Gaseous Exchange 🫁

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  • Gaseous Exchange
    The Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide across a gaseous exchange surface between the air and the blood in the lungs
  • Breathing
    Mechanical process of the inhalation and exhalation of air
  • Why gaseous exchange is necessary
    Absorbs oxygen
    Removes co2
    Maintains a safe pH
  • Larger animals have a :
    Smaller surface area:volume ratio and are complex
  • Three sections of the Human respiratory system
    Air passages
    Lungs
    Respiratory muscles