How are oxygen and carbon-dioxide exchanged in our body during re…

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How are oxygen and carbon-dioxide exchanged in our body during respiration?

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During the process of ‘breathing in’ the air sacs or alveoli of the lungs get filled with air containing oxygen. The alveoli are surrounded by capillaries carrying blood so the oxygen of air diffuses from the alveoli walls into the blood from where it is carried to all the parts of the body.As the blood passes through the tissues of the body, the oxygen present in it diffuses into the cells. This oxygen combines with the digested food to release energy. Carbon-dioxide gas is produced as a waste product during respiration in the cells of the body tissues which diffuses into the blood. Blood carries the carbon-dioxide back to the lungs where it diffuses into the alveoli.

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