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Gases are exchanged in the alveoli through a process called diffusion. Oxygen from the inhaled air passes through the alveolar membrane into the surrounding capillaries, where it binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells. Simultaneously, carbon dioxide in the blood diffuses from the capillaries into the alveoli to be exhaled. This exchange occurs efficiently due to the thin walls of the alveoli and the large surface area they provide.
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Which site is the site where gases are exchanged?
alveoli
The small air sacs in the lungs through which gases are exchanged are the?
Alveoli
Where are gases exchanged in the respiratory system?
carbon dioxide and oxygen
When gases are exchanged between the alveoli and blood what body systems are involved?
The respiratory and circulatory systems are involved in the exchange of gases between the alveoli and blood. The alveoli are part of the lungs, and their surrounding capillaries are part of the circulatory system.
What gases are exchanged in the repitory ystem?
Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli of the lungs into the blood. Carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the alveoli of the lung where is will be exhaled.
What gases are begin exchanged in the alveoli?
Mostly oxygen & carbon dioxide - but also some nitrogen.
Where is the site where Gases are exchanged?
Alveoli are site of gas exchange. Actual diffusion of gases occurs at interstitial space between capillaries and alveolar cells.
Gases are exchanged in the?
Gaseous exchange takes place in the alveoli in the lungs, Oxygen is inhaled while Carbon dioxide is exhaled.
Where are oxygen and carbon dioxide exchanged in the lungs?
oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in alveoli (singular alveolus).
Which substances are exchanged between the blood in the capillaries and the air in the alveoli?
Oxygen is exchanged from the air in the alveoli into the blood in the capillaries, while carbon dioxide is exchanged from the blood in the capillaries into the air in the alveoli during the process of respiration.
What are the small sacs in the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen?
The humorus
Where the carbon dioxide and blood exchanged in the body?
Alveoli
