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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Hanover_College/Comparative_Anatomy_and_Physiology_of_Animals/09%3A_The_Respiratory_System/9.03%3A_Gas_Exchange_across_Respiratory_SurfacesThe structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung i...The structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung is very large (75 square meters). Having such a large surface area increases the amount of gas that can diffuse into and out of the lungs.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/General_Biology_2e_(OpenStax)/07%3A_Unit_VII-_Animal_Structure_and_Function/7.07%3A_The_Respiratory_System/7.7.03%3A_Gas_Exchange_across_Respiratory_SurfacesThe structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung i...The structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung is very large (75 square meters). Having such a large surface area increases the amount of gas that can diffuse into and out of the lungs.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Folsom_Lake_College/BIOL_440%3A_General_Microbiology_(Panoutsopoulos)/10%3A_Infectious_Diseases_affecting_the_Gastrointestinal_Tract_and_Respiratory_System/10.03%3A_The_Respiratory_System/10.3.03%3A_Gas_Exchange_across_Respiratory_SurfacesThe structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung i...The structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung is very large (75 square meters). Having such a large surface area increases the amount of gas that can diffuse into and out of the lungs.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Map%3A_Raven_Biology_12th_Edition/47%3A_The_Respiratory_System/47.03%3A_LungsThe structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung i...The structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung is very large (75 square meters). Having such a large surface area increases the amount of gas that can diffuse into and out of the lungs.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Clinton_College/BIO_403%3A_Microbiology_(Neely)/10%3A_Infectious_Diseases_affecting_the_Gastrointestinal_Tract_and_Respiratory_System/10.03%3A_The_Respiratory_System/10.3.03%3A_Gas_Exchange_across_Respiratory_SurfacesThe structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung i...The structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung is very large (75 square meters). Having such a large surface area increases the amount of gas that can diffuse into and out of the lungs.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Workbench/South_Texas_College_-_Biology_for_Non-Majors/24%3A_The_Respiratory_and_Urinary_Systems/24.03%3A_Gas_Exchange_across_Respiratory_SurfacesThe structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung i...The structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung is very large (75 square meters). Having such a large surface area increases the amount of gas that can diffuse into and out of the lungs.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/General_Biology_1e_(OpenStax)/7%3A_Animal_Structure_and_Function/39%3A_The_Respiratory_System/39.2%3A_Gas_Exchange_across_Respiratory_SurfacesThe structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung i...The structure of the lung maximizes its surface area to increase gas diffusion. Because of the enormous number of alveoli (approximately 300 million in each human lung), the surface area of the lung is very large (75 square meters). Having such a large surface area increases the amount of gas that can diffuse into and out of the lungs.
