Read the Airway from Nose to Alveoli
The respiratory tract conducts and conditions air before it reaches the thin exchange surface.
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Trace and identify the passage
The larynx is the voice box, trachea the windpipe, epiglottis the laryngeal lid, and alveoli are the exchange sacs in lungs.
Separate conducting from exchange regions
The conducting zone filters, warms and humidifies air but does not exchange O2/CO2 with blood. Cartilage supports trachea and bronchi, while bronchioles lack cartilage. Pleural membranes and fluid reduce friction around moving lungs.
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- ✓Nasal cavity → pharynx → larynx → trachea → bronchi.
- ✓Conducting zone conditions air; respiratory zone exchanges gases.
- ✓Pleura reduces friction; bronchioles lack cartilage.
One thoracic-chamber matching item in this chapter has damaged answer choices and remains outside guided reading; this read covers 5 of 6 clustered items (83%).
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