Respiratory Airway Path: The Role of Bronchioles
Inhaled air travels: nose/mouth → trachea → bronchi (two branches) → bronchioles (smallest airways) → alveoli (gas exchange sites). The bronchioles are the final conducting airways where air reaches the respiratory zone for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
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