GENERAL ANATOMY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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They are infinte braches of the trachea and carry air to the lungs
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They are one braches of the trachea and carry air to the lungs
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They are three braches of the trachea and carry air to the lungs
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They are two braches of the trachea and carry air to the lungs
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is your bronchi’s function? Your bronchi carry air to and from your lungs. The bronchi also help moisturize the air you breathe and screen out foreign particles. Your airways are lined with cells that create mucus.
Detailed explanation-2: -While it is the trachea’s purpose to conduct air from the mouth and nose towards the lungs, it is the bronchi which distribute the air throughout the lungs until reaching the respiratory bronchioles and alveolar sacs (these structures pertain to the respiratory zone).
Detailed explanation-3: -(BRONG-ky) The large air passages that lead from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs. Enlarge.
Detailed explanation-4: -In your lungs, the main airways, called bronchi, branch off into smaller and smaller passageways. The smallest airways, called bronchioles, lead to tiny air sacs called alveoli.
Detailed explanation-5: -Further down, the trachea divides into two tubes (left and right) called bronchi (BRAHN-kye). The bronchi connect the trachea to the lungs.