The movement of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood in the pulmonary capillaries depends on:
A) facilitated transport by way of the hemoglobin molecule.
B) active transport of oxygen from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration.
C) diffusion of oxygen from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
D) osmosis of the H2O molecule across the respiratory membrane, where oxygen dissociates from hydrogen.
C
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