These are tiny sacs in the lungs through which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes
place.
A) breathing
B) bronchi
C) cilia
D) alveoli
2. The mechanical process of moving air into and out of the lungs; also called ventilation.
A) respiration
B) alveoli
C) breathing
D) cilia
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) breathing
D) cilia
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) residual volume
C) vital capacity
D) breathing
5. The total amount of air that a person can exhale after taking as deep a breath as possible.
A) residual volume
C) cilia
D) vital capacity
6. An organic chemical in which energy is stored and from which energy is released to meet the body’s
needs.
B) oxidation
C) calorie
D) cellular respiration
7. A unit of heat energy. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1
degree Celsius.
A) cellular respiration
B) calorie
D) oxidation
8. The process by which glucose combines with oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water.
B) cellular respiration
C) calorie
D) energy
9. A rapid form of oxidation that releases heat and, in many cases, light.
A) calorie
B) energy
D) combustion
A) energy
B) calorie
C) ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
D) oxidation
A) villi
B) aorta
C) ventricle
D) atrium
A) atrium
B) calorie
C) pulse
D) blood pressure
A) blood pressure
14. A group of specialized cells in the right atrium of the heart that establish the basic rhythm of the
heartbeat.
A) ventricle
B) pacemaker
C) valve
D) atrium
15. The rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries; initiated by the contractions of the ventricles of the
heart.
A) valve
B) villi
C) pulse
D) ventricle
16. A structure in the heart and some veins that prevents the blood from flowing backward.
A) atrium
B) valve
C) villi
D) ventricle
17. One of the two thick-walled lower chambers of the heart; the pumping part of the heart.
A) villi
B) ventricle
C) valve
D) atrium
A) Moves down
C) Moves up
19. Risk factors for high blood pressure include all of these EXCEPT
A) Obesity
B) Excess cholesterol
C) Exercise
D) Smoking
20. Which of the following statements best describes one step of gas exchange in the lungs?
B) Waste carbon dioxide passes into the alveoli from the bloodstream.
C) Oxygen passes into the alveoli from the bloodstream.
D) Waste carbon dioxide passes into the bloodstream from the alveoli.
22. The primary goal of cellular respiration is to release this from digested nutrients.
A) Energy
B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Sugar
D) Water
23. What are the five main parts of the circulatory system?
D) carry oxygen, nutrients, and wastes; fight disease; and regulate temperature
A) asthma
B) hypertension
C) SARS
D) emphysema
26. Oxygen-poor (carbon dioxide-rich) blood from the body returns to the heart's
A) left ventricle
B) left atrium
C) right ventricle
D) right atrium
Microscope definitions
Answer Key
1.D 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.D 10.D 11.D 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.C 16.B 17.B 18.A
19.C 20.B 21.D 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.B 26.D
Topic
Identification
Multiple Choice
Problem Solving
Number of Items
Percentage
10
12
10
Laboratory Mathematics
14
20
36
30
Carbohydrates
33
36
30
Lipids
33
36
30
10
90
20
120
100%