- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Breathing and Exchange of Gases
NEET · Zoology · Breathing and Exchange of Gases
Where do the external nostrils lead to in the human respiratory...
Options
- APharynx
- BTrachea
- CLarynx
- DNasal chamber
Correct answer
D. Nasal chamber
Step-by-step solution
We have a pair of external nostrils opening out above the upper lips. It leads to a nasal chamber through the nasal passage. The nasal chamber opens into the pharynx, a portion of which is the common passage for food and air. The pharynx opens through the larynx region into the trachea. Larynx is a cartilaginous box which helps in sound production and hence called the sound box. During swallowing glottis can be covered by a thin elastic cartilaginous flap called epiglottis to prevent the entry of food into the larynx. Trachea is a straight tube extending up to the mid-thoracic cavity, which divides at the level of 5th thoracic vertebra into a right and left primary bronchi. Each bronchi undergoes repeated divisions to form the secondary and tertiary bronchi and bronchioles ending up in very thin terminal bronchioles.