Summary: Patho

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  • What is the purpose of pleural fluid

    lubricate lung movements during expansion and contraction
  • What is trans pulmonary pressure

    pressure difference between that in the alveoli and that on the outer surface of the lungs
  • every time the trans pulmonary pressure increases 1cm of water the lung volume will expand too?

    200ml
  • Total lung complainces averages ___ ml/air per cm

    200
  • how does surfactant decrease surface tension caused by water in the lungs?

    by not dissolving uniformly in the fluid lining of the alveolar surfaces.
  • Surfactant has from ___ to ___ the surface tension of pure water

    1/2-1/12
  • Why is the thoracic cage included when determining the total resp compliance

    b/c to inflate the lungs w/o cage takes 2x as much pressure
  • What is the total resp compliance of the lung and the rib cage?

    110ml/volume
  • What is the avg pulmonary volume of the tidal volume?

    500ml
  • What is tidal volume?

    It is the volume of air inspired or expired after each normal breath

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