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| air sacs that procide large surface area for gas diffusion |
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| region of lungs where gas exchange takes place |
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| trachea bronchioles and bronchi deliver air to the respitory zone |
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| potential space between the visceral and parietal pleuras |
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| the intrapleural pressure is always less than the intrapulmonary pressure |
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| interpulmonary pressure during inhalation |
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| greater than atmosphreic pressure during |
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| inverse relationship between volume and pressure of gas |
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| ease in which the lungs expand--the differnce between intrapulmonary and intra pleural pressure is |
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| tendency to recoil after distension |
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| the surface tension of the fluid in the aveoli exert |
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| force directed inward which resists distension |
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| the surface tension in smaller aveoli will be greater than that in larger aveoili |
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| is a combination of phospholipid and protein lowers the surface tension signifigantly |
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