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Describe in detail how gases are exchanged between the respiratory system and the circulatory system in the lungs

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Gas exchange

Step-by-step explanation:

Gas exchange takes place in the millions of alveoli in the lungs and the capillaries that envelop them. As shown below, inhaled oxygen moves from the alveoli to the blood in the capillaries, and carbon dioxide moves from the blood in the capillaries to the air in the alveoli.

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