Alveoli

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Alveoli


The terminal air sacs deep within the lungs. The inhaled oxygen diffuses across the thin alveolar membranes (the walls of the air sacs) into the blood stream, and at the same time carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the alveoli and is exhaled through the lungs.

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use