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Filter, warm & moisten air  Nose, (mouth), trachea, bronchi & bronchioles  Huge increase in cross sectional area  Figure 17-4: Branching of the airways Figure…

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CHAPTER 17 VENTILATION–PERFUSION RELATIONSHIPS Peter D. Wagner STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL BASIS OF VENTILATION, PERFUSION, AND GAS EXCHANGE The lung exists for gas exchange,…