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Human Respiratory System Concepts

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What important gas do our bodies need to breathe?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

2.

What part of your body helps to filter the air you breathe by catching dust?

a)

Lungs

b)

Windpipe

c)

Nostrils

d)

Heart

3.

What helps to catch dust particles when air first enters your nose?

a)

Mucus

b)

Tiny hairs

c)

Lungs

d)

Windpipe

4.

What is the other name for the windpipe?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Alveoli

c)

Trachea

d)

Diaphragm

5.

What are the two tubes that branch out from the trachea and go into the lungs?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Bronchi

c)

Cilia

d)

Nostrils

6.

What are the tiny hairs in the bronchi that move mucus called?

a)

Nostrils

b)

Trachea

c)

Alveoli

d)

Cilia

7.

What sticky substance in the bronchi collects germs and harmful particles?

a)

Water

b)

Mucus

c)

Blood

d)

Air

8.

How many parts (lobes) does the right lung have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

9.

How many parts (lobes) does the left lung have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

10.

Why is the left lung a little smaller than the right lung?

a)

To make space for the stomach

b)

To make space for the heart

c)

To help you run faster

d)

To help you digest food

11.

What are the small, spongy air sacs in the lungs called where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged?

a)

Bronchi

b)

Trachea

c)

Alveoli

d)

Cilia

12.

What is the dome-shaped muscle found below the lungs?

a)

Heart

b)

Stomach

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Ribs

13.

What happens to the diaphragm when you breathe in?

a)

It expands

b)

It relaxes

c)

It contracts

d)

It stays still

14.

Which organ in the human body is the only one that can float on water?

a)

Heart

b)

Brain

c)

Lungs

d)

Liver

15.

About how many times does a person breathe in one day?

a)

1,000

b)

5,000

c)

10,000

d)

20,000