UNIT 5: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

1. The membrane around the lungs is the __________.

a. peritoneum
b. mucosa
c. pleura
d. mediastinum
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2. The term for inflammation of the lung is _________.
a. bronchitis
b. pneumonia
c. pleurisy
d. laryngitis
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3. Pulmonary disease with destruction of alveoli is __________.
a. emphysema
b. hypopnea
c. pertussis
d. asthma
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4. What part of the respiratory tree is affected by emphysema?
a. trachea
b. bronchi
c. alveoli
d. bronchioles
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5. What part of the respiratory tree is mainly affected by asthma?
a. bronchi
b. pharynx
c. alveoli
d. larynx
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6. Patients with asthma commonly experience wheezing as the _______are narrow and
tighten.
a. bronchi
b. pharynx
c. alveoli
d. larynx
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7. All of the following are symptoms of asthma EXCEPT__________.
a. wheezing
b. coughing
c. difficult breathing
d. sneezing
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8. Martha has trouble _______ because of her asthma.
a. wheezing
b. breathing
c. coughing
d. speaking
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9. Alveoli lose their shape in a person with emphysema when ________.
a. the person exhales
b. the person inhales
c. bronchial tubes become inflamed
d. the person takes medicine
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10. __________is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease where the air sacs in
the lungs become damaged and stretched.
a. Emphysema
b. Asthma
c. Pleurisy
d. Epistaxis
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11. The __________ lose their functionality and shape in people with emphysema.
a. airways
b. alveoli
c. bronchial tubes
d. lungs
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12. The smallest divisions of the bronchial tree are the __________.
a. alveoli
b. alveolus
c. bronchioles
d. bronchi
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13. During respiration, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place through
the walls of the __________.
a. alveoli
b. arteries
c. capillaries
d. veins
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14. The term meaning spitting blood or blood-stained sputum is __________.
a. effusion
b. epistaxis
c. hemoptysis
d. hemothorax
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15. The term __________ means an abnormally rapid rate of respiration.
a. apnea
b. bradypnea
c. tachypnea
d. dyspnea
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16. Which pair doesn’t match?
a. throat - pharynx
b. voicebox - larynx
c. air sac - alveolus
d. windpipe - bronchus

17. Which pair doesn’t match?

a. emphysema – pulmonary disease with destruction of alveoli
b. pertussis – whooping cough
c. epistaxis – nosebleed
d. hemoptysis – difficult breathing
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18. Which statement about the respiratory system is FALSE?
a. The vocal folds are located in the pharynx.
b. The right lung has three lobes.
c. The opening between the vocal folds is the glottis.
d. The pharynx is the throat.
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19. Which statement about the respiratory system is FALSE?
a. The diaphragm flattens during exhalation.
b. The right lung has three lobes.
c. The opening between the vocal folds is the glottis.
d. The pharynx is the throat.
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20. The sound of a (n) ________ patient’s breathing is also called wheeze.
a. asthma
b. pleurisy
c. pneumonia
d. haemoptysis
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21. When a patient has difficulty breathing, he suffers from______.
a. dyspnea
b. crackles
c. wheezes
d. paralysis
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22. A loose cough is one that produces sputum. It is also known as a _______
cough.
a. productive
b. non-productive
c. dry
d. whooping
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23. The patient said that he had shortness of breath. He might suffer from _______.
a. orthopnoea
b. dyspnoea
c. wheezes
d. crackles
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24. The doctor asked the patient “ Take a deep breath in. Don’t ________. ”
a. cough
b. exhale
c. inhale
d. breathe
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25. Air can enter the body and travel to the lungs ___________
a. through the mouth and the nose
b. through the oesophagus and gullet
c. through the windpipe and the pores
d. through the nose and the nervous system
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26. What is the name of the tiny air sacs in your lungs?
a. Bronchioles
b. Ravioli
c. Alveoli
d. Bronx
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27. The exchange of gases occurs in the __________.
a. trachea
b. bronchioles
c. alveoli
d. bronchus
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28. Air enters your lungs through the ____________.
a. trachea
b. esophagus
c. alveoli
d. lobes
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29. Each lung is covered by a double-layered membrane called the _________.
a. cavity
b. pleura
c. lobe
d. mucosa
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30. Which of the following describes a correct order of structures in the respiratory
passeways?
a. pharynx, trachea, larynx, bronchi, bronchioles
b. larynx, pharynx, trachea, bronchiles, bronchi
c. trachea, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, bronchioles
d. pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles
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31. Breathing in is called_____________.
a. exhalation
b. inhalation
c. respiration
d. perspiration
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32. Divisions of the lungs are known as___________.
a. trachea
b. bronchi
c. bronchioles
d. lobes
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33. Breathing out air is called____________.
a. inspiration
b. expiration
c. respiration
d. perspiration
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34. _________means breathing is easiest or possible only in an upright position.
a. Dyspnea
b. Apnea
c. Dysphonia
d. Orthopnea
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35. ___________is the inflammation of the pleura.
a. Pleurisy
b. Pneumonia
c. Pleural effusion
d. Anthracosis
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36. The vocal cords are in the ______________.
a. pharynx
b. larynx
c. esophagus
d. trachea
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37. One of the two larger air passages originating from the trachea is called the
____________.
a. larynx
b. pharynx
c. bronchus
d. bronchiole
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