NEETZoologyBreathing and Exchange of Gases
What is the purpose of pleural fluid between the two lungs?
Options
- ATo increase friction on the lung-surface
- BTo reduce friction on the lung-surface
- CTo store oxygen
- DTo store carbon dioxide
Correct answer
B. To reduce friction on the lung-surface
Step-by-step solution
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. The tracheae, primary, secondary and tertiary bronchi, and initial bronchioles are supported by incomplete cartilaginous rings. Each terminal bronchiole gives rise to a number of very thin, irregular-walled and vasc