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Pneumonia - Function Of The Respiratory System

alveoli oxygen body inspired

The main function of the respiratory system is to provide oxygen, the most important energy source for the body's cells. Inspired air travels down the respiratory tree to the alveoli, where the oxygen moves out of the alveoli and is sent into circulation throughout the body as part of the red blood cells. The oxygen in the inspired air is exchanged within the alveoli for the body's waste product, carbon dioxide, which leaves the alveoli during expiration.


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