Aveoli Flashcards
1
Q
1)
A
passes into the lungs - trachea - rings of cartilage - collapsing when inahle
2
Q
2)
A
splits into the bronchi - bronchiels - aveoli
3
Q
what do the aveoli do?
A
gas is diffused in and out of bloodstream- oxygen in the air diffuses into the bloodstream - carbon dioxide diffuses into the air out of the bloodstream - rapidly removed
4
Q
ADAPTATIONS?
A
- large surface area
- thin walls
- blood supply
