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Respiratory System Anatomy

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary function of the respiratory system?

a)

To facilitate gas exchange

b)

To digest food

c)

To circulate blood

d)

To produce hormones

2.

Which structure is responsible for vocalization?

a)

Trachea

b)

Larynx

c)

Alveoli

d)

Bronchi

3.

What is the role of the diaphragm in breathing?

a)

It produces mucus to trap particles

b)

It exchanges gases with the blood

c)

It filters air entering the lungs

d)

It contracts to increase thoracic volume during inhalation

4.

Which part of the respiratory system is involved in external respiration?

a)

Pharynx

b)

Nasal cavity

c)

Alveoli

d)

Larynx

5.

What is the function of the nasal cavity?

a)

To exchange gases with the blood

b)

To filter, warm, and humidify inhaled air

c)

To produce sound

d)

To transport oxygen in the bloodstream

6.

Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea?

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Bronchi

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Alveoli

7.

What is the primary role of the alveoli?

a)

Air filtration

b)

Sound production

c)

Mucus production

d)

Gas exchange

8.

Which part of the respiratory system is a common passageway for both air and food?

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Bronchi

d)

Larynx

9.

What is the function of the pleura?

a)

To transport oxygen

b)

To surround the lungs and maintain negative pressure

c)

To produce sound

d)

To filter air

10.

Which muscles are involved in changing thoracic cavity volume during breathing?

a)

Leg muscles

b)

Facial muscles

c)

Abdominal muscles

d)

Diaphragm and intercostal muscles

11.

What is the primary function of the trachea?

a)

To conduct air to the bronchi

b)

To produce mucus

c)

To produce sound

d)

To exchange gases

12.

Which structure is known as the windpipe?

a)

Trachea

b)

Larynx

c)

Pharynx

d)

Bronchi

13.

What is the role of the sinuses in the respiratory system?

a)

To produce sound

b)

To exchange gases

c)

To produce mucus that helps filter and moisten air

d)

To transport oxygen

14.

Which part of the respiratory system contains the vocal cords?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Pharynx

c)

Trachea

d)

Larynx

15.

What is the primary function of the bronchi and bronchioles?

a)

To conduct air into the lungs

b)

To produce sound

c)

To exchange gases

d)

To filter air

16.

Which structure is responsible for the humidification of inhaled air?

a)

Nasal cavity

b)

Alveoli

c)

Trachea

d)

Bronchi

17.

What is the primary function of the lungs?

a)

Gas exchange

b)

Sound production

c)

Air filtration

d)

Mucus production

18.

Which part of the respiratory system is involved in internal respiration?

a)

Larynx

b)

Pharynx

c)

Nasal cavity

d)

Systemic capillaries

19.

What is the role of the intercostal muscles in breathing?

a)

They exchange gases with the blood

b)

They produce mucus to trap particles

c)

They filter air entering the lungs

d)

They assist the diaphragm in changing thoracic volume

20.

Which structure is responsible for preventing the collapse of the trachea?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Cartilage rings

c)

Vocal cords

d)

Alveoli

21.

What is the primary function of the respiratory gas transport?

a)

To humidify inhaled air

b)

To filter air

c)

To produce sound

d)

To transport oxygen and carbon dioxide via the bloodstream

22.

Which structure is responsible for the production of sound?

a)

Larynx

b)

Bronchi

c)

Trachea

d)

Pharynx

23.

What is the role of the nasal cavity in the respiratory system?

a)

To produce sound

b)

To filter, warm, and humidify inhaled air

c)

To transport oxygen in the bloodstream

d)

To exchange gases with the blood

24.

Which part of the respiratory system is involved in pulmonary ventilation?

a)

Nasal cavity

b)

Lungs

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

25.

What is the primary function of the pleura?

a)

To surround the lungs and maintain negative pressure

b)

To produce sound

c)

To filter air

d)

To transport oxygen

26.

Which structure is responsible for the exchange of gases in the lungs?

a)

Larynx

b)

Alveoli

c)

Pharynx

d)

Nasal cavity

27.

What is the role of the diaphragm in the respiratory system?

a)

It contracts to increase thoracic volume during inhalation

b)

It filters air entering the lungs

c)

It exchanges gases with the blood

d)

It produces mucus to trap particles

28.

Which part of the respiratory system is a common passageway for both air and food?

a)

Trachea

b)

Pharynx

c)

Larynx

d)

Bronchi

29.

What is the primary function of the trachea?

a)

To conduct air to the bronchi

b)

To exchange gases

c)

To produce mucus

d)

To produce sound

30.

Which structure is known as the windpipe?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Pharynx

c)

Trachea

d)

Larynx

31.

Blood ​ (a)   body and ​ (b)   oxygen comes TO the lungs.
Blood ​ (c)   oxygen goes ​ (d)   the body.

Choose from the below words
WITHOUT
WITH
FROM
TO
32.

Where does gas exchange occur?

33.

What is A?​ (a)  

What is B? ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen gas
34.

​ (a)   diffuses from the capillary into the alveoli. ​

​ ​ (b)   diffuses from the alveoli and into the capillary.

Choose from the below words
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen gas
35.

The ​ (a)   collects ​ (b)   from the environment and delivers it to the blood red cells simultaneously removing ​ (c)   from the blood and delivering it to the environment.

Choose from the below words
respiratory system
oxygen
carbon dioxide
gas
air
Circulatory system
digestive system
36.
What does the Larynx hold ?
a)
The larynx holds the trachea. 
b)
The larynx is part of the plant cells. 
c)
The larynx holds the vocal chords. 
d)
The larynx holds the pharynx. 
37.
“Voice box”; makes sounds as air passes through vocal cords.
a)
trachea
b)
bronchi
c)
mouth
d)
larynx
38.
The elastic cartilage that covers the opening to the larynx during swallowing is the 
a)
epiglottis. 
b)
cuneiform cartilage. 
c)
cricoid cartilage.
d)
thyroid cartilage
39.

Label the image using the following choices.

40.

Identify the larynx.