The Respiratory System Lesson Quiz A Multiple Choice LESSON 1

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Lesson Quiz A
LESSON 1
The Respiratory System
Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before each question or statement, write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which activity is a function of the respiratory system?
A. taking oxygen into the body
B. digesting nutrients from food
C. carrying out cellular respiration
2. Gas exchange takes place between the respiratory and the
A. nervous
B. muscular
C. circulatory
systems.
3. Which system starts the process of breathing?
A. nervous
B. muscular
C. circulatory
Matching
Directions: On the line before each definition, write the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Each term is
used only once.
A. pharynx
5. two tubes that lead into the lungs
B. larynx
6. top of throat
C. trachea
7. sacs where gas exchange occurs
8. windpipe
9. main organs of the respiratory system
D. alveoli
E. bronchi
F. diaphragm
G. lungs
10. large muscle below the lungs that contracts
and relaxes during breathing
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Respiration and Circulation
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