EVALUATION
EVALUATION
(Module 1)
INSTRUCTION: Understand and answer the following questions. For the multiple choice, encircle the
correct answer, while for the explanation, write your answer to the box provided.
1. Which of the following statements about the human respiratory system is false?
a) When we breathe in, air travels from the pharynx to the trachea.
b) The bronchioles branch into bronchi.
c) Alveolar ducts connect to alveolar sacs.
d) Gas exchange between the lungs and blood takes place in the alveolus.
2. Which of the following statements about the circulatory system is false?
a) Blood in the pulmonary vein is deoxygenated.
b) Blood in the inferior vena cava is deoxygenated.
c) Blood in the pulmonary artery is deoxygenated.
d) Blood in the aorta is oxygenated.
3. The respiratory system .
a) provides body tissues with oxygen
b) provides body tissues with oxygen and carbon dioxide
c) establishes how many breaths are taken per minute
d) provides the body with carbon dioxide
4.Which is the order of airflow during inhalation?
a) nasal cavity, trachea, larynx, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
b) nasal cavity, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
c) nasal cavity, larynx, trachea, bronchioles, bronchi, alveoli
d) nasal cavity, trachea, larynx, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
5.Where does the right ventricle send blood?
a) the head
b) the upper body
c) the lungs
d) the lower body
6. During the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle, the heart is .
a) contracting
b) relaxing
c) contracting and relaxing
d) filling with blood
7.How do arteries differ from veins?
a) Arteries have thicker wall layers to accommodate the changes in pressure from the heart.
b) Arteries carry blood.
c) Arteries have thinner wall layers and valves and move blood by the action of skeletal muscle.
d) Arteries are thin walled and are used for gas exchange.
8. Describe the function of these terms and describe where they are located:
main bronchus: ______________
trachea: ____________________
Alveoli: ____________________
9. How does the structure of alveoli maximize gas exchange?
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10. Describe the gas exchange in the respiratory system?
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