Factors affecting diffusion
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- Factors affecting diffusion
- permeability of the alveoli and capillary cell walls
- short distance from alveoli to capillary
- readiness of haemoglobin to combine with oxygen - oxyhaemoglobin
- diffusion gradient caused by different partial pressures of the gases involved
- large surface are of alveoli
- moisture layer enhancing the uptake of oxygen
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