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Lungs
Lungs are a pair of elastic and spongy organs that help the body breathe. They are present inside the rib cage in thoracic cavity of humans.
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What is the relationship between bronchi bronchial tubes and bronchioles?
It is all a matter of size and there they are on the bronchial 'tree'. The pharynx is the trunk. The primary bronchi are the first two large branches (going to each lung). They branch to form tertiary bronchi.
Each tertiary bronchus branches into multiple bronchioles, which branch further into the very smallest conducting branches, the terminal bronchioles.
Each terminal bronchiole branches to form several respiratory bronchioles, where gas exchange takes place.
What does the movement of gases between the lungs and the body tissues mainly depend?
Red blood cells transport oxygen to the body tissue.
What are 2 medical problems when transplanting lungs?
Sounds like you're in medical school which means you should know this or be able to look it up rather than asking on here. After transplanting the lungs the medical problems could be infection or rejection.
The pulmonary arteries are responsible for carrying deoxygenated blood to the lungs so decreased flow would cause an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood, which in return can increase hydrogen ion concentration. This can produce acidosis of the blood.
What is the difference between black milds and cigaretts both can cause lung cancer right?
apparently the black and milds(CIGARS) are better for you then cigarettes
What organelles are in a squamous epithelial cell?
There are various organelles that are in a squamous epithelial cell. Some of the common ones include Golgi bodies, lysosomes, mitochondria, nucleus and so much more.
What could cause difficulties with your cardial perfusion scan?
my brother just passed away they said he had mild cardial accute vascular disease is this hereditary?
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 must air sacs have thin walls?
The air sac must have thin walls so that air passes easily through it.
Only if the people who get it have been indulging in high fat food and lack of exercise together. Angina is pain caused by narrowing of arteries around the heart, so no.
What is the prognosis of a lung abscess?
About 95% of lung abscess patients can be treated successfully with antibiotics alone. Patients who need surgical treatment have a mortality rate of 10-15%.
What is the sickness when bronchi are swollen?
it's called bronchitis.
itis means inflammation of.
Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi and happens when there is mucus build up. Bronchitis is usually not fatal, but it can be.
What areas does cancer cover in science?
Cancer is considered to be in the field of medicine and falls under the topic of pathology.
