RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

1. Write the correct sequence of the

pathway through which air travels
after entering the body.
a. Larynx,
pharynx,
trachea
bronchioles
b. Pharynx,
larynx,
trachea,
bronchioles
c. Pharynx,
larynx,
bronchioles,
trachea
d. Pharynx,
trachea,
larynx,
bronchioles
2. Which process does not occur in the
nasal cavity?
a. Trapping of large foreign bodies
b. Exchange of gases
c. Humidification of inhaled air
d. Warming of inhaled air
3. Normal rate of respiration in an adult
human being is _______ times/
minute.
a. 10-12
b. 12-14
c. 16-18
d. 22-24
4. Spirometer measures:
a. Capacity of lungs
b. Volume of air inhaled and exhaled
c. Residual air
d. All of these
5. Identify diaphragm in this diagram.

c. Starch
d. None of these

7. What is the leaf-like structure which

prevents the entry of food into
respiratory passages?
a. Larynx
b. Epiglottis
c. Pharynx
d. Tongue
8. Which part of the respiratory tract is
also known as the voice box?
a. Pharynx
b. Larynx
c. Trachea
d. Epiglottis
9. Which cells of the blood carry oxygen
to different parts of the body?
a. Red blood
b. Plasma
c. Leukosit
d. Trombosit
10.True or False: Trachea contains 16-20
'C'-shaped cartilaginous rings.
a. True
b. False
11.True or False: Breathing through the
mouth is considered as good as
breathing through the nose.
a. True
b. False
12.True or False: Exhalation and
inhalation of air is known as "cellular
respiration".
a. True
b. False

a.
b.
c.
d.

B
C
D
E

6. Complete the equation:

Glucose + Oxygen = _______ + Water
+ CO2
a. Energy
b. Sucrose

13.True or False: Two-layered membrane

which covers the lungs is known as
pericardium.
a. True
b. False
14.The average percentage of oxygen in
inhaled air is 21%. Which one of the
following
is
the
most
likely
percentage of oxygen in exhaled air?
a. 0%
b. 16%
c. 21%
d. 25%

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15.At rest, the average breathing rate of

an adult is.
a. 12 to 15 breaths per minute
b. 60 to 65 breaths per minute
c. 3 to 5 breaths per minute
d. 100 + breaths per minute
16.Which one of the following equations
best describes aerobic respiration?
a. glucose + carbon dioxide
oxygen + water vapour + energy
b. carbon dioxide + oxygen water
vapour + glucose + energy
c. glucose + oxygen carbon
dioxide + water vapour + energy
d. energy + oxygen carbon
dioxide + water vapour + glucose
17.What happens to your lungs when
you breath in?
a. They expand
b. They absorb carbon dioxide
c. They push up the diaphragm
d. They manufacture glucose
18.Which
one
of
the
following
statements is NOT correct for
anaerobic respiration?
a. Anaerobic
respiration
occurs
when yeast converts sugar to
alcohol during fermentation
b. Anaerobic respiration does not
use oxygen to release energy
from food
c. Anaerobic
respiration
always
involves the presence of oxygen
d. Anaerobic
respiration
occurs
when milk is caused to go sour by
the action of bacteria
19.Air contains nitrogen. What happens
to the nitrogen in inhaled air?
a. Its changed into nitrogen oxide.
b. Its absorbed into the digestive
system and aids digestion.
c. Its
exhaled
again
without
anything happening to it.
d. It
circulates
through
our
bloodstream.

20.When would a human body be most

likely to respire anaerobically?
a. When running a marathon
b. When eating
c. When watching TV
d. When asleep

21.When humans exhale, air goes from

the bronchus into the
a. bronchioles
b. alveoli
c. nostrils
d. trachea
22.Where in the respiratory system
would you find rings of cartilage ?
a. alveoli
b. diaphragm
c. trachea
d. nose
23.Another name for the
system is the
a. digestive system
b. respiratory system
c. circulatory system
d. nervous system

breathing

24.Which one of the following pairs of

items are both necessary for
respiration to take place?
a. glucose and sunlight
b. glucose and oxygen
c. glucose and carbon dioxide
d. sunlight and carbon dioxide
25.When we breathe in, we inhale many
gases, including
oxygen. What
happens to the gases that the body
can't use?
a. They are exhaled.
b. They are changed into oxygen by
the lungs.
c. They circulate through the body
and are disposed of later.
d. They are absorbed into the
digestive system and
e. used to create energy.