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How does gas exchange occur?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 12/19/2022

Gaseous exchange takes place when the volume of the chest cavity is increased or decreased.

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Where in the respiratory tract does gas exchange occur?

The gas occurs by simple diffusion through the cells.


Where does the majority of gas exchange occur?

the alveolus


Where does gas exchange occur in seaweed?

in the leave


How does gas exchange occur in sponges?

gills


Where does gas exchange occur?

gas exchange occurs between the thin walls of the alveoli and the thin walls of the capillaries


How does gas exchange occur in clown fish?

in their gills.


Where in the respitory tract does gas exchange occur?

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Where does gas exchange occur in fetal pigs?

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Is gas exchanged in the pleura?

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What surrounds the alveoli in the lungs to allow gas exchange to occur?

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Where in the repiratory system does gas exchange occur?

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Where does gas exchange occur in the human respiratory system?

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