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Natali5045456 [20]
4 years ago
15

Alveoli are the terminal air sacs of the lungs, and are the sites of gas exchange between the lungs and blood. How does the surf

ace area-to-volume ratio of the cells of alveolar walls relate to their function? please hurry.
Biology
1 answer:
anygoal [31]4 years ago
3 0
<span>Alveoli are specifically designed to quickly facilitate the exchange of gas from the lungs to the blood. They are very small, but with a very high surface area allowing a greater amount of gases to be exchanged in a comparatively short period of time.</span>
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