Trace the Path of an Inhaled Air Molecule $\rightarrow$ Glottis $\rightarrow$ Larynx $\rightarrow$

question 18

Multiple Choice

Trace the path of an inhaled air molecule.

• A)nasal cavity \(\rightarrow\) glottis\(\rightarrow\) larynx \(\rightarrow\) trachea \(\rightarrow\) pharynx \(\rightarrow\) bronchi \(\rightarrow\) bronchioles \(\rightarrow\) alveoli
• B)nasal cavity \(\rightarrow\) pharynx \(\rightarrow\) larynx \(\rightarrow\) glottis \(\rightarrow\) trachea \(\rightarrow\) bronchi\(\rightarrow\) bronchioles \(\rightarrow\) alveoli
• C)nasal cavity\(\rightarrow\) pharynx \(\rightarrow\) glottis \(\rightarrow\) larynx \(\rightarrow\) trachea \(\rightarrow\) bronchi \(\rightarrow\) bronchioles \(\rightarrow\) alveoli
• D)nasal cavity\(\rightarrow\) pharynx \(\rightarrow\) glottis \(\rightarrow\) larynx\(\rightarrow\) trachea \(\rightarrow\) bronchioles \(\rightarrow\) bronchi \(\rightarrow\) alveoli
• E)nasal cavity \(\rightarrow\) pharynx \(\rightarrow\) glottis \(\rightarrow\) trachea \(\rightarrow\) larynx \(\rightarrow\) bronchi \(\rightarrow\) bronchioles \(\rightarrow\) alveoli

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