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The Respiratory System

Question 8 • 24 - 25 CR - Biology B (0411KB)

Which occurs as part of gas exchange?

Answer
A
oxygen is exhaled
B
carbon dioxide is inhaled
C
carbon dioxide diffuses from the trachea to blood in capillaries
D
oxygen diffuses from alveolar sacs to blood in capillaries

Explanation

During gas exchange in the lungs, oxygen moves by diffusion from the air in the alveolar sacs into the blood in nearby capillaries. Carbon dioxide moves in the opposite direction, from blood into the alveoli, to be exhaled. Therefore, “oxygen diffuses from alveolar sacs to blood in capillaries” is correct.

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