_______ has a greater partial pressure in the pulmonary capillaries than in the alveoli, so it diffuses into the _______.

a) O2; alveoli
b) CO2; alveoli
c) O2; pulmonary cavities
d) CO2; pulmonary capillaries


Ans: b) CO2; alveoli

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