Respiratory System Overview

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What is the largest airway that communicates with the external environment in land animals?

  • Bronchi
  • Parabronchi
  • Bronchioles
  • Trachea (correct)

Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs of mammals and reptiles?

  • Alveoli (correct)
  • Bronchioles
  • Trachea
  • Atria

What brings the air into close contact with the blood in the respiratory system?

  • Bronchioles with narrow tubes
  • Microscopic air sacs with rich blood supply (correct)
  • Trachea with branching bronchi
  • Alveoli with a large surface area

What are the microscopic air sacs called in birds that open into the atria for gas exchange?

<p>Parabronchi (B)</p>
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Which part of the respiratory system is responsible for pumping air from the environment into the alveoli or atria?

<p>&quot;Muscles of respiration&quot; (B)</p>
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