QUIZ RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

• to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

• o break down food and absorb nutrients

• to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

What are the main organs of the respiratory system that allow us to breathe and for gas exchange to happen?

• diapragm

• lungs

• trachea

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 

• air/oxygen
• oxygen/carbon dioxide 
• carbon dioxide/waste 
• waste/air 

Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the ___ and the capillaries. 

• trachea 
• bronchi 
• alveoli
• diaphragm

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?

• esophogus
• bronchi
• trachea
• alveoli