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What is the compliance of the total pulmonary system compared to the compliance of the lungs alone?
Almost exactly one half
What happens to the compliance of the combined lung-thorax system when near its limits?
Can be less than one fifth that of the lungs alone
How much pressure is required to inflate the total pulmonary system compared to inflating the lungs alone?
Almost twice as much
What would be required even if the lungs were not present in the thorax?
Muscular effort to expand the thoracic cage
What are the elastic and viscous characteristics of the thoracic cage similar to?
Those of the lungs
Test your knowledge on the elastic and viscous characteristics of the thoracic cage, and its role in pulmonary system compliance.
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