The location where gas exchange occurs in the lungs as a part of the respiratory system

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5 points
bronchioles
alveoli
the bronchus
epiglottis/larynx

The correct answer is alveoli. The alveoli are tiny air sacs located at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs. It is in these structures that oxygen from the inhaled air passes into the bloodstream, and carbon dioxide, a waste product, passes out of the bloodstream into the alveoli to be exhaled.