MEDICINE MCQ
RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Lung or Air
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Neck, Neck-Like Structure
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Pertaining to Voice or Sound
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Organ or Gland, Section
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Cavity or Socket
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Detailed explanation-1: -(al-VEE-oh-ly) 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: -: a small cavity or pit: such as. : a socket in the jaw for a tooth. : a small air-containing compartment of the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and from which respiratory gases are exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alveoli and your respiratory system The bronchi divide into smaller branches called bronchioles. And at the end of each bronchiole is a small duct (alveolar duct) that connects to a cluster of thousands of microscopic bubble-like structures, the alveoli. The word alveolus comes from the Latin word for “little cavity.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Alveoli are also known as the functional units of the lungs.