True/False - Alveoli have a large surface area that maximizes gas exchange.*1 pointTrueFalse

How are the alveoli designed to maximise the exchange of gases?

List three properties of alveoli that make them an efficient gas exchange surface

Describe how gas exchange occurs at the alveoli

Which one of the following characteristics would you expect to find in alveoli to make them efficient at gas exchange?Small surface areaThick wallsRich supply of blood capillariesLong diffusion distance

Recall which of the following statements about alveoli are true.