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How are alveoli designed to maximise the exchange of gases?

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(i) The alveoli are thin walled and richly supplied a network of blood vessels to facilitate exchange of between blood and the air filled in alveoli.
(ii) Alveoli have balloon-like structure that provide maximum surface area for the exchange gases.
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