Original Project
Human Body Systems
Lungs take in oxygen molecules and eliminate carbon dioxide molecules.
Item BF030010: The lungs both take in oxygen molecules and eliminate carbon dioxide molecules.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the function of the lungs?
- The lungs both take in oxygen molecules for cells of the body to use and eliminate carbon dioxide molecules from the body.
- The lungs take in oxygen molecules for cells of the body to use but do not eliminate carbon dioxide molecules from the body.
- The lungs eliminate carbon dioxide molecules from the body but do not take in oxygen molecules for cells of the body to use.
- The lungs neither take in oxygen molecules for cells of the body to use nor eliminate carbon dioxide molecules from the body.
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