PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The smallest passageway taking air to the alveoli
A
Bronchi
B
Bronchus
C
Bronchioles
D
Alveioli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Your bronchial tubes lead to smaller air passages called bronchi, and then into bronchioles. The bronchioles end in tiny air sacs called alveoli, where oxygen is transferred from the inhaled air to your blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Terminal Bronchioles. This is the last part of the conducting portion of the respiratory system, and has the smallest diameter of all (less than 1mm).

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The structures in order from largest to smallest is B. Bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles, respiratory bronchioles, alveoli. Air moves through these airways in this order during inhalation to reach the alveoli, where oxygen participates in gas exchange with the blood.

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