Which of the following is not the function of conducting part of respiratory system?

Which of the following is not the function of conducting part of respiratory system?
  1. Inhaled air is humidified
  2. Temperature of inhaled air is brought to body temperature
  3. Provides surface for diffusion of O2 and CO2
  4. It clears inhaled air from foreign particles

Solution

External nostrils to terminal bronchioles are called the conducting part of the respiratory system.

It serves the following functions

Providing large surface area is not the function of the conducting part and is done by alveoli.

Asked in: NEET 2022 (Phase 1)

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