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Because branching into smaller and smaller tubes increases the surface area that the lings have to enable them to absorb oxygen.
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What is the function of brondchial tubes?
The bronchial tubes serve as a passageway for air between the external environment (through the nose or mouth) and the lungs.
Trace the path of air inside the body?
In through the nose and mouth along the trachea into the lungs. Then out again.
What are organs that expand to fill with air?
do you mean fills with air? if so then its the lungs
What happens to the other gases in the air when we breathe in- where do they go?
You inhale them but your lungs only absorb the oxygen- they are exhaled again when you breathe out.
What happens to the diaphragm when a person breath in or inhales?
When you breathe in, or inhale, your diaphragm contracts (tightens) and moves downward. This increases the space in your chest cavity, into which your lungs expand.The intercostal muscles between your ribs also help enlarge the chest cavity. They contract to pull your rib cage both upward and outward when you inhale.As your lungs expand, air is sucked in through your nose or mouth. The air travels down your windpipe and into your lungs. After passing through your bronchial tubes, the air finally reaches and enters the alveoli (air sacs).
What are the bronchials?
The bronchial tubes (or bronchi) are the large tubular structures within the lungs. These carry air into the lungs from the trachea. They branch into smaller tubes called bronchioles, and then to the smallest tubes that contain the alveoli (air sacs) of the lungs.
What are large air tubes leading from the trachea to the lungs that on air to and from the lungs?
The trachea branches into two primary bronchi which farther branch into secondary bronchi.
What are the bronchial tubes and what do they do?
The bronchial tubes (or bronchi) are the large tubular structures within the lungs. These carry air into the lungs from the trachea. They branch into smaller tubes called bronchioles, and then to the smallest tubes that contain the alveoli (air sacs) of the lungs.
What are two tubes that branch off of the trachea and carry air into the lungs?
major bronchi
What 2 tubes connect to the lungs?
The bronchial tubes connect the trachea and the lungs. Air moves through these tubes into and out of the lungs.
What are the tiny air sacs at the end of the smallest tubes in the lungs?
The smallest tube in the lungs is the Bronchus
What are the tiniest tubes in the lung called?
They are called the bronchiThe smallest [air] tubes in the lungs are the broncioles they terminate the larger bronchi.Inside your lungs the two bronchi tubes divide into small bronchial tubes. The bronchial tubes then divide into bronchioles, which are even smaller air passages. Tiny air sacs, called alveoli, are on the ends of the bronchioles.The small tubes located within the lungs are known as the bronchial tubes. The bronchial tubes function is to purify the air that is going into the lungs, when the bronchial tubes become inflamed and swell, Asthma attacks can occur.
Where are the bronchi tubes and what do they do with your lungs?
They carry air into Your lungs and the connect your esophageal to your lungs
What are the jobs of the organs in the respiratory system?
Your trachea, mouth and nose allow air to enter your body. They both filter the air. The nose filters the air by the cilia, and the mouth by mucus. Those help because they catch the dirt from the air and prevent it from going into your lungs. The air gets warmed by your nasal cavity into the trachea. Your epiglottis stops air going into your stomach. Your lungs are near your heart, and after air goes through your trachea, it goes in your bronchial tubes, which let air into your lungs Your bronchial tubes branch through your lungs. Alveoli are the little air sacs at the end of your bronchial tubes where air enters.
What is the brounchi?
I presume you mean Bronchi which are tubes going to the lungs and serve as tubes to carry air in and out of the lungs on breathing
What are the two air tubes that branch off the trachea and carry air diectly to the lungs?
The two branching tubes in the respiratory system are the bronchi. They are branches of the trachea.
What is the name of the 2 cartilage ringed tubes that carry air from the trachea to the lungs?
The two tubes that carry air from the trachea to the lungs are called bronchial tubesThe bronchial tubes. As these tubes pass through the lungs, they divide into smaller passages called the bronchioles. The bronchioles end in air sacs called alveoli.
