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

1. Terminal bronchioles, part of the conducting zone, give rise to respiratory bronchioles, which are part of the respiratory zone.

2. Most inspired particles, such as dust, fail to reach the lungs because of the ciliated mucous membrane lining the upper respiratory structures.

3. The lungs are held to the thorax wall by the smooth muscles of the lungs.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE

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