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Alveoli does not collapse because lungs always have a residual volume which prevents the alveoli to collapse.
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∙ 12y agoThe pulmonary surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells decreases the surface tension of the alveoli preventing their collapse and increasing lung compliance.
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∙ 13y agoSurfactant.
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What causes IRDS?
Collapsing Alveoli
What do septal cells do?
they are involved in keeping alveoli from collapsing
How are septal cells involved in keeping alveoli from collapsing?
They produce surfactant, a substance that reduces surface tension. Alveoli are very small, only 80 nanometers wide, and are flat. Therefore they have a tendency to curl up. The surfactant reduces this tendency, hence keeps the alveoli from collapsing.
What is the protein fat compound that creates surface tension and keeps the walls of the alveoli from collapsing?
Surfactant
What works with pressure to keep a nebula from collapsing?
Gravity works with Pressure to keep a Nebula from collapsing.
Which principle normally prevents the alveoli from collapsing during expiration?
cardiac output can be determined by the following formula
What is the scientific name for lung cells?
Pneumocyte. There are two types: Type I cells make up the lining of the air sacks (alveoli) in the lung, type II cells produce a slick liquid called surfactant that helps coat the alveoli and keep them from collapsing when we exhale.
How do reinforcements keep structure from collapsing?
don't know by keeping the structure good collapsing
Why do scrums keep collapsing in rugby?
safety because the team collapsing the scrum has lost the ball
Works with pressure to keep a nebula from collapsing?
Gravity
How do gravity and pressure keep a nebula from collapsing?
the pressure pushes the nebula together just like magnets to keep it from falling or collapsing, and the gravity pulls the exess debri into the nebula to keep it packed tight.
What is an example of an organism that benefits from reducing surface tension?
Humans benefit greatly from the work of Pulmonary surfactant which reduces the surface tension in the alveoli of the lungs. This reduction in alveolar surface tension prevents the alveoli from collapsing and thus causing suffocation.
