Respiratory and Circulatory System Review

Which of the following is the main function of the respiratory system?

• To breathe

• To bring oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide

• To bring carbon dioxide into the body and remove oxygen

• To circulate the blood and deliver oxygen and nutrients to the cells

Where does respiration begin? (What is the primary entryway for air into the respiratory system?)

Every cell in the body needs oxygen. Why?

• Because the cells need to breathe

• To produce glucose through photosynthesis

• To help energy circulate through the blood

• To produce ATP through the process of cellular respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is the name of the small sacs found at the end of the bronchioles and where gas exchange takes place between the respiratory and circulatory systems?

• Alveoli

• Trachea

• Atrium

• Bronchi

Which of the following is the correct order of the flow of air through the respiratory system?

• Nose, larynx, pharynx, trachea, bronchioles, bronchi, alveoli

• Nose, lungs, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

• Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

• Nose, trachea, pharynx, lungs, bronchioles. alveoli

What is the first word that you think of when you hear the term "respiratory system"?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is the name of the tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that surround the alveoli and aid in gas exchange?

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Caterpillars

The scientific term for the throat

What is the name of structure #6?

• Right lung

• Diaphragm

• Bronchiole

• Trachea

What is the name of structure #2?

• Right lung

• Mouth

• Bronchiole

• Nose