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How many air sacs in the lungs?

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The lungs is a spongy mass composed of 150 million little sacs

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Why does the lung have many air sacs?
There are several ways to answer this question; I'll tackle two: the embryologic answer and the teleologic one. Embryologically (ie, during development), the lungs develop as an outpouching of the...
Why does the lung have many air-sacs?
The lungs have many air sacs to increase the surface area of the lungs and increase the amount of gas exchange.
Why is it important that there are many air sacs in the lungs?
it is important so that the oxygen can be exchange into the body waste called carbon dioxide and the body nutrients from the oxygen and be used by the different parts of the body. by: meary williams
Why is it important to have many air sacs in the lungs?
It is important to have air sacs called aveoli because they allow gas exchange.
Why dos the lung have many of these air sacs?
It holds all the air for your body and air goes through it to the body.