Laplace's Law explains the importance of surfactants in accomplishing this process in the alveoli.
The rate of this process is increased when central chemoreceptors detect a decrease in the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid. The intercostal muscles help accomplish this process in humans. Arachnids accomplish this process through book-like organs composed of lamellae. Its extent is measured by the tidal volume. Defects in this process lead to acidosis due to buildup of carbonic acid in the blood. In insects, this process occurs through the spiracles of the tracheal system. Laplace's Law explains the importance of surfactants in accomplishing this process in the alveoli. For 10 points, name this process by which carbon dioxide is exhaled and oxygen inhaled in the lungs.
The rate of this process is increased when central chemoreceptors detect a decrease in the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
gas exchange [Accept respiration or breathing, as well as same-knowledge equivalents]