Gas exchange, the process where our body takes in oxygen from the air we breathe and releases carbon dioxide, happens in the lungs, particularly in the capillaries of little sacs called alveoli. People with emphysema have damaged alveoli. And when destroyed, alveoli can form into air-filled spaces called bullae1. Learn more about bullous emphysema here.
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