Respiratory Quiz

What are alveoli?

• Tubes that connect the throat and lungs

• Tiny air sacs in the lungs

• The vocal cords in the throat

• The passage from the mouth to the larynx

What is the scientific name of the windpipe?

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Trachea

• Bronchi

The area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and produces vocal sounds?

• alveoli

• pharynx

• larynx

• bronchi

The flap of tissue that separates the trachea and the esophagus is called the

• larynx

• pharynx

• esophagus

• epiglottis

What structure is a part of both the respiratory and digestive systems?

• esophagus

• diaphragm

• pharynx

• trachea

What is the name of the structure beneath your lungs that contracts and relaxes to help move gases into and out of your lungs?

• Diaphragm

• Bronchus

• Alveoli

• Heart

Which of the following is the correct location of gas exchange?

• Bronchioles

• Alveoli

• Pharynx

• Nasal Cavity

What is the correct path that air takes as it moves from the nose to the lungs?

• pharynx – larynx – bronchi – trachea – alveoli

• larynx – pharynx – trachea – bronchi – alveoli

• pharynx – larynx – trachea – bronchi – alveoli

• larynx – pharynx – bronchi – trachea – alveoli

The contraction of the diaphragm causes the lungs to

• expand in volume for inhalation

• shrink in volume for inhalation

• expand in volume for exhalation

• shrink in volume for exhalation

Which structure warms and moistens air we breathe into our bodies?

• Bronchi

• Nose

• Alveoli

• Voice Box