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GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS - Coggle Diagram
GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS
CARBON DIOXIDE
out
OXYGEN
in
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the lungs
the alveoli
destroyed
lung cancer, heart disease and stroke
COPD
“Center for Disease Control and Prevention”
GAS EXCHANGE SURFACES
main characteristics:
thin
close to an efficient transport system
permeable
large surface area
good oxygen supply
NOSE AND/OR MOUTH
THE TRACHEA
THE LUNGS
BRONCHI
BRONCHIOLES
ALVEOLI
main characteristics
excellent transport system
large surface areas
very thin
great supply of oxygen
THE LARYNX
THE EPIGLOTTIS
the thorax
separated by the palate
turbinal bones
goblet cells
cilia cells