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it becomes oxygenated and travels through the pulmonary artery back to the heart where it then gets pumped to the body

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What happens to the oxygen when it reaches the alveoli?

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When you breath in what happens to your lungs?

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Oxygen enters the lungs when we inhale air. It travels down the airways and reaches the alveoli, tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs. Oxygen from the air diffuses into the bloodstream through the alveolar walls and is then carried to the rest of the body.


What happens to the oxygen levels in the blood as it moves through the lungs?

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What location in the body is carbon and oxygen exchanged?

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Why does blood change color at the lungs?

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