The Upper Respiratory Tract

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

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

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Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

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 

Which body function is made possible by the cords in the larynx?

• swallowing
• breathing
• diffusion
• speech

A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea

• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis
• larynx

The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

• Eyes

• Nose

• Pharynx

• Larynx

Olfactory receptors are located in the nose. What are these receptors used for?

• sight

• smell

• touch

• taste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

• nose

• pharynx

• larynx

• trachea

Another name for the throat is called the:

• Nasopharynx
• Pharynx
• Larynx

Which is not a job of the respiratory system?

• taking in oxygen

• removing carbon dioxide

• moisten air

• transport glucose