Arteries are the sites for exchange of gases between blood and alveoli.

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The correct option is B
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The exchange of gases takes place in the millions of alveoli in the lungs and the capillaries that envelop them. Inhaled oxygen moves from the alveoli to the blood in the capillaries, and carbon dioxide moves from the blood in the capillaries to the air in the alveoli.

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The absorption of nutrients and exchange of respiratory gases between blood and tissues takes place in –

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