THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

LUNGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are the smaller branches of the bronchial airways in the respiratory tract?
A
Bronchus
B
Trachea
C
Bronchioles
D
Diaphragm
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: -From the windpipe, air moves into the lungs through tubes called bronchi. The bronchi lead to smaller tubes called bronchioles, which look like the branches of a tree.

Detailed explanation-3: -The segmental bronchi divide into many primary bronchioles that divide into terminal bronchioles, each of which then gives rise to several respiratory bronchioles, which go on to divide into and terminate in tiny air sacs called alveoli.

Detailed explanation-4: -Terminal bronchioles in turn divide into smaller respiratory bronchioles which divide into alveolar ducts. Terminal bronchioles mark the end of the conducting division of air flow in the respiratory system while respiratory bronchioles are the beginning of the respiratory division where gas exchange takes place.

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