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How does the structure of mammalian lungs enable gaseous exchange to occur efficiently?

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How does the structure of mammalian lungs enable gaseous exchange to occur efficiently?

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the lungs have a huge surface area thanks to how the bronchioles spread out in alveolar branches, the surface of the lungs is extremely thin which enables easy diffusion across the membrane of the lungs and the huge surface area ensures there is plenty of capacity to do so.