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What is the main function of respiration?
The main function of respiration is gas exchange. As we breath in, oxygen moves into the alveolus, from the alveolus into the alveolar capillary, from capillary to the cell. As carbon dioxyde accumulates in the cell, it diffuses to capillary and then to the alveolus. (Another way to explain: Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the cells of the body and the outside environment).