Banking Biology Human Physiology Question Bank Human Physiology

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    Air is breathed through

    A)  Trachea - lungs - larynx - pharynx - alveoli

    B)  Nose - larynx - pharynx - bronchus - alveoli -bronchioles

    C)  Nostrils - pharynx - larynx - trachea - bronchi -bronchioles - alveoli  

    D)  Nose - mouth - lungs

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     The pathway of inhaled air is - Nostrils - pharynx (common passage for food & air) - larynx (voice box) - trachea (the wind pipe) - bronchi (2 for each side lungs) - bronchioles (give arise to alveolar ducts) - alveoli (the exchange site for gases in me form of small sacs or pouches).


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