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Cellular respiration

is the release of energy from the breakdown of food in the presence of oxygen

respiration

is the process of gas exchange—the release of carbon dioxide and the uptake of oxygen that occurs between RBCs and alveoli

Breathing

is the actual mechanical intake of air

medulla oblongata

Breathing is controlled by the____

Alveoli

The basic functioning unit of the lungs is the