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What blood vessel on the right side of the page is in between the ureters?

A

Aorta

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What can your lungs not do?

A

Your lungs can store several hours worth of oxygen.

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The rib muscles and diaphragm relax, and the chest cavity becomes _______.

A

Smaller

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What is full of alveoli?

A

lungs

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Where in the following does one of the gas exchanges occur in the respiratory system?

A

in the alveoli

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Tiny filtering structures where urine is produced in the kidneys are

A

nephrons

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Each alveolus is surrounded by a network of

A

capillaries

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During gas exchange, which substance moves from the alveoli into the bloodstream?

A

Oxygen

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What goes into the capillary

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Oxygen

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