PATHOLOGY MCQ
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Question
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The trachea is a part of the respiratory system. What can the trachea also be called and what is its function?
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windpipe, filters the air we breathe
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windpipe, releases air out of the body
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tubes; carries air to the lungs
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The trachea is often called the windpipe. It’s a key part of your respiratory system. When you breathe in, air travels from your nose or mouth through your larynx. It then passes through your trachea to your bronchi.
Detailed explanation-2: -The TRACHEA (windpipe) is the passage leading from your pharynx to the lungs.
Detailed explanation-3: -When you inhale (breathe in), air enters your lungs, and oxygen from that air moves to your blood. At the same time, carbon dioxide, a waste gas, moves from your blood to the lungs and is exhaled (breathed out).
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