Which of the following is an example of how the human lung is designed to optimize the transfer of oxygen from the air to the blood?

a. relatively small surface area
b. absence of interstitial space between the alveoli and capillary walls.
c. small diffusion gradient
d. thin respiratory membrane


D

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