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Name the body structure concerned with the given functional activity:

Provides actual diffusion of respiratory gases in the lungs.

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Solution

Alveoli or air sacs

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Chapter 14: The Respiratory System - Very short answer type [Page 148]

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Selina Concise Biology [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 14 The Respiratory System
Very short answer type | Q 2.6 | Page 148

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