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Name of surfactant that breaks surface tension in the lungs?

Am pretty sure its called the pulmonary surfactant that's produced from the lungs


What maintains the lung inflation during fetal developmnet?

Surfactant


How effective is surfactant therapy?

Normally surfactant replacement therapy keeps the infant alive until the lungs start producing their own surfactant.


Phospholipid that allows the lungs to expand with ease?

Surfactant


Does surfactant promote elastic recoil of the lungs?

yes


What is the name of the liquid found in the lining of the lungs?

Surfactant


Breathing properly requires the presence of what compound that affects surface tension of alveoli in the lungs?

The correct answer is Surfactant


How does surfactant affect the total air flow into lungs?

Surfactant is similar to a detergent, it keeps the fluid coating the lining of the alveoli from creating surface tension. This allows the alveoli to expand without hindrance, and allows greater air flow.


Why is surfactant important in alveoli?

Surfactant reduces the surface tension within in your lungs, your alveoli have a wet surface and if surfactant were not present they would stick together causing a difficulty in expanding your thoracic cavity-so you wouldn't be able to breath without surfactant.


What is gas exchange in the lungs facilitated by?

adequate amounts of surfactant


What two factors prevent the lungs from collapsing?

surfactant- the substance that your lungs produces. Also continuous pressure from the air in there.


What is the detergent-like substance which reduces the surface tension in the lungs?

Surfactant! or 'Pulmonary Surfactant' Just had one of those moments too :)