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What do alveoli have that enables them to absorb a large amount of oxygen?
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A large surface area
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Why can lugs obsorb large amount of Oxygen?
They absorb so much oxygen because of the Alveoli. An Alveoli are the endings of small tubes that are located in your lungs and transfer oxygen to your capillaries.
What is the substance that the capillaries absorb from the lungs?
The capillaries absorb oxygen at the lungs. This occurs near the alveoli.
Why alveoli so small and uncountable in number?
The small size, coupled with the vast amount of alveoli - means that the body can absorb much more oxygen than if our lungs were simply two huge 'empty bags'. The surface area is far greater in our lungs because of the number of alveoli.
Why can the lungs absorb a large amount of oxygen?
1) It's not the lungs. It's the haemoglobin in blood cells that allow blood cells to carry oxygen to where it is needed.2) Lungs can absorb a large amount of oxygen because of alveoli. There are small tubes in lungs which have alveoli at there ends. The alveoli are surrounded by a network of capillaries. At these capillaries is where the blood picks up its cargo of oxygen from the air.Oh and it is hemoglobin not haemoglobin okay Soggy2002!I happen to be from England, the birthplace of the English language, where we spell it 'haemoglobin'. Okay, MsMM1987?Air moves from the trachea to the bronchi the passage that direct air into the lungs
The essential cell of the lung?
not sure if this is what you are looking for, but alveoli are grape like clusters that absorb oxygen. Hope it helps!
How do alveoli and capillaries help to get oxygen?
The alveoli is the point where the waste product of respiration (carbon dioxide) and oxygen are diffused into or out of the blood. Oxygen diffuses into the blood stream and are carried to the heart and carbon dioxide is diffused out of the lungs and expired. The alveoli have moist walls and are close to the capillaries which speeds up the process.
How alveoli adapted to their jobs?
adapted by having a big surface area so it can absorb more oxygen and it contains lots of oxygen. Also it has very thin tubes for diffusion.
What system take in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide to the exterior?
The respiratory system brings in air containing oxygen, and the oxygen is absorbed by the circulatory system. Capillaries surrounding the alveoli absorb inhaled oxygen into the blood.
What gas enters the alveoli?
Oxygen is removed from the alveoli by the cappillaries.
How can the oxygen you bring into the body get into the circulatory system?
The oxygen in each breath is circuited to the lungs where the alveoli absorb the oxygen and passed to the blood cells. The blood cells enter the heart where the oxygenated blood is circulated where needed.
How can oxygen you bring into the body get into the circulatory system?
The oxygen in each breath is circuited to the lungs where the alveoli absorb the oxygen and passed to the blood cells. The blood cells enter the heart where the oxygenated blood is circulated where needed.
How can you the oxygen you bring into your body get into the circulatory system?
The oxygen in each breath is circuited to the lungs where the alveoli absorb the oxygen and passed to the blood cells. The blood cells enter the heart where the oxygenated blood is circulated where needed.
