Bronchi

Question 1

At the superior border of the_____, the trachea branches into a right _____ that enters the right lung and a ___________, that enters the left lung

Answer 1

• 5th thoracic vertebra
  -right primary bronchus
  -left primary bronchus

Question 2

Upon entering the lungs, the primary bronchi further divide

Answer 2

to form smaller and smaller diameter branches

Question 3

Where are The terminal bronchioles located?

Answer 3

the end of the conducting zone

Question 4

Branches of the bronchial tree TLB MST

Answer 4

Trachea—>Main bronchi—->Lobar bronchi—->Segmental bronchi—>Bronchioles—>Terminal bronchioles

Question 5

The lungs are paired organs in the

Answer 5

thoracic cavity

Question 6

What are the lungs enclosed and protected by?

Answer 6

The pleural membrane

Question 7

what happens when the conducting zone
ends at the terminal bronchioles,

Answer 7

the respiratory zone begins

Question 8

Where does the respiratory zone terminate, and where is it found?

Answer 8

The respiratory zone terminates at the alveoli, the
“air sacs” found within the lungs

Question 9

Microscopic airways,: Respiratory zone

Answer 9

Respiratory bronchioles—->alveolar ducts—>alveolar sacs—>alveoli

Question 10

Alveoli ave what kind of structures?

Answer 10

Sac-like structures

Question 11

Blood enters the lungs via the______(pulmonary circulation) and the _______(systemic circulation)

Answer 11

-pulmonary arteries
-bronchial arteries

Question 12

Blood exits the lungs via the

Answer 12

pulmonary veins and the bronchial veins

• Ventilation-perfusion coupling