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Which structures are included in the conducting zone of the air passages?
Which structures are included in the conducting zone of the air passages?
- Alveoli, bronchi, and nasopharynx
- Alveolar sacs and respiratory bronchioles
- Alveolar air and capillaries
- Nose, larynx, trachea, and bronchioles (correct)
What does external respiration consist of?
What does external respiration consist of?
- Oxidation of food stuffs and energy production
- Humidification and air conditioning
- Pulmonary ventilation and exchange of gases (correct)
- Nasal air conditioning and filtration
What is achieved by internal respiration?
What is achieved by internal respiration?
- Exchange of gases between alveolar air and venous blood
- Utilization of oxygen in oxidation of food stuffs with production of energy (correct)
- Renewal of air in the lungs from atmospheric air
- Carriage of O2 and CO2 by the blood
What is the function of the conducting part of the air passages?
What is the function of the conducting part of the air passages?
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What does the respiratory function of the blood involve?
What does the respiratory function of the blood involve?
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