1.

These are tiny sacs in the lungs through which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes
place.

A) alveoli

B) cilia

C) bronchi

D) breathing

2. The mechanical process of moving air into and out of the lungs; also called ventilation.

A) alveoli

B) respiration

C) cilia

D) breathing

3. Tiny hairlike extensions of cells that line the respiratory tract. They move in a wavelike fashion to help
eliminate dust and germs from the body.

A) bronchi

B) alveoli

C) cilia

D) breathing

4. The amount of air the lungs can hold after taking as deep a breath as possible (the sum of vital
capacity and residual volume).

A) breathing

B) residual volume

C) total lung capacity

D) vital capacity

5. The total amount of air that a person can exhale after taking as deep a breath as possible.

A) cilia

B) vital capacity

C) residual volume
D) total lung capacity

6. An organic chemical in which energy is stored and from which energy is released to meet the body’s
needs.

A) ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

B) calorie

C) cellular respiration

D) oxidation

7. A unit of heat energy. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1
degree Celsius.

A) oxidation

B) calorie

C) cellular respiration

D) ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

8. The process by which glucose combines with oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

A) energy

B) ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

C) calorie

D) cellular respiration

9. A rapid form of oxidation that releases heat and, in many cases, light.

A) energy

B) ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

C) calorie

D) combustion

10. The process by which substances combine with oxygen.

A) calorie

B) ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

C) oxidation

D) energy

11. One of the two thin-walled upper chambers of the heart.

A) atrium

B) ventricle

C) villi

D) aorta

12. The force exerted by blood against vessel walls.

A) blood pressure

B) pulse

C) calorie

D) atrium

13. A transport system in which the fluid is confined within vessels.

A) open circulatory system

B) closed circulatory system

C) blood pressure

14. A group of specialized cells in the right atrium of the heart that establish the basic rhythm of the
heartbeat.

A) pacemaker

B) atrium

C) valve

D) ventricle

15. The rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries; initiated by the contractions of the ventricles of the
heart.

A) villi

B) ventricle
C) valve

D) pulse

16. A structure in the heart and some veins that prevents the blood from flowing backward.

A) villi

B) atrium

C) ventricle

D) valve

17. One of the two thick-walled lower chambers of the heart; the pumping part of the heart.

A) atrium

B) ventricle

C) valve

D) villi

18. When you inhale, your diaphragm

A) Stays the same

B) Moves up

C) None of the these

D) Moves down

19. Risk factors for high blood pressure include all of these EXCEPT

A) Excess cholesterol

B) Smoking

C) Exercise

D) Obesity

20. Which of the following statements best describes one step of gas exchange in the lungs?

A) Oxygen passes into the alveoli from the bloodstream.

B) Waste carbon dioxide passes into the bloodstream from the alveoli.
C) None of the these.

D) Waste carbon dioxide passes into the alveoli from the bloodstream.

21. Which of the following DOES NOT happen during inhalation?

A) The diaphragm moves up.

B) The ribs move upward and outward.

C) Air moves into the lungs.

D) The pressure in the lungs decrease.

22. The primary goal of cellular respiration is to release this from digested nutrients.

A) Carbon Dioxide

B) Energy

C) Sugar

D) Water

23. What are the five main parts of the circulatory system?

A) arteriosclerosis, hypertension, heart attacks, edema and heart failure

B) pulmonary, systemic, lymphatic, circulatory and respiratory

C) heart, arteries, capillaries, blood and veins

D) oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium, and hydrogen

24. The main functions of blood are to:

A) carry oxygen, nutrients, and wastes; fight disease; and regulate temperature

B) digest food and break it down to be used as energy

C) carry messages through all the body to direct body movement

D) carry messages to parts of cells to tell them how to develop

25. Which of the following is NOT a respiratory disease?

A) hypertension

B) asthma
C) emphysema

D) SARS

26. Oxygen-poor (carbon dioxide-rich) blood from the body returns to the heart's

A) right atrium

B) left ventricle

C) right ventricle

D) left atrium