What Is the Advantage of Having Grape-Like Clusters Called Alveoli

question 43

Multiple Choice

What is the advantage of having grape-like clusters called alveoli as part of the respiratory system?

• A) Alveoli allow for an increase in surface area, which maximizes gas exchange.
• B) Alveoli are circular in structure, which is ideal for maximal gas exchange.
• C) Because alveoli have thinner walls, gas exchange in the lungs is facilitated.
• D) The grape-like shape of alveoli allows capillaries to be in closer proximity to gases.

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Definitions:

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and are crucial for neuronal function.

Soma

In the field of biology, it refers to the main structure of a living entity separate from its germ cells, and in neuroscience, it pertains to the neuron's soma.

Synapse

The small gap between two adjacent neurons, consisting of the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons’ membranes and the space between them.