Asked by Zephyr Benedict

It is important that you maintain a healthy weight both for your overall health and so that your respiratory system can
A. allow for smaller amounts of air to enter your lungs.
B. deliver oxygen more adequately.
C. keep capillaries constricted.
D. pump blood more forcefully from the heart.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B. deliver oxygen more adequately.

Maintaining a healthy weight helps the lungs and chest wall move more freely and reduces the extra work and oxygen demand placed on the body, improving oxygen uptake and delivery to tissues.