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The airways connect the outside world to the terminal respiratory units and are divided into three groups: bronchi, membranous bronchioles, and respiratory bronchioles/gas exchange ducts. Bronchi contain cartilage in their walls while respiratory bronchioles serve as both airways and parts of the alveolar volume for gas exchange. Most airway resistance is located in the upper airways and bronchi, with minimal diameter reached at the terminal bronchioles. The balance between dead space volume and airflow res
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- David Christian
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