A nurse is conducting a focused respiratory assessment of a 21-year-old man who has been admitted to the hospital with a pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
The nurse is aware that this client's diagnosis affects multiple aspects of his respiratory function, including external respiration. In what anatomical location does the external respiration take place? A) The bronchi
B) The alveoli
C) The surface of red blood cells
D) Arterial vessel walls
B
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External respiration takes place at the most distal point in the airway between the alveolar–capillary membranes. Internal respiration occurs at the cellular level by means of hemoglobin and body cells.
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