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Stack the respiratory structures

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Answer
    Respiratory zone
    Question
    Where gas exchange takes place.
    Choices
    1. Respiratory zone
    2. Conducting zone
  2. Answer
    Larynx
    Question
    Connects pharynx to trachea.
    Choices
    1. Larynx
    2. Alveolus
  3. Answer
    Pleurae
    Question
    Encloses the lungs.
    Choices
    1. Pleurae
    2. Bronchi
  4. Answer
    Diaphragm
    Question
    Borders the lungs below.
    Choices
    1. Diaphragm
    2. Larynx
  5. Answer
    Type II cell
    Question
    Secretes pulmonary surfactant.
    Choices
    1. Type II cell
    2. Type I cell
  6. Answer
    Respiratory
    Question
    Smallest type of bronchiole.
    Choices
    1. Respiratory
    2. Terminal
  7. Answer
    Surfactant
    Question
    Reduces alveolar surface tension.
    Choices
    1. Surfactant
    2. Mucus
Instructions
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Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 22 'The Respiratory System', sections 22.1-22.6_
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