| Front | Why is the alveoli surrounded by a network of capillaries? |
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| Back | Because this is where gas exchange occurs. Oxygen diffuses out of the alveoli into the blood being carries by the capillaries. At the same time, carbon dioxide diffuses out of the blood in the capillaries into the alveoli. |
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