The respiratory system

a. obtains oxygen from and eliminates carbon dioxide to the internal environment.
b. consists of the heart, blood vessels and lungs.
c. plays an important role in maintaining the proper pH of the internal environment by adjusting the rate of removal of acid-forming carbon dioxide.
d. both (a) and (c) above.
e. all of these answers.


C

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