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There should never be "air bubbles" in the lungs. This would be an abnormal finding AND a life and death emergency. An air bubble that travels in the blood stream to the heart, lungs, or brain is an air embolism.
IF however you mean the sacs in the lungs that exchange (through the hemoglobin on red blood cells) carbon dioxide for oxygen, those grape-like structures are called aveoli. Aveoli are NOT "air bubbles" though. Numerous small blood vessels cover the outside of each aveoli. The Hgb releases oxygen to the aveoli; the aveoli then pass carbon dioxide back to the Hgb. The Hgb on the red blood cells cannot pick up the O2, until the Hgb lets go of the CO2. Because the aveoli are round and there are many of them, they have high surface area. One breath supplies enough O2 while exhaling the CO2.
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What are birds lungs called?
Birds lungs are called lungs but birds also possess air sacs for help in respiration .
What are air sacs?
The bronchi continue to divide into smaller and smaller branches until they end in air sacs. The air sacs in the lungs are called alveoli.
Microscopic air sacs in the lungs?
it is called the avoile
Inside the lungs are sac-like objects called?
Alveoli also known as air sacs.
What is another name for the air sacs?
i think its called the ALVEOLI
What takes air into the air sacs?
air sacs are in the lungs and when you breathe in blood carries it to the lungs.
Tiny air sacs that are located in the lungs are called?
Alveoli
The tiny air sacs inside the lungs ar called?
bronchi
What s the term for the tiny air sacs in the lungs?
They are called,Alveoli
What small air sacs is in your lungs?
small air sacs in your lungs are alveoli (plural) they are where the air you breath in is stored
Where are air sacs located?
Either the heart or the lungs but I'm not sure which.
What does a bald eagle breathe with?
Bald Eagles have Lungs like you and me, but they also have things called Air sacs that they keep oxygen in.
