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The gas exchange system in healthy humans

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I can describe the function and structures of the human gas exchange system in healthy humans.

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Why oxygen needs to be absorbed into, and carbon dioxide needs to be removed from, the human body. The function and structures of the lungs in healthy humans. The mechanism of breathing, including the role of muscles, to move air in and out of the lungs. Adaptations of healthy lungs that increase the amount of gas exchange. Detailed structure of the alveoli in healthy human lungs.

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