Respiratory system: airway, breathing and gas exchange quiz games for PE and Sport (A level core)

1. 1

   Which structure carries air from the larynx towards the bronchi?

   BronchiolesEpiglottisTracheaPharynx
2. 2

   What does the diaphragm do during quiet inspiration?

   It contracts and flattensIt relaxes and moves down flatIt contracts and moves up into a domeIt relaxes and domes upwards
3. 3

   What is meant by diffusion of a gas?

   Being carried by haemoglobinMoving from high to low partial pressureWater crossing a partially permeable membraneMoving from low to high partial pressure

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1. 1

   What is meant by diffusion of a gas?

   Moving from low to high partial pressureWater crossing a partially permeable membraneBeing carried by haemoglobinMoving from high to low partial pressure
2. 2

   Which term describes the dome-shaped muscle sheet that separates the thorax from the abdomen?

   External intercostalsTracheaPectoralis minorDiaphragm
3. 3

   Which term describes the total volume of air breathed in or out each minute?

   Minute ventilationTidal volumeVital capacityBreathing frequency

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1. 1

   True or false: Carbon dioxide diffuses from the alveoli into the blood.

   Carbon dioxide diffuses from the alveoli into the blood.
2. 2

   True or false: when the diaphragm contracts it moves up into a dome.

   when the diaphragm contracts it moves up into a dome.
3. 3

   True or false: breathing out during exercise is passive, just like at rest.

   breathing out during exercise is passive, just like at rest.

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