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What is air sacs within the lungs?
Alveolar means pertaining the the alveolus (plural alveoli), the small air sacs in the lungs.
Is alveoli used in both respiraton and breathing or only in respiration?
Respiration is a technical word for breathing. it means the same thing.
What the word alveoli mean?
air sacs
What is the singular form of the word alveoli?
One alveolus is a singular, tiny air sac of the lung, surrounded by a network of capillaries, and through which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged. A cluster of such air sacs are alveoli (plural of alveolus).
Is alveoli a proper noun?
No, the word 'alveoli' (the plural form of the noun alveolus) is a common noun, a general word for any small, angular cavity, pit, or hollow.
Ventilation perfusion coupling means that more blood flows past functional alveoli than past nonfunctional alveoli?
True.
What seven letter word starts with al and ends in i?
Alveoli.
What connects the respiratory and circulatory system?
Alveoli
What does the word aveoli mean?
Alveoli are tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange takes place. Oxygen from the air we breathe passes into the bloodstream, while carbon dioxide from the bloodstream is released into the alveoli to be exhaled.
What is the functional unit of lungs?
alveoli
What are the air sacs in your lungs?
Alveoli alveoli - air sacs in your lungs
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.
