Identify the three portions of a means of egress in the correct order: portion that leads to an exit; portion between the end of an exit and a public way; portion separated from all other spaces of the building structure.

• A. Exit Access; Exit Discharge; Exit
• B. Exit Access; Exit; Exit Discharge
• C. Exit; Exit Access; Exit Discharge
• D. Exit Discharge; Exit Access; Exit

Answer: (A)

The three portions of a means of egress are defined as Exit Access, Exit, and Exit Discharge. In the descriptions given, the portion that leads to an exit corresponds to Exit Access; the portion between the end of an exit and a public way corresponds to Exit Discharge; and the portion separated from all other spaces of the building structure corresponds to Exit. Therefore, the sequence that matches these descriptions is Exit Access, Exit Discharge, Exit. This naming reflects how the means of egress is conceptually split: you move from interior space toward an exit (Exit Access), then through a protected path to the outside (Exit), and finally from the building to the public area (Exit Discharge). Note that the actual physical path from interior to exterior is typically Exit Access → Exit → Exit Discharge, but the order asked here follows the descriptive definitions.