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The Central Nervous System

Question 8 • FL-2000310-Biology 1 Sem 2

Which statements explain the gas exchange that happens at the alveoli? Check all that apply.Carbon dioxide moves from the air in the alveoli to the blood.Carbon dioxide moves from the blood to the air in the alveoli.The capillaries that surround the alveoli exchange both carbon dioxide and oxygen.The capillaries that surround the alveoli exchange only oxygen.Oxygen is absorbed by the blood in the capillaries that surround the alveoli.Oxygen is the air we breathe out when we exhale.

Answer
A
Carbon dioxide moves from the air in the alveoli to the blood.
B
Carbon dioxide moves from the blood to the air in the alveoli.
C
The capillaries that surround the alveoli exchange both carbon dioxide and oxygen.
D
The capillaries that surround the alveoli exchange only oxygen.
E
Oxygen is absorbed by the blood in the capillaries that surround the alveoli.
F
Oxygen is the air we breathe out when we exhale.

Explanation

At the alveoli, oxygen diffuses from the air into the surrounding capillary blood, while carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the alveoli to be exhaled. So the capillaries exchange both gases, and oxygen is absorbed by the blood. Carbon dioxide does not move from the alveoli into the blood, and the air we exhale is not simply oxygen.

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