Practice Test for Respiratory System

This is the body system responsible for getting oxygen into the body and removing carbon dioxide from the body.

• Digestive System

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

• Nervous System

 This term refers to the overall exchange of gases between the atmosphere, the blood, and the cells.

• breathing

• respiration

• peripheral gas exchange

This refers to the act of taking in and out of the air in the lungs.

• breathing

• respiration

• pulmonary gas exchange

This tube-like structure is made up of flexible cartilage rings and connects the larynx to the lungs.

• pharynx

• trachea

• bronchi

This is composed of two elastic ligaments which produce our voice

• larynx

• pharynx

• trachea

• vocal cords

This is the waste product of animal respiration.

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• argon

This refers to the two openings of the nose.

• nasal cavity

• nostrils

• nasal septum

This is also called the voice box.

• larynx

• pharynx

• trachea

• vocal cords

This is the major muscle of respiration that contracts upon inhalation and relaxes during exhalation

• trachea

• diaphragm

• bronchi

• alveoli

 This term refers to the tiny air sacs found at the end of the bronchioles that inflate during inhalation and deflate during exhalation.

• trachea

• diaphragm

• bronchi

• alveoli