Chapter 13: The Respiratory System

Level 1

100

Which is not a respiratory organ?

a. lungs

b. diaphragm

c. esophagus

d. trachea

c. esophagus

200

The function of the respiratory system is to…

a. Exchange gasses

b. Digest food

c. Circulate blood

d. Defend against viruses

a. Exchange gasses

300

Which is part of the nasal cavity?

a. Esophagus

b. Larynx

c. Chonchae

d. Trachea

c. Chonchae

400

Which of the following is a muscular tube to the larynx?

a. Bronchi

b. Pharynx

c. Nasal Cavity

d. Trachea

b. Pharynx

Level 2

100

The part of the pharynx that is associate with the mouth is the:

a. nasopharynx

b. oropharynx

c. Laryngopharynx

d. tracheopharynx

b. oropharynx

200

Which of the following contains the vocal cords?

a. trachea

b. pharynx

c. larynx

d. Bronchi

c. larynx

300

Which of the following prevents food from getting into the respiratory system

a. chonchae

b. epiglottis

c. vocal cords

d. cilia

b. epiglottis

400

Most carbon dioxide is transported in the blood as

a. oxyhemoglobin.

b. bicarbonate ion.

c. reduced hemoglobin.

d. carbonic acid.

b. bicarbonate ion.

Level 3

100

Which of the following moves mucus and dirt out of the respiratory system

a. larynx

b. cilia

c. esophagus

d. trachea

b. cilia

200

List the bronchi from smallest to largest

a. Tertiary bronchi

b. Secondary bronchi

c. bronchiole

d. Primary bronchi

C,A,B,D

300

Which of the following has no reinforcing cartilage?

a. Tertiary bronchi

b. Secondary bronchi

c. bronchiole

d. Primary bronchi

c. bronchiole

400

The lining of the thoracic cavity is the

a. visceral peritoneum.

b. parietal peritoneum.

c. visceral pleura.

d. parietal pleura.

d. parietal pleura.

Level 4

100

The left lung has ___ lobes

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

b. 2

200

At the end of a normal exhalation, the diaphragm is

a. elevated and dome shaped.

b. elevated and flattened.

c. depressed and dome shaped.

d. depressed and flattened.

a. elevated and dome-shaped.

300

The alveoli are composed mostly of this epithelial tissue.

a. Simple cuboidal

b. Simple columnar

c. Simple squamous

d. Stratified squamous

c. Simple squamous

400

The muscle(s) that work during breathing are

a. alveoli.

b. diaphragm and intercostals.

c. neck.

d. Diaphragm only.

b. diaphragm and intercostals.

Final Round

500

The air in the lungs that cannot be voluntarily exhaled is the

a. tidal volume.

b. inspiratory reserve.

c. expiratory reserve.

d. residual volume.

d. residual volume.