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How are the alveoli designed to maximise the exchange of gases?

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Alveoli provide a surface for the exchange of gases. An extensive network of food vessels is present in the wall of the alveoli. By lifting our ribs and flatten the diaphragm, the chest cavity becomes spacious. Air is sucked into the lungs and alveoli. The oxygen from the breath, diffuses into the blood and `CO_(2)` from the blood brought from the body, diffuses out into the air.
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