During inhalation what makes oxygen from the air in the

Last updated: 7/18/2023

During inhalation what makes oxygen from the air in the lungs move into the lung capillaries The force of breathing pushes the oxygen into the bloodstream Special pumps in the cells of the capllilaries move the oxygen As carbon dioxide moves out of the capillaries oxygen is pulled in The amount of oxygen in the air in the lungs is greater than the amount in the capillaries so it moves by diffusion Red blood cells can directly pick up oxygen molecules from the air