Practice mode Biology

What name is given to the functional units of the lungs?

Correct answer B. Air sacs

Explanation

Gas exchange takes place in the tiny air sacs at the ends of the respiratory bronchioles, whose thin walls are surrounded by capillaries; these sacs are what the key treats as the functional units.

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