Pulmonary ventilation is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide:
A) Between the alveoli and the blood through the alveolar-capillary membrane.
B) Between the lungs and the atmosphere through the naso- and oropharynx.
C) Between the systemic capillaries and the tissue at the cellular level.
D) Within the cell membrane.
B
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