That portion of the means of egress that leads to an exit, including hallways, corridors and aisles.

• A. exit discharge
• B. exit access
• C. Lobby
• D. Stairway

Answer: (B)

The means of egress is divided into three parts: exit access, the exit, and exit discharge. The portion that leads toward an exit, including hallways, corridors, and aisles, is exit access. It covers all spaces occupants pass through to reach an exit and ends at the door or opening that constitutes the exit itself. Exit discharge is the path from that exit to the exterior or a public way, which comes after the exit. A lobby is simply a space within the building and may be part of the means of egress, but it isn’t the defined segment that leads to an exit. A stairway is a specific vertical path within the egress, not the general portion described.