What Happens to the Amount of Cartilage in the Walls

question 40

Multiple Choice

What happens to the amount of cartilage in the walls of the respiratory tract as it moves down from the upper conducting zone to the lower respiratory zone?

• A)no change
• B)thickens
• C)hypertrophies
• D)decreases
• E)increases

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