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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(c) ………………in the lungs provides a very large surface area for gaseous exchange.

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Solution

The correct answer is: alveoli.

The alveoli have a very large total surface area and a very good blood supply, provided by the dense network of capillaries that surround them to exchange gases during the process of breathing in and breathing out.

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