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300 million to 400 million alveoli are in each lung. Each of the alveoli receives blood from the circulatory system capillaries. It replaces carbon dioxide and other blood wastes with oxygen. The circulatory system then delivers the oxygen to cells throughout the body, bringing more wastes back to the lungs.
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What connects the respiratory and circulatory system?
Alveoli
Which unit of measurement would be used to find the diameter of lung alveoli?
The unit of measurement typically used to find the diameter of lung alveoli is micrometers (μm). This unit is often used in microbiology and specifically in analyzing cell sizes due to their small scale.
The role of surfactant in relation to water?
Surfactant is used in the lungs to break water tension within the alveoli. Without it, the alveoli will collapse and you will suffocate and die.
What is the functional unit of lungs?
alveoli
What are the air sacs in your lungs?
Alveoli alveoli - air sacs in your lungs
What are the tiny air sacs called in the bronchi branches?
Alveoli
What are the small sacs in the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen?
The humorus
What structures can be used for respiration in the Arthopods Trachae Alveoli Antennae?
tracheal tubes
What do the alveoli in the body do?
alveoli take co2 from
What are the alveoli and what happens in them?
the alveoli is happen the blood
What are small air sacs of lung tissue called?
Alveoli (pulmonis) or just alveoli.
What process is used to move oxygen into the capillaries of the lungs?
The process used to move oxygen into the capillaries of the lungs is called diffusion. Oxygen in the alveoli of the lungs moves across the thin walls of the alveoli and the capillaries by diffusion, from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, facilitated by the pressure difference between the alveoli and the blood in the capillaries.
