Ventilation Flashcards
1
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Why do respiratory muscles generate work
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To overcome recoil tendency of lungs and frictional resistance to airflow by airways
2
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What is Elastance
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3
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What is Compliance C
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4
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The amount of change in Ppl is determined by
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5
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In most species describe the shape of the the volume and pressure curves during a respiratory cycle
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6
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What is different in horses during a respiratory cycle
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7
Q
At FRC ( put the actual name) what does Pneumothorax lead to
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8
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How is surface tension measured
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9
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What is Pulmonary Surfactant
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10
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What produces pulmonary surfactant
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11
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What are the three major effects of Pulmonary Surfactant
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12
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What are the three major effects of Pulmonary Surfactant
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13
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What are the three major effects of Pulmonary Surfactant
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