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Why would have wet surfaces on the inside of the lungs be useful?
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∙ 10y ago
It allows the lungs to inflate and deflate without the "walls" sticking to each other, acting as a lubricant.
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What would happen if surfactant were not present?
Without surfactant, the wet surfaces of the alveoli in your lungs would stick together and your lungs would not be able to expand.
Is the environment inside your lungs sterile?
Anything you breathe in, dust, germs particulates, all pass through the lungs, so no; the air inside would not be sterile. It'd be contaminated by anything you've taken in.
Why the lungs are largely bypassed by the circulating blood in the fetus?
It doesnt, the echange surfaces of the lungs get their very own circulaiton in the pulmonary circulation. The nonexchange surfaces in the lungs (the bronchi etc) are supplied with oxgen and nutrients in the systemic circulation.
What would happen without your mucus?
Without mucus, your non-skin surfaces would dry out (and those cells would die), less dust would be trapped on the way to your lungs and so the incidence of infection would increase.
Are Ziploc containers dishwasher safe?
Maybe, but it would be hard for the dishwasher to clean all of the inside surfaces and rinse them well.
Why lungs is the lightest organ in the human body?
I believe that would be the appendix.
What would you look like if you smoked?
The inside of your lungs would be black and you could get cancer. On the outside, You will be more wrinkled when your older, and smell bad.
What was inside the jars?
What jars? Do you mean the ancient egyptian canopic jars? In that case it would be: liver, lungs, stomach, intestines.
What is the advantage of the heart as a double pump?
Firstly ,Heart pumps deoxygenated coming from body, to the lungs and then the deoxygenated blood turns to oxygenated inside the lungs and after that it comes back to heart . After this, heart again pumps those oxygenated blood coming from lungs, to the body parts .So iIf there would be only one pump system then heart would be as hollow and all the deoxygenated and oxygenated blood would be mixed up inside the heart.
What is the purpose of a pleural rub?
The purpose of a pleural rub is to hear things on the inside of one's body. For example a machine that can hear the sounds inside a person's lungs when they are breathing to see if things sound normal or if there is a noisy rattling in the lungs, which would cause concern for one's health.
Why are oils useful with friction?
Oils are used to lubricate any surfaces that would be normally eroded if rubbed together. For example, a squeaking door hinge would be cured (and made silent) if a squirt of oil is used.
what happen if you punctured your chest cavity?
Your lungs could not take in more air without it leaking out; you could not breathe in and out. Technical Explanation: The pressure would be the same inside and outside the lungs — air and waste products would not be forced in and out of the lungs. (You could not change the size of the thoracic cavity if there was a leak in it.)
