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Alveoli- these are the small sac-like structures where gas exchange occurs with the blood. Its creates an ideal site for gas exchange between the air in the lungs and the blood in the capillaries.
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Which process drives the gas exchange from the alveoli to the capillaries?
Diffusion is the process that allows the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli. This process is one of passive transport.
What process allows gas exchange in the lungs?
Diffusion
Is gas exchanged in the pleura?
Gas exchange does not occur in the pleura. The pleura is a membrane that lines the outside of the lungs and inside of the chest cavity. Gas exchange, where oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is removed, happens in the alveoli of the lungs.
What provide the greatest surface area for gas exchange?
Alveoli in the lungs provide the greatest surface area for gas exchange in the body. They are tiny air sacs that are surrounded by capillaries where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged during respiration. The numerous alveoli increase the total surface area available for this gas exchange process.
Does gas exchange in the alveoli?
Yep.
Where in the lungs does gas exchange?
Gas exchange occurs across the respiratory membrane of the alveoli; however, the short answer is simply alveoli
Why are the alveoli and bronchi separated in the lungs?
The bronchi are the tubes that actually carry the air to the lungs, they have a different function than the alveoli which function in the process for gas exchange.
Gas exchange occurs in the .?
Alveoli
Where in the respiratory tract does gas exchange occur?
The gas occurs by simple diffusion through the cells.
What is the elastic unit of the respiratory system where gas exchange occurs?
Alveoli is where gas exchange occurs.
What are air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of gases take place?
Technically yes. However, there are a few more strucutres that thanks to their histological properties can participate in the gas exchange process: respiratory bronchioles, and alveolar ducts.
Why do alveoli die in emphysema?
Destruction of alveoli reduces the surface area for gas exchange
