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What are the distorting forces that usually affect the intrapleural pressure?
What are the distorting forces that usually affect the intrapleural pressure?
What is lung compliance a measure of?
What is lung compliance a measure of?
What locks the lungs and chest wall together?
What locks the lungs and chest wall together?
What is the physiological importance of surfactant?
What is the physiological importance of surfactant?
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What does the elasticity of the lungs lead to during quiet expiration?
What does the elasticity of the lungs lead to during quiet expiration?
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Prof.Marwa Abd Elaziz Physiology of Respiration Lecture 8 : Elastic properties of the lung
Prof.Marwa Abd Elaziz Physiology of Respiration Lecture 8 : Elastic properties of the lung
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Elasticity is a measure of how easily the lungs can be stretched and is conventionally expressed as ______
Elasticity is a measure of how easily the lungs can be stretched and is conventionally expressed as ______
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The lungs and the chest wall are ‘ locked together’ by the ______ space
The lungs and the chest wall are ‘ locked together’ by the ______ space
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The intrapleural space is airtight. So, the lungs are as firmly pressed to the chest wall as a suction cup attached to a ______
The intrapleural space is airtight. So, the lungs are as firmly pressed to the chest wall as a suction cup attached to a ______
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Lung compliance is the volume change that could be achieved in the lungs per unit ______ change
Lung compliance is the volume change that could be achieved in the lungs per unit ______ change
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These distorting forces are usually those of intrapleural pressure, which becomes more negative to bring about inspiration and then becomes less negative, and the elasticity of the lungs leads to ______ expiration
These distorting forces are usually those of intrapleural pressure, which becomes more negative to bring about inspiration and then becomes less negative, and the elasticity of the lungs leads to ______ expiration
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