Topics For Today’s Lecture

11/5/01


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Topics For Today’s Lecture

Respiration

Processes of External Respiration

Alveolus and Circulatory System

Microscopic View of Alveolus

Pleural Cavity

Pleural Sac Structure

Pressure Differences are Important for Respiration

Pressures Important in Ventilation

Atmospheric Pressure

Transmural Pressure Gradients

Pneumothorax

Boyle’s Law

Boyles Law

Respiratory Muscles

Inspiration: Muscle Activity

Rib Elevation and Volume Changes

Expiration: Muscle Activity

Changes in Lung Pressure and Volume

Pressure Changes

Airway Collapse During Forced Expiration

Exercise and Lung Disease

Surface Tension on the Alveolus

Law of LaPlace and Alveolar Collapse

Pulmonary Surfactant

Surfactant: Counteracts Collapse

Interdependence of Alveoli

Author: mark

Email: rbrundage@wvu.edu

Home Page: www.as.wvu.edu/~rbrundage

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