ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organ is made up of air-carrying tubes and tiny sacs?
A
The brain
B
The lungs
C
The stomach
D
The diaphragm
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles (tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs). The alveoli are where the lungs and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide during the process of breathing in and breathing out.

Detailed explanation-2: -The trachea serves to direct air into the two lungs.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Alveoli are lined by a fluid called surfactant. This fluid maintains the shape of the air sac and helps keep it open so that oxygen and CO2 can pass. Alveoli in the lungs. Your diaphragm is the muscle that controls your breathing.

Detailed explanation-5: -These are the BRONCHIAL TUBES (BRONCHUS). One tube goes into your right lung, and the other goes into your left lung. The bronchial tubes go into your lungs and keep branching off into smaller and smaller tubes until the sacs at the end called alveoli are reached.

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