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The alveoli provide large surface area for the exchange of gases between the blood and the air. Each alvoeli is surrounded by many capillaries(tiny blood vessels). The very thin walls and large surface area of the alveoli and numerous capillaries surrounding them enable gases to be exchanged quickly and efficiently. Oxygen in the inhaled air diffuses from the alveoli to the blood in the capillaries. The blook then carries the oxygen to the cells in the other parts of the body. The waste product of respiration, CO2 , diffuses from the blood to the lungs through the capillaries surrounding alveoli. It leaves the body through bronchi and trachea when you exhale( breathe out).

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The blood vessels surrounding the alveoli are?

capillaries


What does the oxygen molecule do when it is in the alveoli?

It diffuses into the blood capillaries surrounding the alveoli.


Where does the oxygen pass into the blood in the breathing system?

In the capillaries surrounding the alveoli in the lungs


What are Blood capillaries surrounded by?

Blood capillaries are surrounded by a layer called the basement membrane, which provides structural support and acts as a barrier between the capillaries and surrounding tissues. Pericytes, contractile cells that regulate blood flow and vessel stability, may also be found surrounding blood capillaries.


Are arteries founf surrounding alveoli?

The smallest blood vessels of the body = capillaries


What sort of blood vessels are surrounding the air sacs in your lungs?

Capillaries are the blood vessels that surround the alveoli, or air sacs, in your lungs. These capillaries are the site of gas exchange.


What are alveoli surrounded by?

the blood surround Alveoli in order to gas exchange between the Alveoli and red blood cell.


Where does the exchange of oxygen carbon dioxide in the blood happen?

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood occurs in the capillaries surrounding the alveoli in the lungs. Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the blood, while carbon dioxide moves from the blood into the alveoli to be exhaled.


What division of the respiratory system exchanges gases with the blood?

The alveoli is the division of the respiratory system where gas exchange with the blood occurs. Oxygen from the inhaled air diffuses into the blood in the capillaries surrounding the alveoli, while carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the alveoli to be exhaled.


How it is possible for oxygen to diffuse rapidly into the blood?

Oxygen diffuses rapidly into the blood due to the concentration gradient between the alveoli in the lungs and the blood in the capillaries surrounding them. The alveoli have a high concentration of oxygen, while the blood has a lower concentration, which drives the diffusion of oxygen across the thin walls of the alveoli and capillaries. Additionally, the large surface area and short diffusion distance in the lungs help facilitate the rapid diffusion of oxygen into the blood.


Where in the lungs does diffusion take place and what gasses are diffused?

---------------------------- The exchange of gasses takes place across the Alveoli, which are air spaces surrounded by very small air sacs and have a rich supply of blood, because they are surrounded by capillaries. The lungs are made up of many alveoli which are the respiratory surface. Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the blood in the capillaries and carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood in the capillaries into the alveoli.


What are the very small blood vessels that cover the alveoli?

The tiny blood vessels that surround the alveoli arecalled alveolar capillaries