EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9780100545939
Author: MCMILLAN
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Chapter 10, Problem 3SQ
Oxygen in air must diffuse across______ to enter the blood.
a. pleural sacs
b. alveolar sacs
c. a moist respiratory surface
d. both b and c
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