Trace the pathway of a molecule of inhaled oxygen as it enters the vestibule of the nasal cavity to its final destination of entering the bloodstream in the lungs.

What will be an ideal response?


It enters the vestibule of the nose, swirls around the turbinate bones, enters the nasopharynx, passes through the glottis, enters the trachea, passes into the primary bronchi, then the secondary bronchi and the tertiary bronchi, then through the bronchioles (terminal and respiratory, and into the alveoli where gas exchange occurs.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. assimilation b. digestion c. absorption d. nutrition

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Hair begins to grow by the fourth month of fetal development.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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