EMBRYOLOGY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Question
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It is also called as air sac.
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Alveoli
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Bronchi
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Larynx
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Pharynx
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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: -Alveoli are also known as the functional units of the lungs.
Detailed explanation-3: -The third type of cells (Type 3 pneumocytes) are the macrophages which are responsible for removing foreign bodies be it bacteria, dust, damaged blood cells etc.
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