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Breathing

Moving air in and out of the lungs, so that in hundreds of millions of tiny air sacs oxygen passes into the blood and carbon dioxide passes out. It is not the same as respiration, which is what cells do with the oxygen.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can follow air to the alveoli, explain gas exchange, and tell breathing apart from respiration.

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