The Respiratory System

The main function of the respiratory system is to bring _______________ into the body and exhale ___________________ out of the body. 

• oxygen, nitrogen 
• carbon dioxide, oxygen
• oxygen, carbon dioxide
• nitrogen, oxygen 

The scientific name for the windpipe is the ___________ ?

• larynx
• bronchi
• trachea
• alveoli

Structure #2 is the throat, also called the ?

• larynx
• pharynx 
• bronchi
• alveoli

The structure where actual gas exchange takes place is the ?

• alveoli
• larynx
• windpipe
• bronchi 

Actual gas exchange is accomplished by what process?

• osmosis
• isotonic exchange
•  diffusion 
• going up the concentration gradient.  

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The tiny structure indicated by # 6 is the ?

• bronchi
• capillary 
• alveoli
• cilia  

The muscle the expands and contracts the chest cavity is the ?

• biceps
• latissimus dorsi
• diaphragm 
• petrels 

The voice box is contained in the ?

• lungs
• trachea
• larynx
• alveoli

The lungs are located more to the back of the chest or the front of the chest?

• front
• back

When you smoke, instead of getting oxygen to your cells, you get ?

• carbon monoxide 
• methane
• nitrogen
• chlorine gas

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