Question

What is the function of the bronchi in the respiratory system?

Answer 1

Hint: The entire respiration process is mainly carried by the respiratory system. The respiratory system consists of various respiratory organs such as bronchi which are involved in breathing, but only the lungs are involved in the exchange of gases.

Correct answer:
In the respiratory system, the function of the bronchi is to carry air between the trachea and the lungs. The bronchi divide the trachea into two parts: the left and the right bronchi. The right bronchi carries air to and from the trachea to the right lungs whereas the left bronchi carries air to and from the trachea to the left lungs. Each bronchus the left and the right bronchi further divided into smaller and secondary bronchi. Each secondary bronchi gets further divided into smaller tertiary bronchi. These tertiary bronchi are furthermore divided into very small tubules called bronchioles. In alveolar ducts, the end of tiniest bronchioles terminate in clusters of air sacs called alveoli in the lungs. The gaseous exchange between blood and outside air takes place inside the alveoli of the lung.

Additional Information:
Respiration is a process in which gases are exchanged between the body and the outside atmosphere. That means oxygen is taken inside the body and waste products like carbon dioxide and water vapor are moved outside the body.
The respiratory system supplies the oxygen needed by the cells for aerobic cellular respiration and it also removes the carbon dioxide produced by the cells during the same.
The organs of the respiratory system form a continuous system of passages called the respiratory tract, through which air flows inside and outside of the body.
Along with the respiratory organs certain muscles of the thorax such as the diaphragm are also involved in respiration.
Lungs are suspended within the pleural cavity of the thorax and are the largest organs of the respiratory tract.
Lung tissue mainly consists of alveoli. These alveoli are tiny air sacs and are known as the functional units of the lungs where the exchange of gases takes place.

Note:
Diaphragm lies just below the lungs and it separates the thorax from the abdomen.
Each time we breathe in or out, air leaves the alveoli and rushes into the inside or outside atmosphere, carrying waste gases with it.
The ribcage of our skeletal system protects the organs of the respiratory system.