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What is also known as the intra-alveolar pressure?
Intra-alveolar pressure is also known as the machinal chain.
How does partial pressure affect the movement of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood?
Partial pressure affects the movement of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood because it is the main driving force for oxygen movement in the lungs.Oxygen passes from the air to the fluid within the alveoli, into the cell of the alveoli.
Has a greater partial pressure in the pulmonary capillaries than in the alveoli so it diffuses into the?
C02:alveoli
Why partial pressure of O2 falls from trachea to alveoli?
There is more space that is occupied by H20 in the alveoli than the trachea. (BTPS - body tempertaure ,pressure saturated)
Definition of intrapulmonary pressure?
Intrapulmonary pressure is the pressure within the air passage and the alveoli of the lungs.
Is intrapleural pressure 4 mm Hg less than the pressure in the alveoli?
true.
What structure is at the end of the smallest tubes in lungs?
alveoli
How the air is exchanged from the lungs to the blood?
air exchange takes place at the juction of blood cappileries and alveoli where the pressure of air is high in alveoli and low in blood so air from alveoli rush into blood and CO2 from blood rush in to alveoli which is then breath out
Why oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the blood?
Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the blood because of a concentration gradient. The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli is higher than in the blood, so oxygen moves across the thin membrane of the alveoli into the blood to reach equilibrium.
What happens to carbon dioxide in the blood when it flows through the capillaries in the alveoli?
The CO2 is diffused back into the alveoli, where, by the diaphragm, is pushed back into the environment by atmospheric pressure.
What happens to the carbon dioxide in blood when it flows through the capillaries in the alveoli?
The CO2 is diffused back into the alveoli, where, by the diaphragm, is pushed back into the environment by atmospheric pressure.
What is Intrapulmonary pressure?
The intrapulmonary pressure is the pressure in the alveoli. Intrapulmonary pressure rises and falls with the phases of breathing, but it ALWAYS eventually equalizes with the atmospheric pressure.
