Respiratory physiology is primarily the study of

A. the tissue composition of the airways, air sacs, and blood vessels.
B. how gases are transferred between the lungs and the blood vessels supplying them.
C. the branching pattern of the small airways of the lungs.
D. cell shape within the alveoli of the lungs.


Answer: B

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