Intrapulmonary and Intrapleural pressures
Air enters lungs due to a greater atmospheric
pressure and a lower intrapulmonary pressure.
Atmospheric pressure doesn't change
Intrapulmonary pressure must fall below
atmospherig pressure for inhalation, or above
atmospheric pressure for exhalation.
INTRAPLEURAL PRESSURE
Pressure between the lungs and chest wall
INTRAPULMONARY PRESSURE IS
GREATER THAN INTRAPLEURAL PRESSURE
- this keeps lung against the chest wall
Lung Compliance
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Pulmonary vein
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Lungs are very distensible (stretchable)
Lung Compliance - Ease of which the lungs can expand under pressure
~ Change in lung volume per change in transpulmonary pressure (AV/AP)
~ A given transpulmonary pressure, will cause greater or lesser expansion,
depending on compliance of lungs
COMPLIANCE OF LUNGS IS REDUCED BY FACTORS THAT PRODUCE RESISTANCE TO
DISTENSION - e.g infiltration of lung tissue with connective tissue proteins e.g pulmonary fibrosis
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