If the Epithelium That Lines the Air Sacs of Your

question 33

Multiple Choice

If the epithelium that lines the air sacs of your lungs were to gain a layer of cells, which of the following would likely occur to the rate of oxygen diffusion?

• A) Oxygen will diffuse across the lung surface more quickly.
• B) Oxygen will diffuse across the lung surface more slowly.
• C) Oxygen will diffuse across the lung surface out of, instead of into, the body.
• D) Oxygen will diffuse across the lung surface at a normal rate because it is only the shape of the cells that affect diffusion rate.

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