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Human bodies take air into the lungs and remove oxygen from it (air is about 21% oxygen).

In the alveoli (air sacs within the lungs) oxygen passes into the bloodstream where it is absorbed by the chemical hemoglobin in red blood cells. The oxygen is carried to all the cells of the body. The blood cells pick up carbon dioxide that the cells create when they oxidize food to get energy. This carbon dioxide is returned to the lungs, where it leaves the blood and is released from the body when you exhale.

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