Oxygen Absorption in the Lungs: Understanding the Internal Environment
Oxygen entering alveoli is not yet in the body's internal environment. Alveoli are air sacs where gas exchange occurs: oxygen diffuses across alveolar walls into capillary blood, then travels via bloodstream to interstitial fluid (the true internal environment) for cellular respiration.
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