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The Lungs. http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/image_article_collections/anatomy_pages/Lungs_AnatomyPage2.jpg. Primary Bronchi Divided into left and right (right is usually straighter and shorter) Apex top narrow portion of lungs Base
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Primary Bronchi • Divided into left and right (right is usually straighter and shorter) • Apex • top narrow portion of lungs • Base • rests on diaphragm • Brionchioles • Smallest conducting passageway Conducting Zone
Pulmonary Pleura • covers lungs • Parietal pleura • lines the walls of the thoracic cavity • Pleural cavity • space between the pulmonary and parietal pleura Lungs
Alveoli http://www.3dscience.com/img/Products/3D_Models/Human_Anatomy/Alveoli/supporting_images/3D_Model_Anat_Alveoli3_web.jpg
air sac • where gas exchange occurs Alveoli
Alveoli http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDaZJqvQF71lf8CIDEjQgzudSJauUhpJFQjQutAuTB49dtM7KO9_UOlCEe
alveoli • alveoli ducts • alveolar sacs Respiratory Zone
Everything from nose to bronchioles Conducting Zone