• 1. 
    Olfactory receptors are located in the mucosa of the nose. What are these receptors used for?

  • sight
  • smell
  • touch
  • taste
  • 2. 
    When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.

  • air/oxygen
  • oxygen/carbon dioxide
  • carbon dioxide/waste
  • waste/air
  • 3. 
    The division of the trachea forms

  • nose
  • main bronchi
  • lungs
  • alveoli
  • 4. 
    The opening between vocal cords

  • glottis
  • epiglottis
  • 5. 
    Given the following structures:1. larynx2. nasal cavity3. pharynx4. tracheaWhich 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
  • 6. 
    The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

  • Eyes
  • Nose
  • Pharynx
  • Larynx
  • 7. 
    The left lung has three lobes and the right lung has two.

  • True
  • False
  • 8. 
    The process of diffusing oxygen from the blood, into the interstitial fluid and into the cells.

  • inspiration
  • expiration
  • internal respiration
  • external respiration
  • 9. 
    Breathing out; exhalation of breath.

  • Inspiration
  • Expiration
  • 10. 
    The drawing in of breath; inhalation.

  • Inspiration
  • Expiration
  • 11. 
    A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.

  • Sinus
  • Nose
  • Pharynx
  • Larynx
  • 12. 
    The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

  • bronchi
  • lungs
  • oxygen
  • alveoli
  • 13. 
    Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

  • Pharynx
  • Trachea
  • Epiglottis
  • 14. 
    Which lung has 2 lobes?

  • Right
  • Left
  • 15. 
    The process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.

  • inspiration
  • expiration
  • internal respiration
  • external respiration
  • 16. 
    What is the site of gas exchange?

  • alveoli
  • nose
  • lung
  • bronchi
  • 17. 
    Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

  • nose
  • pharynx
  • larynx
  • trachea
  • 18. 
    Which body function is made possible by the fibrous bands stretched across the larynx?

  • swallowing
  • breathing
  • diffusion
  • speech
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