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Surfactant in the lungs is primarily composed of phospholipids, proteins, and other lipids, with the most abundant component being dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC). It is secreted by alveolar type II cells and reduces surface tension at the air-liquid interface within the alveoli, preventing collapse during exhalation. This unique composition allows surfactant to maintain lung stability and enhance gas exchange by facilitating alveolar expansion. Its production and regulation are crucial for normal respiratory function and are often compromised in conditions like neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
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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
How effective is surfactant therapy?
Normally surfactant replacement therapy keeps the infant alive until the lungs start producing their own surfactant.
What is the name of the liquid found in the lining of the lungs?
Surfactant
Does surfactant promote elastic recoil of the lungs?
yes
Phospholipid that allows the lungs to expand with ease?
Surfactant
Breathing properly requires the presence of what compound that affects surface tension of alveoli in the lungs?
The correct answer is 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 :)
Slimy material that keep the lungs from sticking together after exhaling?
Surfactant.
What do surfactant allow to exist?
Surfactant molecules allow many things to exist. This would include alveoli in the lungs, and particles of colloidal dimensions, such as micelle.
The role of surfactant in relation to water?
Surfactant is used in the lungs to break water tension within the alveoli. Without it, the alveoli will collapse and you will suffocate and die.
