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Gases pass through alveoli via the process of diffusion. Oxygen molecules move from the alveoli into the bloodstream, while carbon dioxide molecules move from the bloodstream into the alveoli to be exhaled. This gas exchange occurs due to the difference in concentration gradients of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli and the capillaries.
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Can transverse mechanical waves pass through gases?
Yes, transverse mechanical waves can pass through gases. Examples include seismic S-waves, which are transverse waves that can travel through the Earth's crust and mantle, and sound waves, which are also transverse waves that can travel through air and other gases.
Can gases go through any piece of materials?
No, gases cannot go through every material. The ability of a gas to pass through a material depends on the size of the gas molecules and the structure of the material. For example, gases can pass through porous materials like membranes, but not through solid barriers like metals.
Can a magnetic force pass through gases?
Yes, magnetic fields can pass through gases. However, the strength and interaction of the magnetic field with the gas will depend on factors such as the type of gas, its density, and the strength of the magnetic field.
Can light pass through solids liquids and gases?
Yes, light can pass through transparent solids, liquids, and gases because their molecules are arranged in a way that allows light to travel through. However, the extent to which light can pass through each substance varies depending on its density and chemical composition. Opacity, color, and other factors also play a role in determining how much light can pass through a material.
What are some things that can not pass through a window screen?
Large objects such as furniture, animals, and people cannot pass through a window screen due to their size. Additionally, liquids and gases cannot pass through a window screen because of their form.
Why do the walls of the capillaries and aveoli need to be thin?
The walls of alveoli are thin to allow the exchange of gases (Co2 and O2) between blood capillaries and the aveoli in the lungs.
Small sacs in the lungs that exchange gases with blood are what?
Frizzophigus
What special structures on some stems allow gases to pass through?
Lenticels allow gases to pass through them. Hope this helped. Gigi
Does glucose pass through stomata?
No, gases do.
What is the process of gas exchange in the lungs including where it occurs?
Gases are exchanged in the aveoli where oxygen goes in the blood stream while carbon dioxide goes in the aveoli.
Which blood vessel does blood oxygen pass through?
Oxygen and other gases pass through the capillaries.
What so aveoli have to do with exchanging gases with the environment?
They are the place where the capillaries are closest to the environment in order to exchange gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What state of matter does sound energy pass through?
Sound can pass through any state of matter.
What is the small hole through which water and gases pass in and out of a plant?
transpiration
Water and gases pass into and out of leaves through tiny called?
Stomata.
Can transverse mechanical waves pass through gases?
Yes, transverse mechanical waves can pass through gases. Examples include seismic S-waves, which are transverse waves that can travel through the Earth's crust and mantle, and sound waves, which are also transverse waves that can travel through air and other gases.
What special structures on some stems allow gases to pass through them?
Lenticels allow gases to pass through them. Hope this helped. Gigi
