ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles (tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs). The alveoli are where the lungs and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide during the process of breathing in and breathing out.

Detailed explanation-2: -The alveolar sacs function to transport fresh oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. This process can be examined by understanding how a breath is brought in and exhaled. Air enters the body via the mouth or nose.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Alveoli in Your Lungs. Alveoli are tiny air sacs in your lungs that take up the oxygen you breathe in and keep your body going. Although they’re microscopic, alveoli are the workhorses of your respiratory system. People have an average of 480 million alveoli in their lungs, located at the end of bronchial tubes.

Detailed explanation-4: -(a) Alveolar sac—> is also known as alveoli.

Detailed explanation-5: -The word “alveolus” comes from the Latin word for “little cavity” while the term “alveolar sacs” is derived from the same word and is used to refer to the pouch where the alveoli are located.