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You use the respirerotry system. To be precise when air is to be sucked in, the brain askes the lungs to expand, which naturally creates a low pressure inside the lungs. Similarly when the lungs are compressed the air inside is flushed out.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoWhen a person breathes the alveoli stretch and provide air pressure which allows humans to breathe. When the lungs are expanded through alveoli pressure it allows for air to flow.
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What is air sacs within the lungs?
Alveolar means pertaining the the alveolus (plural alveoli), the small air sacs in the lungs.
How does surfactant affect the total air flow into lungs?
Surfactant is similar to a detergent, it keeps the fluid coating the lining of the alveoli from creating surface tension. This allows the alveoli to expand without hindrance, and allows greater air flow.
What is abronchiole?
Bronchioles are smaller branching divisions of the bronchi that control the air flow in and out of the alveoli.
Which substances are exchanged between the blood in the capillaries and the air in the alveoli?
Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water are the substances exchanged between the alveoli (air sacs) and the capillaries in the lungs.
Is an alveoli an air sac or an air passage?
Alveoli is an air passage
Difference between laminar air flow and reverse laminar aire flow?
difference between laminar air flow & reverse laminar air flow
What are the air sacs in your lungs?
Alveoli alveoli - air sacs in your lungs
Tiny air sacs where the exchange of gases between air and blood takes place?
alveoli
What are the small air tubes that lead to the alveoli called?
The tubes that connect the bronchi with the alveoli are the bronchioles.
Do capillaries surround alveoli?
The alveoli are the sites of respiration: the oxygen in them provided by the inhaled air diffuses into the blood cells that flow through the capillaries. Carbon dioxide diffuses out of the blood and into the alveoli so it can be exhaled. The capillaries provide a way for the blood to reach the alveoli. Hope this helps
What is the scientific name for air sacks?
The scientific name for air sacks in the respiratory system is alveoli. These tiny air sacs are responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and bloodstream.
What is the correct sequence of air flow through the respiratory system and which is powered by what?
Pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli; diaphragm
