Conducting zone - The Encyclopedia

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The conducting zone of the respiratory system is made up of the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and terminal bronchioles. It is composed of the 1st through the 16th division of the respiratory tract.

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Low resistance pathway for airflow
Defence
Warms and moistens air
Phonates

The respiratory zone is the site of oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange, and is composed of the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli.

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v • d • e Anatomy: respiratory system

Upper respiratory tract	Nose • Nasal cavity • Pharynx • Larynx

Lower respiratory tract	Trachea • Lungs (Bronchi, Alveoli, Conducting zone, Respiratory zone)

v • d • e Anatomy of torso, respiratory system: Lungs and related structures

lungs	right/left • apex/base/root/hilum • cardiac impression/cardiac notch/lingula borders (anterior, posterior, inferior) surfaces (costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) fissures (oblique, horizontal)

conducting zone	trachea (tracheal rings, carina) • bronchi • main bronchus (right, left) • lobar/secondary bronchi (eparterial bronchus) • segmental/tertiary bronchi (bronchopulmonary segment) • bronchiole • terminal bronchiole

respiratory zone	respiratory bronchiole • alveolar duct • alveolus • alveolar-capillary barrier

pleurae	parietal pleura (cervical, costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) • visceral pleura • pulmonary ligament • recesses (costomediastinal, costodiaphragmatic) • pleural cavity

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