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anatomic dead space logo #21001the airways of the mouth, nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles.
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anatomic dead space

anatomic dead space logo #21219Type: Term Definitions: 1. the volume of the conducting airways from the external environment (at the nose and mouth) down to the level at which inspired gas exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with pulmonary capillary blood; formerly presumed to extend down to the beginning of alveolar epithelium in the respiratory bronchioles, but more recent evi...
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