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Involves aver distention and destruction of the air spaces in the lungs?
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What is the meaning of distention?
The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs., Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
Which condition results in the irreversible enlargement of the air spaces in the lungs?
Emphysema is the irreversible enlargement of the air spaces in the lungs.
What are the air spaces in the lungs called?
The air spaces in the lungs are called pulmonary alveoli. They are where gas exchange occurs in the lungs of mammals.
Spaces in the chest between the lungs?
Mediastinum
What is the system involves the lungs and airways?
respiratory
What parts of the human respiratory system involves breathing?
lungs
What is the medical term for the air spaces in the lungs?
Alveoli are grape-like air spaces at the distal ends of the bronchial upside-down tree.
What are tiny air spaces in the lungs by blood capillaries?
Alveoli. Singular is alveolus.
CPR involves stimulating the heart and?
lungs- Cardio-PULMONARY Resuscitation
What involves Movement of blood from right ventricle to the lungs?
pulmonary circulation
What is the name of the organ involved in respiration?
Respiration involves the lungs. The lungs inflate with air, and this allows oxygen into the lungs. The windpipe and mouth and nose are also involved in respiration.
What is it called when the oxygen in your lungs moves from the air spaces from high concentration to low concentration?
breathing
