Respiratory System Quiz

What is the primary function of the respiratory system?

• Transporting nutrients

• Removing waste products

• Exchanging gases

• Regulating body temperature

Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 

• 1,2,3,4
• 2,3,1,4
• 2,1,3,4
• 4,2,3,1 

Where are your vocal cords located?

• Nose
• Lungs
• Larynx
• Alveoli

The Bronchi branch out into many different smaller tubes which take oxygen to the alveoli. What are these tiny tubes called?

• Trachea
• Larynx
• Pharynx
• Bronchioles

What are the tiny air sacs at the end of the Bronchioles, that transfer oxygen into the blood stream?

• Trachea
• Bronchi
• Alveoli
• Larynx

What is labeled at E?

• bronchi

• trachea

• pharynx

• none of the above

A small flap of tissue that covers the trachea when swallowing is called the

• bronchi

• larynx

• pharynx

• epiglottis

Which system shares the pharynx with the respiratory system?

• circulatory

• digestive

• excretory

• skeletal

Which part of the Respiratory System collects air from the environment & heats/moistens the air before entering the body?

• lungs

• nasal cavity

• heart

• oral cavity

What is another name for the windpipe?

• Lungs
• Trachea
• Larynx
• Epiglottis