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What happens between the aveoli?
how does the exchange of gasses between the aveoli and blood happen
There is a relationship between smoking cigarettes and getting emphysema This statement describes?
A positive correlation, nothing more.
Was emphysema around in 1800?
Yes, people had emphysema and black lung in the 1800s. But neither were called those names, and the relationship between the conditions and lung irritants was not known back then.
What is exchanged between the aveoli and the capilarries?
oxygen.
What absorbes oxygen from the air?
the aveoli in the Lungs
What is the different between emphysema and bronchitis?
this is hard
Why do the walls of the capillaries and aveoli need to be thin?
The walls of alveoli are thin to allow the exchange of gases (Co2 and O2) between blood capillaries and the aveoli in the lungs.
Is the aveoli an organ?
no cause aveoli are little air sacks in the lungs. they are not an organ they are in an organ.
What is the primary function of the aveoli?
The alveoli are the site of carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange between the air and the blood.
Is there a link between emphysema and shingles?
No. There is no direct link between these two health problems.
Which two gases are exchanged in the aveoli?
At the aveoli, the blood transfers CO2 and the hemoglobin on red blood cells picks up 02.
Do veins surround aveoli?
no
