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How are the lungs designed in human beings to maximize the area for exchange of gases?​

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Answered by AnIntrovert
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The lungs is an important part of the body. The passage inside the lungs divides into smaller and smaller tubes, which finally terminate in balloon-like structures, called as alveoli.

The alveoli provide a surface where the exchange of gases can take place. The walls of the alveoli usually contains an extensive network of blood vessels. We know that, when we breathe in, we lift our ribs, flatten our diaphragm and chest cavity becomes larger.

Because of this action, air is sucked into the lungs and fills the expanded alveoli.

The blood brings the essential carbon dioxide from rest of the body and supply it to alveoli; the oxygen in the alveolar air is taken up by the blood in the alveolar blood vessels to be transported to the all other cells of the body. During the normal breathing cycle, when air is taken in and let out, the lungs always contain a residual volume of air so that there is sufficient time for oxygen to be absorbed and carbon dioxide to be released.

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Answered by Anonymous
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<font size="+1"><p style="font:italic small-caps bold 18px/24px Garamond, Georgia, Times, Serif;width:200px;">Inside the lungs, the respiratory passage divides into smaller and smaller tubes which finally terminate in balloon like structures which are called Alveoli. There are about 300 million alveoli in two lungs of an adult human being. These provide about 80 m² area for gaseous exchange in the lungs.</p></font>

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