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Effects of Matter
also be thrown out of the body." The first process by which one breathes in air is called inspiration, i. e. the Jaina 'apāna', and the second one by which the impure air inside the lungs is thrown out is called expiration which corresponds to the Jaina 'prana'. This combined process of inhaling and exhaling air is called respiration, i. e. the Jaina 'apāna and prāṇa'. The absorption of oxygen by the red corpuscles of the blood and the removal of waste products, such as, carbon dioxide and water, take place in the lungs by this process of respiration.
1. Human Anatomy, p. 1016.
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