why do alveoli have thin walls
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Alveolar walls are thin because they are the main place in the lungs for oxygen and carbon dioxide to be exchanged.
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the walls are so thin that the oxygen brought in during inhalation can diffuse through them to enter to blood. likewise carbondioxide is carried by your blood to the blood vessels in the alveoli where it diffuses through the thin walls and into the air in your lungs.
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