Explain why oxygen and carbon dioxide is moving in opposite directions? What is the underlying principle? ( hint- alveolus is a part of your lungs)
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Carbon dioxide is released in the opposite direction of oxygen, from the blood to the alveoli. ... This large difference in partial pressure creates a very strong pressure gradient that causes oxygen to rapidly cross the respiratory membrane from the alveoli into the blood.
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