Heading down there in August too. I'm no expert, but having vacationed in the OBX the last 5 years, I know August is the early portion of hurricane season. Most season's typically peak in September, but August has its fair share (Katrina). Jamaica is just as vulnerable as any other island in that neighborhood.
Gas exchange in the lungs takes place in the tiny air sacs called alveoli in the lungs. The process of inhalation must inflate the alveoli, but it can only do so because of the presence of a surfactant fluid that coats the alveoli and lowers the surface tension of their walls.as exchange in the lungs takes place in the tiny air sacs called alveoli in the lungs. The process of inhalation must inflate the alveoli, but it can only do so because of the presence of a surfactant fluid that coats the alveoli and lowers the surface tension of their walls.
The organs of your body that allow you to breathe are called your lungs. You have twoof them that work together, located in your chest inside the rib cage. The main purpose of your lungs is to breathe in good air and breathe out bad air.