Respiration Practice Test
Name __________________
1. Cellular respiration involves the breakdown of ______________ to form ___________
2. ___________ respiration involves the movement of air to the blood
3. ___________ respiration involves the movement of blood to tissue
4. This organelle uses oxygen to produce cellular energy. ______________
5. This is the waste product of cellular respiration. _______________
6. This is the average number of breaths that a human takes in 1 minute__________
7. This is the number of liters of air that a human takes in 1 minute _______________
8. The scientific name for your throat is actually a crossroads between the esophagus and
trachea. _____________________
9. Gentleman, your Adam’s apple is actually this __________________
10. This is another name for your voice-box. _____________________
11. This is the main tube that leads to your lungs. ____________________
12. The 2 main branches that split off the windpipe are called ___________________
13. The small branched tubes that lead to the alveoli are called ____________________
14. The right lung has _________ lobes
15. The left lung has ____________ lobes
16. The reason the left lung has fewer lobes than the right lung is because _______________
__________________________________________________________
17. There are ___________ million alveoli in the lungs
18. This is the liquid that is made in the lungs that reduces surface tension. It makes the
lungs slippery. ___________________________
19. This is another name for the chest cavity __________________
20. This is the name of the membrane that surrounds the lungs ____________________
21. This is the part of the brain that controls your breathing_______________________
22. This is the muscle directly under the lungs _____________________
23. When the above muscle contracts during inhalation, the volume of the lungs
________________, while the pressure of the lungs _________________
24. When the above muscle relax during exhalation, the volume of the lungs
________________, while the pressure of the lungs _________________
25. The intercostals muscles are the muscles of these body parts. _________________
26. This is the amount of air that moved in and out in 1 breath. It is called the ____________
volume
27. This is the maximum amount of air that is taken in 1 breath. It is called the
____________ capacity
28. This is the amount of air that remains in the lungs after you breathe out. It is called the
___________________ volume
29. Blood coming from the tissues to the lungs would have this color. ______________
30. Blood going from the lungs to the tissues would have this color. ______________
31. During inspiration, the alveoli fill with this gas. _______________
32. During inspiration, the blood vessels will dump this gas off into the lungs __________
33. It is this process by which gas exchange occurs in the lungs. ____________________
34. Blood leaving the lungs will go to __________________________
35. This is the pigment that allows red blood cells to attach to oxygen. _________________
36. This is the element that is bound to the above pigment. _______________________
37. The small blood vessels that connect to tissues are called ____________________
38. This is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere. _________________
39. As one moves up in elevation, the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere
_______________
40. What is the theoretical lung capacity of a 20 year old girl who is 172cm tall?
a. ~2 liters
b. ~3 liters
c. ~4 liters
d. ~5 liters
Answer Key
1. Glucose, ATP
2. External
3. Internal
4. Mitochondria
5. CO2 & H20
6. 16-20
7. .25L
8. pharynx
9. larynx
10. larynx
11. trachea
12. bronchi
13. bronchioles
14. 3
15. 2
16. Positioning of heart in thoracic cavity
17. 300 million
18. surfactant
19. thoracic cavity
20. pleural
21. medulla oblongata
22. diaphragm
23. increases;decreases
24. decreases; increases
25. ribs
26. tidal
27. vital
28. residual
29. blue
30. red
31. oxygen
32. CO2
33. Diffusion
34. Heart
35. Hemoglobin
36. Iron
37. Capillaries
38. Nitrogen
39. Decreases
40. A- 2 liters