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The air spaces in the lungs are called pulmonary alveoli. They are where gas exchange occurs in the lungs of mammals.
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Which condition results in the irreversible enlargement of the air spaces in the lungs?
Emphysema is the irreversible enlargement of the air spaces in the lungs.
What is it called when the oxygen in your lungs moves from the air spaces from high concentration to low concentration?
breathing
What is the movement of air on and out the lungs?
The movement of air on and out the lungs is called respiration. The movement of air into the lungs is called inhalation (inspiration). The movement of air out of the lungs is called exhalation (expiration).
What is the medical term for the air spaces in the lungs?
Alveoli are grape-like air spaces at the distal ends of the bronchial upside-down tree.
What is the air left in your lungs after you exhale called?
The air left in your lungs after exhaling is called "Expiratory Reserve".
What are tiny air spaces in the lungs by blood capillaries?
Alveoli. Singular is alveolus.
What is the meaning of air sac?
One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies of birds, which are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the lungs; an air cell.
When air passes out of the lungs it is inspiration?
When air passes through your lungs it is called respiration.
What is in your lungs?
it is called air sacks
What are birds lungs called?
Birds lungs are called lungs but birds also possess air sacs for help in respiration .
The air spaces in the lungs are surounded by blood vesselswhich gas goes into the blood here?
These would be the alveoli (plural).
What is the term describing solid material within the air spaces of the lungs as noted on an x-ray?
pulmonary infiltrate
