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The function of the alveoli is to get oxygen into the blood stream for transport to the tissues, and to remove carbon dioxide from the blood stream. In the lungs, air is diverted into smaller and smaller microscopic branches called respiratory bronchioles, which connect to the alveolar ducts.
The alveoli are only one cell thick, allowing the relatively easy passage of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli and the capillary. One cubic millimeter contains 170 alveoli and the area of alveoli is on average 70 square meters. The number of alveoli differs between people and larger lungs have more alveoli.