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Tultiple Choice
Directions: Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number,
1. Which of the following is the following is the function of the respiratory system.
A Absorption of nutrients
C. Gas exchange
B. Transport of oxygen
D. Skeletal support
2. Which of the following statements describes the function of the diaphragm?
A. It contracts and relaxes during respiration to change the volume of the chest cavity
B. It serves as the passage of air into the lungs
C. It carries blood throughout the body
D. It is the site of gas exchange. .
3. The lungs bring into the body and eliminates
from the body.
A. Carbon Monoxide, Oxygen
C. Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
D. Oxygen, Carbon Monoxide
4. Which of the following structures is NOT part of the Respiratory System?
A. Alveoli
B. Bronchus
C. Heart
D. Trachea
5. A baby swallows her food and accidentally, it does not enter the esophagus. What structure
Not function properly and diverted the food into the respiratory tract instead of the esophag
B. Epiglotis
A. Trachea
D. Bronchus
C. Larynx
6. Which of the following statements is NOT part of exhalation?
A. The ribcage contracts inward
B. The volume of the chest cavity decreases,
C. The diaphragm contracts and pulls downward
pressure within the chest cavity increases.
do the exchange of oxygen and Carbon Dioxide take
D. Trachea