AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

GAS EXCHANGE IN DIFFERENT ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The trachea leads to the ____
A
Bronchioles
B
Bronchi
C
Esophagus
D
Pulmonary Vessel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called windpipe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bronchi (singular. bronchus) extend from the trachea (also called the “windpipe"). [2] Together, these two structures form the tracheobronchial tree of the lungs. The trachea is the trunk of the tree located in the superior mediastinum.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your bronchi (BRAWN-kai) are the large tubes that connect to your trachea (windpipe) and direct the air you breathe to your right and left lungs. They are in your chest. Bronchi is the plural form of bronchus. The left bronchus carries air to your left lung.

Detailed explanation-4: -The trachea is a midline structure and lies just anterior the esophagus. After it originates from the larynx, the trachea divides into the left and right mainstem bronchi. This junction point is called the carina.

Detailed explanation-5: -The trachea extends from the neck and divides into two main bronchi. Structurally similar to the trachea, the two primary bronchi are located inside the lungs.

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