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Question
our respiratory structures are designed to promote the passive movement of gases across membranes through the process of
osmosis
bulk flow
facilitated transport
diffusion
Brief Explanations
- Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a semi - permeable membrane.
- Bulk flow is the movement of fluids due to pressure differences.
- Facilitated transport requires a transport protein.
- Diffusion is the passive movement of gases (or other substances) from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration across a membrane. In the respiratory system, oxygen diffuses from the alveoli (high concentration) into the blood (low concentration) and carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood (high concentration) into the alveoli (low concentration).
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