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alveolus (tiny air sacs arranged in clusters in the lungs, in which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.)

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What is the elastic unit of the respiratory system where gas exchange occurs?

Alveoli is where gas exchange occurs.


Where is the respiratory surface?

A respiratory surface is located anywhere in an animal or human being where gas exchange occurs. A respiratory surface is located anywhere in an animal or human being where gas exchange occurs.


Where in the respiratory tract does gas exchange occur?

The gas occurs by simple diffusion through the cells.


What do the respiratory and the circulatory systems do together?

Working together, the respiratory and circulatory systems perform gas exchange from the blood to the lungs. This exchange occurs at the alveoli.


Where in your respiratory system does the exchange of O2 happen?

Gaseous exchange occurs in the alveoli (singular = alveolus) of the lungs.


What part of the respiratory tract is not exchange gases?

Gas exchanges occurs in the "alveoli".


What is the respiratory organ of earthworms?

The earthworm has no special respiratory organs. Gaseous exchange occurs through moist skin by diifusion.


Gas exchange in the lungs occurs in what structure?

alveoli


Where does gas exchange occur in the human respiratory system?

Gas exchange does not occur in the respiratory tract, it occurs in the alveoli.


Which structure branches further into alveoli?

the bronchiole


How does gas exchange occur when the circulatory and respiratory systems work together?

it occurs through the heart


Does the alveolar duct have cartilage?

No, the alveolar duct does not have cartilage. It is a structure within the lungs that connects the respiratory bronchioles to the alveolar sacs where gas exchange occurs. Cartilage is primarily found in the larger airways of the respiratory system to provide structural support and maintain airway patency.