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Respiratory System Review
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Question 1
1.
Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system in humans?
Allow carbon dioxide from the bloodstream to be released from the body
Allow oxygen to be absorbed into the bloodstream
Allow carbon dioxide to be absorbed into the bloodstream
Allow oxygen from the bloodstream to be released from the body
Question 2
2.
What reaction is the oxygen absorbed into the bloodstream from the lungs used for in our cells?
Question 3
3.
What structure hopefully prevents food/liquid from entering the windpipe?
Question 4
4.
What structure contains the vocal chords?
Question 5
5.
What are the small sacks in the lungs where the majority of gas exchange occurs called?
Question 6
6.
What small blood vessels surround the structures from the previous question?
Question 7
7.
Which direction does a molecule want to move when crossing a membrane through simple diffusion?
From areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration
From areas of low concentration to areas of high concentration
Question 8
8.
When the blood is passing the alveoli, where is the high concentration of oxygen?
Inside the alveoli
Inside the bloodstream
Question 9
9.
Based on your previous answer, where does the oxygen naturally want to move?
Into the alveoli
Into the bloodstream
Question 10
10.
When the blood is passing the alveoli, where is the high concentration of carbon dioxide?
Inside the alveoli
Inside the bloodstream
Question 11
11.
Based on your previous answer, where does the carbon dioxide naturally want to move?
Into the alveoli
Into the bloodstream
Question 12
12.
What is the path of oxygen in your respiratory system?
Larynx
Bronchioles
Bronchial tubes
Alveoli
Trachea
Pharynx
The bloodstream (in the capillaries)
Oral/nasal cavity
Question 13
13.
What is the path of carbon dioxide in your respiratory system?
Oral/nasal cavity
Trachea
Bronchioles
Alveoli
Larynx
The bloodstream (in the capillaries)
Bronchial tubes
Pharynx
Question 14
14.
What is the muscle below the lungs that helps to change the volume in the lungs called?
Question 15
15.
What other structures that surround the lungs (made of bone and cartilage) help to change the volume of the lungs?
Question 16
16.
As the volume of a container increases what happens to the pressure?
Question 17
17.
As the volume of a container decreases what happens to the pressure?
Question 18
18.
Which direction does a gas want to move?
From areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
Question 19
19.
In order to increase the pressure inside of the lungs which of the following occurs?
The diaphragm increases in size
The diaphragm relaxes
The volume of the lungs decreases
The volume of the lungs increases
The diaphragm contracts
The rib cage expands
The rib cage contracts
The diaphragm decreases in size
Question 20
20.
In order to decrease the pressure inside of the lungs which of the following occurs?
The diaphragm contracts
The diaphragm relaxes
The volume of the lungs increases
The diaphragm increases in size
The diaphragm decreases in size
The volume of the lungs decreases
The rib cage contracts
The rib cage expands
Question 21
21.
The inside of the lungs has a pressure of 1.0 atm. The atmosphere has a pressure of 1.3 atm.
You will exhale
The air outside of your body will enter your lungs
You will inhale
The air in your lungs will leave
The pressure inside your lungs and outside of your body will try to equalize
Question 22
22.
The inside of the lungs has a pressure of 1.4 atm. The atmosphere has a pressure of 0.8 atm.
The pressure inside your lungs and outside of your body will try to equalize
The air in your lungs will leave
The air outside of your body will enter your lungs
You will inhale
You will exhale
Question 23
23.
What happens when you go up in altitude?
The atmospheric pressure decreases
It is harder to exhale
It is harder to inhale
The atmospheric pressure increases
There is less oxygen available in the atmophere
There is more oxygen available in the atmosphere