NEETZoologyBreathing and Exchange of Gases
What is the function of pleural fluid in the respiratory system?
Options
- ATo reduce friction on the lung surface
- BTo regulate body temperature
- CTo humidify the air
- DTo transport atmospheric air
Correct answer
A. To reduce friction on the lung surface
Step-by-step solution
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 vascularised bag-like structures called alveoli. The branching network of bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli comprise the lungs. We have two lungs which are covered