Describe three effects of smoking on the alveoli

Answers could include:Thinning of alveoli walls to reduce the size of the alveoli air sacsSacs lose their elasticity leading to a difficulty in expelling carbon dioxide and taking in oxygenDecrease in diffusion capacityCarbon dioxide can be absorbed into the blood

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