1) This is also referred to as the voice box a) Larynx b) Bronchioles c) Lungs d) Trachea e) Pharynx f) Alveoli 2) The breathable surface area of the lung the size of a/an a) Swimming pool b) Basketball Court c) Tennis Court d) AFL oval e) Adelaide 3) Carries air from larynx to lungs a) Larynx b) Lungs c) Windpipe d) Trachea e) Nose Cavity  4) What happens to the diaphragm when you inhale? a) contracts and moves downwards b) relaxes and moves upwards c) contracts and moves upwards d) contracts and stays the same e) relaxes and moves downwards 5) What happens to the diaphragm when you exhale? a) contracts and moves upwards b) relaxes and move downwards c) relaxes d) contracts e) relaxes and returns upwards 6) First place where oxygen enters the body a) trachea b) nose c) lungs d) alveoli e) bronchi f) nose cavity 7) Which of the following is a function of the respiratory system? a) gas exchange b) absorption of nutrients c) transport of oxygen d) structural support 8) Oxygen from the air enters the blood stream at what location? a) cardiac notch b) pulmonary vein c) alveoli d) paranasal sinuses 9) Which of the following is the correct pathway through which air travels in the human respiratory system? a) nose, lungs, pharynx, trachea b) nose, pharynx, trachea, lungs c) pharynx, nose, trachea, lungs 10) What is the anatomical name for the throat? a) larynx b) nose cavity c) throat d) pharynx e) trachea f) lungs 11) Which is the large major organ of the respiratory system where the gas exchange takes place? a) trachea b) lungs c) heart d) bronchi e) alveoli 12) Which activity would most people with one lung find difficult? a) Sleeping b) Working at a desk c) walking up a ramp d) climbing several flights of stairs 13) The cell the carries oxygen around the body is a) oxygen-carrying cell b) red blood cell c) O2-cell d) lung cell

(Year 8) Respiratory System Quiz

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