The Respiratory System - Quiz

The respiratory system is a group of organs that helps us breathe, inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. Oxygen is needed to transform the nutrients in food into energy. We need energy to move, think, talk, and carry out all of our daily activities.

Click on the link below and answer the questions. Don't copy the questions on your paper. Write only the number or letter and the correct answer.

http://hes.ucfsd.org/gclaypo/repiratorysys.html

1. What is the respiratory system?

2. What are the most important parts of the respiratory system?

3. Write the part of the respiratory system that matches the definitions below:
a) The dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the lungs: _______________.

b)  Main organs of the respiratory system. They take oxygen in the body and carbon dioxide out of the body_______________.

c) The two tubes that take air directly into the lungs: ______________.

d) The  main tube that takes air into two smaller tubes that get in the lungs:______________.

 

4. Read the "Frequently asked questions" section. Choose the correct answer:

"These are sudden, involuntary movements of the diaphragm, you don't have control over it, it may be caused because  the diaphragm may get irritated or  because you may have eaten too fast, "

a)   yawn                               b) hiccups                         c) sneeze 

5. What is the result of the combination of nutrients and oxygen? __________

When you finish, you may visit each part of the respiratory system by clicking on the following link:

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/health/lesson/respiratory-system/

Click, one by one, to each part of the respiratory system. You go back to the beginning by clicking on "replay".

 At home, you may read and listen the following article:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/lungs.html 

Here you can watch a video and do a quiz!

http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/RSmovie.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle