Alveoli are tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen from inhaled air diffuses into the blood in surrounding capillaries, and carbon dioxide from the blood diffuses into the alveoli to be exhaled.
Site of gaseous exchange in lungs is
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Respiratory System (Gaseous Exchange at Alveolar and Tissue Levels)
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