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Conducting zone



The conducting zone of the respiratory system is made up of the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and terminal bronchioles.

The conducting zone represents the 1st through the 16th division of the respiratory tract.

Functions

  1. Low resistance pathway for airflow
  2. Defence
  3. Warms and moistens air
  4. Phonates
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Anatomy: respiratory system
Nose • Nasal cavity • Pharynx • Larynx • Trachea • Lungs • Bronchi • Alveoli • Conducting zone • Respiratory zone
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Anatomy of torso, respiratory system: Lungs and related structures
lungs

right • left • lingula • apex • base • root • cardiac notch • cardiac impression • hilum • 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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