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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for CARBON DIOXIDE OR OXYGEN
  1. ... lungs to the bloodstream. At the same time carbon dioxide passes from the blood to the lungs. This ... how close they are. This lets oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse, or move freely, between the respiratory system ...
  2. Blood Transfusions (For Teens) Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... carry oxygen to the body's tissues and remove carbon dioxide. These cells are the ones that are most ...
  3. ... oxygen to the body's tissues in exchange for carbon dioxide, which they carry to the lungs to be ...
  4. What Is Vascular Disease? Video (Vascular Cures)  
    ... your heart to your lungs, where it exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen. VEINS Veins carry the blood back ...
  5. ... in the fluid then diffuse into the tissue. Carbon dioxide and cellular waste products in the tissue diffuse ...
  6. What's Blood? Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... body so they can keep working. Blood carries carbon dioxide and other waste materials to the lungs, kidneys, ...
  7. Blood Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... body so they can keep working. Blood carries carbon dioxide and other waste materials to the lungs , kidneys , ...
  8. Smoking during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... When you smoke during pregnancy, chemicals like nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar pass through the placenta and umbilical cord to your baby. These chemicals are harmful to your baby. They can lessen the amount of oxygen that your baby gets. This can slow your ...