A pulmonary alveolus (pl.: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity"), also known as an air sac or air space, is one of millions of hollow, distensible...
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Alveolar duct Alveolar macrophage Mammary alveolus, a milk sac in the mammary glands Alveolar gland Dental alveolus, also known as "tooth socket", a socket...
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is when there are red blood cells, neutrophils, and fibrin in the pulmonary alveolus/ alveoli; it precedes gray hepatization, where the red cells have...
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respiratory alkalosis. Alveolar-arterial gradient Diffusing capacity Pulmonary alveolus Dugdale DC, Zieve D. Gasometría arterial. Medline Plus. 09/01/2012...
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mammalian cells except for hepatocytes. Although type II cells of the pulmonary alveolus possess monocarboxylate transporters to transport of beta hydroxybutyrate...
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pre-pubescent girls) meningitis* – meninges sinusitis* – sinuses pneumonia* – pulmonary alveolus (*Note that meningitis, sinusitis and pneumonia can all be caused...
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Lung compliance (redirect from Pulmonary compliance)
collapse the alveolus. The presence of surfactant in this fluid breaks up the surface tension of water, making it less likely that the alveolus can collapse...
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the movement of gas during breathing, and perfusion is the process of pulmonary blood circulation, which delivers oxygen to body tissues. Anatomically...
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shunt). If every alveolus was perfectly ventilated and all blood from the right ventricle were to pass through fully functional pulmonary capillaries, and...
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level, ventilators renew the air and its critical O2/CO2 exchange to pulmonary alveolus. As failure may result in death, mechanical ventilation systems are...
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collapsing force of surface tension (γ) and the expanding force of gas in an alveolus of radius r is expressed by the Young–Laplace equation: P = 2 γ r {\displaystyle...
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nitric acid which causes pulmonary edema and pneumonitis leading to the inflammation of the bronchioles and pulmonary alveolus resulting from lipid peroxidation...
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within an animal's respiratory system. It may refer specifically to: Pulmonary alveolus, small hollow cavities which are a part of the lungs within mammals...
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gastropods Atrium of the ventricular system of the brain Pulmonary alveolus (also known as atrium alveolus), microscopic air sac in the lungs Atrium (architecture)...
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Liver Sinus histiocytes Lymph node Alveolar macrophage (dust cell) Pulmonary alveolus of Lungs Tissue macrophages (Histiocyte) leading to Giant cells Connective...
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Respiratory system (redirect from Pulmonary system)
curvature of the water-air interface the greater the tendency for the alveolus to collapse. This has three effects. Firstly, the surface tension inside...
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Alveolar macrophage (redirect from Pulmonary macrophage)
long-term city dwellers. The alveolar macrophage is the third cell type in the alveolus; the others are the type I and type II pneumocytes. Alveolar macrophages...
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Surfactant protein C (redirect from Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein c)
Surfactant protein C (SP-C), is one of the pulmonary surfactant proteins. In humans this is encoded by the SFTPC gene. It is a membrane protein. SFTPC...
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critically important to note, that laryngeal air sac is not a synonym of pulmonary alveolus (sometimes also called an air sac), which represents the end of the...
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the mechanism and physiology of drowning and deaths from drowning. Pulmonary alveolus – Hollow cavity found in the lungs, for a discussion of gas pressure...
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pubic hair pubic symphysis pubis pudendal nerve pulmonary pulmonary alveolus pulmonary trunk pulmonary vein pulp pulvinar punctum pupil pupillary dilatation...
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Top expressed in yolk sac duodenum liver jejunum ileum spermatocyte colon granulocyte pulmonary alveolus wall of pulmonary alveolus...
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Gas exchange (redirect from Pulmonary gas exchange)
ratios, specialised structures with convoluted surfaces such as gills, pulmonary alveoli and spongy mesophylls provide the large area needed for effective...
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Pneumonia (redirect from Pulmonary bronchopneumonia)
Risk factors for pneumonia include cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sickle cell disease, asthma, diabetes, heart failure,...
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superior vena caval thrombosis and pulmonary edema. Pulmonary shunts exist when there is normal perfusion to an alveolus, but ventilation fails to supply...
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Primary bronchus Lobar bronchus Segmental bronchus Bronchiole Alveolar duct Alveolus Tortora GJ (2010). Principles of anatomy and physiology (12th ed.). Hoboken...
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Surfactant protein A1 (redirect from Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A1)
Surfactant protein A1 (SP-A1), also known as Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A1 (PSP-A) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SFTPA1 gene...
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Surfactant protein A2 (redirect from Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A2)
lipids and proteins known as pulmonary surfactant. The function of this complex is to reduce surface tension in the alveolus and prevent collapse during...
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idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplant. The most common causes of ARDS are pneumonia, non-pulmonary sepsis, and...
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