5th-6th Science Chapter 11 Review- The Respiratory System Question Preview (ID: 55825)


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Irritation to the lining of the airways causes air to be violently released through the nose in a ______.
a) laugh
b) sneeze
c) cough
d) hiccup

The pitch of a sound that you make depends on the length and ___ of your vocal cords.
a) thickness
b) color
c) size
d) solidity

In order to live and function every cell needs ___.
a) carbon dioxide
b) helium
c) nitrogen
d) oxygen

Breathing that you can think about and control for a short time is called ___ breathing.
a) voluntary
b) involutary
c) step-by-step
d) mandatory

Which part of the respiratory system is a strong, curved muscle attached below the lungs to the lower ribs and backbone?
a) the cilia
b) the epiglottis
c) the diaphragm
d) the alveoli

Which part of the respiratory system are saclike organs that replace the carbon dioxide in your blood with oxygen?
a) the bronchioles
b) the lungs
c) the bronchi
d) the cilia

Which part of the body controls breathing?
a) the trachea
b) the lungs
c) the cilia
d) the brain

Which respiratory disorder often causes the muscles around the bronchial tubes to tighten more than normal, making it hard for a person to breathe?
a) te flu
b) asthma
c) pnemonia
d) a cold

Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place?
a) in the alveoli
b) in the bronchi
c) in the pharyn
d) in the trachaea

Which part of the respiratory system is the flap of tissue that covers the trachea when a person swallows?
a) the larynx
b) the vocal cords
c) the epiglottis
d) the diaphragm

The sound caused by air that cannot move freely and causes parts of the mouth and throat to vibrate and hit together is a ____.
a) hiccup
b) burp
c) cough
d) snore

Cell use oxygen and produce _______.
a) nitrogen
b) carbon dioxide
c) helium
d) carbon monoxide

When the lungs become infected, a person has ___.
a) bronchitis
b) mono
c) pneumonia
d) asthma

What are tiny blood vessels that surround the alveoli?
a) bronchi
b) capillaries
c) cilia
d) larynx

What is also known as the windpipe?
a) cilia
b) larynx
c) pharynx
d) trachea

What are tiny air sacs in the lungs?
a) bronchi
b) capillaries
c) cilia
d) alveoli

What is also called the throat?
a) cilia
b) larynx
c) pharynx
d) trachea

What are two tubes that branch off the trachea?
a) alveoli
b) bronchi
c) capillaries
d) cilia

What is also called the voice box?
a) cilia
b) larynx
c) pharynx
d) trachea

What are tiny, hairlike structures that line the nasal passages as well as most of the respiratory system?
a) alveoli
b) bronchi
c) cilia
d) capillaries

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