LectureResp1.ppt

Respiration

External Respiration

Respiratory System

Other Duties…

Respiratory route

Fick revisited

The lungs

The pleural sac

Pressure gradients

Transmural pressure

Collapsed Lung

Boyle’s Law

Inspiration

Inspiration

Exhalation

Exhalation

Summary

Polio

Alveolar surface
tension

Pulmonary surfactant

Alveolar interdependence