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Where in the respiratory tract does gas exchange occur?

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Gas Exchange Between Alveolar Spaces and Capillaries. The function of therespiratory system is to exchange two gases: oxygen and carbon dioxide. Theexchange takes place in the millions of alveoli in the lungs and the capillaries that envelop them.
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Gas exchange takes place in the alveoli located in the lungs and the capillaries that surround them.
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