MECHANICS OF RESPIRATIONELASTIC PROPERTIES OF THE LUNGPRESSURE – VOLUME RELATIONSHIP
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FRC10 -10 -20Pressure around lung(Transpulmonary P = P inside – P outside)
ELASTIC BEHAVIOUR OF LUNG i) ELASTIC TISSUE- Elastin + Collagen
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Geometric arrangementii)SURFACTANT III) INTERDEPENDENCESupport given by surrounding alveolar units.
SURFACTANT
Substance lining the alveoli which decreases surface tensionEvidence.200SalineVol ml10010 20Pressure CmH2O
COMPOSITION
Dipalmitoyl lecithinDPPC - Dipalmitoyl phoshatidyl choline mixture of phospholipids (70%)Neutral lipids (24%)
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