)

Cerebral cortex

20.

Hyperventilation leads to:

a)

Respiratory acidosis

b)

Respiratory alkalosis

c)

Metabolic acidosis

d)

Metabolic alkalosis