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What are organs made up of alveoli?
lungs
What are the lungs made up of?
Lungs are made up of millions of alveoli and bronchial tubes.
Organs made up of alveoli?
Lungs
What is the purpose of the alveoli and where is it located?
Alveoli are tiny sacs of air located in your lungs. There are millions of them in your lungs, and they fill up with oxygen when you inhale. They greatly increase the surface area of the lungs so that more oxygen can enter your bloodstream.
What Small pockets that make up the lungs?
alveoli
Where in your lungs does the oxygen get picked up by your blood?
alveoli
Why do lungs in a fetal pig feel spongy?
The lungs are spongy because of the millions of alveoli or air sacs found it them. These alveoli expand when air is inhaled so when it is in a state that contains no air, little spaces are formed making them feel spongy.
Are the lungs made up of thick fibrous tissue?
No, the lungs are primarily made up of spongy, elastic tissue called alveoli, which are surrounded by thin walls that allow for gas exchange. The fibrous tissue in the lungs is mainly found in the supportive structures that help maintain the shape and function of the lungs.
What do lungs look like and why?
lungs look like spongy lobes. They have this qualiity for easy gas transfusions and buoyancy. Your lungs are mostly made up of tiny air sacs called alveoli. This gives the lungs a spongy, or porous look to them.
Where in the lungs does diffusion take place and what gasses are diffused?
---------------------------- The exchange of gasses takes place across the Alveoli, which are air spaces surrounded by very small air sacs and have a rich supply of blood, because they are surrounded by capillaries. The lungs are made up of many alveoli which are the respiratory surface. Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the blood in the capillaries and carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood in the capillaries into the alveoli.
What organ is made up of masses of alveoli?
lungs
What are the elastic sac-like structures in the lungs that are lined up with the capillaries?
They are called Alveoli.
