Respiratory System Study Guide

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Respiratory Quiz Study Guide


Quiz Details: Multiple choice, true/false, short answer, diagram labeling 1. What are the functions of the respiratory system?

2. Define the process of respiration:

3. Explain what happens at alveoli. Include a diagram.

4. What are cilia? What role do they play in the respiratory system?

5. How does breathing work? Include the terms diaphragm, contract, relax, volume, rib cage, and chest cavity in your response. Inhalation Exhalation

6. Draw a picture of your model lung and label each part.

7. What are the effects of smoking on the respiratory system?

Multiple Choice Practice Questions

____1. This structure channels food/liquid into the esophagus and air into the lungs a. throat b. pharynx c. larynx d. Both A and B ____2. Which of the following happens during inhalation? a. Diaphragm relaxes, air rushes into lungs b. Diaphragm contracts, air rushes into lungs c. Diaphragm relaxes, air rushes out of lungs d. Diaphragm contracts, air rushes out of lungs ____3. The lungs are sealed in a closed chamber in the chest cavity called the. a. Pulmonary cavity b. Cardiac cavity c. Pleural cavity ____4. The actual site where gas exchange takes place in the lungs a. Bronchi b. Alveoli c. lung tissue _____5. The type of blood vessel that exchanges CO2 and O2 with the alveoli a. vein b. artery c. capillary d. All of the above ___6. Respiration is a. The process of gas exchange with the environment b. The process of breathing in CO2 and breathing out O2 c. What happens when you hyperventilate d. Controlled only automatically by your medulla oblongata (lizard brain) ____7. The large tubes leading to the lungs called airways a. trachea b. bronchi c. alveoli d. larynx d. Crying cavity

____8. In the model lung lab, what structure did the balloon that covered the base of the water bottle represent? a. diaphragm b. lung c. chest cavity d. trachea ____9. How does gas exchange at the alveoli/capillaries take place? a. osmosis b. diffusion c. active transport d. passive transport

____10. When one eats food, the ________________ closes the opening of the trachea so food doesnt get into the respiratory system. a. epiglottis b. larynx c. nasal cavity d. elf in your throat BONUS: How are the circulatory and respiratory systems interconnected?

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