Digestive And Respiratory Systems Question Preview (ID: 21212)


Covers The Basics Of The Systems Focusing On The Structure And Function Of A Few Organs In Each System. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Breaking down food into nutrients the body can absorb is the function of which system?
a) food system
b) respiratory system
c) circulatory system
d) digestive system

Enabling a person to breathe by taking in oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide is the function of which system?
a) digestive system
b) respiratory system
c) circulatory system
d) nervous system

Which organ is not part of the digestive system?
a) esophagus
b) stomach
c) trachea
d) small intestine

The digestive system organs are made of
a) cartilage
b) smooth muscle
c) cilia
d) skeletal muscle

Which organ has the function of absorbing nutrients?
a) large intestine
b) bronchi
c) stomach
d) small intestine

Which organ contains cilia?
a) trachea
b) small intestine
c) alveoli
d) esophagus

The organ where gas exchange occurs is the
a) villi
b) cilia
c) alveoli
d) small intestine

The larynx, trachea, and bronchi are made of
a) smooth muscle
b) cilia
c) alveoli
d) cartilage

Which organs help keep dirt and debris out of the lungs?
a) larynx and trachea
b) trachea and nose
c) bronchioles and nose
d) trachea and alveoli

The structure of the nose that traps dirt and debris is
a) nose hairs
b) cilia
c) mucus membranes
d) villi

The organ that squeezes food to the stomach is the
a) esophagus
b) trachea
c) sphincter
d) small intestine

Microscopic air sacs in the lungs are known as
a) villi
b) cilia
c) bronchioles
d) alveoli

Finger like projections in the small intestine are
a) cilia
b) villi
c) alveoli
d) capillaries

One function of the small intestine is to
a) absorb water
b) transport air to the lungs
c) store feces
d) completely break down all nutrients

Diffusion of nutrients occurs in the
a) large intestine
b) alveoli
c) stomach
d) villli

Diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the
a) alveoli
b) cilia
c) villli
d) mucus

The villi and alveoli are surrounded by
a) cilia
b) capillaries
c) mucus
d) lung tissue

The pathway of food, nutrients, and waste through the digestive system is
a) mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine
b) mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine
c) mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
d) mouth, stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine

The pathway of air to the lungs is
a) nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
b) nose, trachea, larynx, bronchioles, bronchi, alveoli
c) nose, larynx, trachea, bronchioles, bronchi, alveoli
d) nose, trachea, larynx, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

The process of digestion ends in which organ?
a) large intestine
b) rectum
c) stomach
d) small intestine

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