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Which of the following is not the function of the conducting part of the respiratory system?

Updated On: May 11, 2024
  • It clears inhaled air from foreign particles
  • Inhaled air is humidified
  • Temperature of inhaled air is brought to body temperature
  • Provides surface for diffusion of O2 and CO2
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The part starting with the external nostrils up to the terminal bronchioles constitute the conducting part whereas the alveoli and their ducts form the respiratory or exchange part of the respiratory system. The conducting part transports the atmospheric air to the alveoli, clears it from foreign particles, humidifies and also brings the air to body temperature. Exchange part is the site of actual diffusion of O2 and CO2 between blood and atmospheric air.
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A metabolic process, which is carried out by all living organisms including plants, animals, and humans for the production of energy and to stay alive is Respiration.  Except for required anaerobes, every other organism from amoeba to humans needs oxygen for survival. And evolution has reported a number of systems that allows the exchange of gases in organisms.

There are two types of respiration such as;

  1. Aerobic respiration — to produce energy, it occurs in the presence of oxygen
  2. Anaerobic respiration — to produce energy, occurs in the absence of oxygen

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