Just breathe...

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Formative test

Try to answer these questions to your best ability. If you feel it's impossible to answer any of this you may use the workbook for help. Try without the workbook first!

Put these words in the correct order. (start with inhaling)
Alveoli, bronchiole, bronchi, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea

Which cells hold onto the dust you inhale?

1. Olfactory cells (nerve cell)
2. Mucus producing cells
3. Nose hairs
4. Ciliated cells

From big to small. Which order is correct?

1. Bronchus - alveoli - bronchioles
2. Alveoli - bronchioles - bronchus
3. Bronchi - bronchioles - alveoli
4. Windpipe - bronchus - bronchi

Name 3 short reasons why it is healthier to breathe through your nose

Laughing while drinking soda, might end up in soda leaving your nose because the .... opened

1. Uvula
2. Epiglottis
3. Larynx
4. Pharynx

The vocal chords are located in the ____
Select the best answer

1. Pharynx
2. Larynx
3. The epiglottis
4. The throat

This is the place where the nasal cavity and oral cavity come together

What is the function of the epiglottis ?

1. It makes sure air will enter the oesophagus
2. It closes off the trachea while exhaling
3. It closes off the oesophagus when swallowing
4. It closes off the trachea when swallowing

nasal cavity

oral cavity

nostril

larynx

lung

bronchus

trachea

diaphram

pharynx

left lung

trachea

bronchus

bronchioles

alveoli

Which process is shown in the picture?

1. Diffusion
2. Osmosis
3. Gas exchange
4. Respiration

Which process is shown in the picture? Choose the best answer.

1. Diffusion
2. Osmosis
3. Gas exchange
4. Respiration

Which of the following processes do not take place in the alveoli?

1. Filtering the air
2. Gas exchange
3. Respiration
4. Diffusion

In diffusion a substance moves from ...

1. a high to a low concentration
2. a low to a high concentration

What is the formula of respiration? 

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+

+

Glucose

Oxygen

Energy

Carbon dioxide

Water

The gas produced during respiration

1. CO2
2. O2
3. H2O
4. N

During respiration glucose is broken down to release

1. Water
2. CO2
3. Energy
4. Oxygen

Where does the glucose, needed for cellular respiration, come from?

1. Photosynthesis in plants
2. Gas exchange
3. Respiration
4. It is a waste product from photosynthesis

The excess of energy released through cellular respiration is (mostly) released as

1. movement
2. heat
3. electricity
4. it is stored as fat

THORACIC INHALATION

THORACIC EXHALATION

ABDOMINAL INHALATION

ABDOMINAL EXHALATION

intercostal muscles contract

intercostal muscles relax

diaphragm relaxes

diaphragm contracts

chest becomes smaller

the diaphragm moves up

chest becomes bigger

This way of breathing is:... ?
(See next sheet)

This way of breathing is:... ?

Diaphragmatic breathing is used most during / in...

1. your sleep and while resting
2. action
3. both
4. neither

Thinking back about everything you did in the bio lessons. What did you like and what didn't you like?