Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305112100
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 5SQ
Gas exchange occurs at the _______.
- a. two bronchi
- b. pleural sacs
- c. alveoli
- d. both b and c
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