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The blood is oxygenated that is oxygen which has been inhaled is added to the blood and the blood then transports it to other body parts.

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Gases are exchanged. Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide in the red blood cells.

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What happens after the blood reaches the lungs and the lungs get rid of the excess wastes?

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