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There is a substantial safety margin for the uptake of gases in the alveolus because at rest, blood is completely oxygenated after traveling only 1/3 the length of the pulmonary capillary bed.

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There is a substantial safety margin for the uptake of gases in the alveolus because at rest, blood is completely oxygenated after traveling only 1/3 the length of the pulmonary capillary bed.






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