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Diffusion Larger Surface Area Alveoli Adapted Gas Exchange

Front How are alveoli adapted to gas exchange? (3)
Back - highly folded walls
- larger surface area for diffusion

- tightly packed
- larger surface area for diffusion

- one cell thick epithelium
- shorter diffusion pathway

Tags: gas_exchange

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