Question

In this activity, you will follow oxygen on its path from the lungs to the body tissues.to review how oxygen is transported in the body, watch this bioflix animation

Answer 1

1. Breathing moves air in and out of the lungs. 2. Oxygen diffuses from alveoli in the lungs into capillaries. 3. Oxygen enters red blood cells, where it binds to the protein hemoglobin. 4. Oxygen diffuses from the blood to the body's tissues, and carbon dioxide diffuses from the tissues to the blood. 5. Carbon dioxide leaves the body when exhale.