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They are called alveoli.
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A disease involving the breakdown of the air sacs in the lungs is?
emphysema
Which disease involve the breakdown of the AIR SACS?
Emphysema
What is the medical term meaning hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls?
Emphysema or Pulmonay emphysema
What is emphysema usually caused by?
Emphysema is a condition where there are little holes in the air sacs in the lungs. It is usually caused by excessive smoking.
How do air sacs of emphysema look like?
In healthy individuals, alveoli are hollow plump air sacs where gas exchange occurs. They look like an upside down grapes on a stem. In emphysema, the alveoli become flattened or collapse.
Can A build up of tar in the lungs can cause the delicate air sacs to break down What is the medical name given?
emphysema emphysema
Which disease affects the air sacs of the lungs and is common among cigeratte smokers?
emphysema
Is it false that emphysema destroys the tiny air sacs in the lungs?
Alveoli are the tiny air sacs that look like hollow plump grapes in healthy people. In emphysema, many of the alveoli collapse so there is less surface area for gas exchange.
What is empheseyma?
Emphysema is a lung condition in which tiny air sacs in the lungs - alveoli - fill up with air. As the air continues to build up in these sacs, they expand, and may break or become damaged and form scar tissue.
What is it called when the air sacs in your lungs are broken?
If by "broken" you mean not able to exchange air (CO2 and Oxygen), then the likely answer is Emphysema. The air sacs (called aveoli) are elastic-like and they inflate and collapse completely in a healthy lung. With Emphysema, they gradually lose more and more of this elasticity, and remain partly open all the time. This causes them to retain CO2 -carbon-dioxide, and therefore- allow less oxygen to be brought into the body.
How does emphysema affect your life?
Emphysema is a disease that destroys the tiny air sacs in your lungs. In this case it can even cause lung cancer. A person with advanced emphysema uses 80% of his/her energy to breathe.
How does emphysema damage the tissue?
air sacs Hope I helped! Ace that test :P
