Air that remains in conducting passages and doesn't participate in gas exchange is termed
A) vital capacity.
B) minimal volume.
C) residual volume.
D) functional residual capacity.
E) anatomic dead space.

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The air that remains in the conducting passages and doesn't participate in gas exchange is called anatomic dead space. The other options refer to different lung volumes, but don't specifically address air that isn't involved in gas exchange.

Air That Remains in Conducting Passages and Doesn't Participate in Gas