The alveoli are adapted to make gas exchange in lungs happen easily and efficiently. Here are some features of the alveoli that allow this: Remember, diffusion is the movement of a substance from ...

University of Delaware Assistant Professor Catherine Fromen and current graduate student Dominic Hoffman work with an adaptable lung model that can replicate realistic breathing maneuvers and offer ...

At the end of the alveoli are capillaries ... This means less oxygen reaches the capillaries for gas exchange in your lungs. You’re also exhaling less carbon dioxide. Coughing to try to help ...