| Front | Describe the mechanism by which oxygen passes from the alveolar space into the red blood cell ( 4 marks) |
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| Back | dissolves in fluid (lining the alveolus); diffusion through membrane (to red cell); thin wall so short gradient; concentration gradient maintained by inspiration and blood flow; much oxygen loaded onto haemoglobin; which makes oxygen gradient even steeper; |
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