Quiz for:
Overview of the Respiratory System

Question 1

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

Question 2

During which process is oxygen used in cells for ATP production?

Question 3

Which type of ventilation involves increasing lung volume to reduce pressure?

Question 4

Which structure covers the lungs directly?

Question 5

What lines the inside of the body wall in the respiratory system?

Question 6

What is intrapulmonary pressure?

Question 7

What purpose does air filtration in the nasal cavity serve?

Question 8

Which gas exits into the alveoli during external respiration?

Question 9

What happens in internal respiration?

Question 10

What does the pressure difference between the pleural cavity and the lungs aid?

Question 11

According to Boyle’s Law, what happens if the lung volume decreases?

Question 12

What is the role of the pleural fluid?

Question 13

In the absence of breathing, what does the pleural cavity pressure prevent?

Question 14

Which muscles are primarily involved in inspiration?

Question 15

What triggers forced expiration?