Each air-sac consists of several microscopic single layered structures called:
Correct answer: D. Alveoli
- A. Bronchioles
- B. Windpipe
- C. Bronchi
- D. Alveoli
Explanation
Alveoli are tiny air sacs in your lungs that take up the oxygen you breathe in and keep your body going. Although they're microscopic, alveoli are the workhorses of your respiratory system. People have an average of 480 million alveoli in their lungs, located at the end of bronchial tubes.
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About Respiration
The human respiratory system includes the air passages, lungs, alveoli and breathing muscles, while gaseous exchange explains how oxygen enters blood and carbon dioxide leaves it by diffusion. The effects of smoking include damage to cilia and alveoli, reduced gas exchange, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and increased risk of lung cancer.
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