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What is lung compliance?
Lung compliance = Lung expandability
What are some factors that increase the chance of lung cancer?
smoking.
What happens to lung compliance with aging?
In aging there is usually a gradual INCREASE in the compliance of the lung tissue (i.e. a decrease in tissue elasticity). This means that the lung is more easily distended but then has more difficulty in recoiling to it's original state and so exhalation can become difficult. The compliance of the chest wall is decreased in aging, and respiratory muscles weaken, adding to this effect.
What effect does a deficiency of surfactant exert on lung compliance?
Increased compliance result
Ease with which lung tissue can be stretched?
Compliance
What determines lung compliance?
Alveolar surface tension
What factors increase the chances of a person developing byssinosis?
Smoking, impaired lung function, and a history of respiratory allergy increase a textile worker's risk of developing byssinosis.
What characteristics of normal lung tissue are missing from diseased tissue?
the two main characteristics of normal lung tissue that may be affected in diseased individuals are either Compliance or Elasticity. compliance is the characteristic of lung tissue that allows it to expand elasticity is the characteristic of lung tissue that allows it go back to its former shape and size. elasticity is usually affected in chronic obstructive conditions like emphysema compliance is usually affected in restrictive lung dysfunctions like pulmonary fibrosis.
What disorders increase a person lung capacity?
Lung capacity can not be increased by a disorder.
What are the risk factors for the lung?
The following are risk factors for COPD:
How To Increase your Lung Capacity?
Take deep breaths.
What are the two factors that reduce lung volume?
smoking
