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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respiratory alkalosis. Alveolar-arterial gradient Diffusing capacity Pulmonary alveolus Dugdale DC, Zieve D. Gasometría arterial. Medline Plus. 09/01/2012...

the movement of gas during breathing, and perfusion is the process of pulmonary blood circulation, which delivers oxygen to body tissues. Anatomically...

is when there are red blood cells, neutrophils, and fibrin in the pulmonary alveolus/ alveoli; it precedes gray hepatization, where the red cells have...

mammalian cells except for hepatocytes. Although type II cells of the pulmonary alveolus possess monocarboxylate transporters to transport of beta hydroxybutyrate...

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...

pre-pubescent girls) meningitis* – meninges sinusitis* – sinuses pneumonia* – pulmonary alveolus (*Note that meningitis, sinusitis and pneumonia can all be caused...

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...

level, ventilators renew the air and its critical O2/CO2 exchange to pulmonary alveolus. As failure may result in death, mechanical ventilation systems are...

shunt). If every alveolus was perfectly ventilated and all blood from the right ventricle were to pass through fully functional pulmonary capillaries, and...

nitric acid which causes pulmonary edema and pneumonitis leading to the inflammation of the bronchioles and pulmonary alveolus resulting from lipid peroxidation...

These type I cells also make up the alveolar septa which separate each alveolus. The septa consist of an epithelial lining and associated basement membranes...

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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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curvature of the water-air interface the greater the tendency for the alveolus to collapse. This has three effects. Firstly, the surface tension inside...

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...

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...

the mechanism and physiology of drowning and deaths from drowning. Pulmonary alveolus – Hollow cavity found in the lungs, for a discussion of gas pressure...

Risk factors for pneumonia include cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sickle cell disease, asthma, diabetes, heart failure,...

ratios, specialised structures with convoluted surfaces such as gills, pulmonary alveoli and spongy mesophylls provide the large area needed for effective...

the skull). The frontal bone has no alveolus (hollow cavity in bone. Not the same structure as a pulmonary alveolus) above it. The front portion of the...

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplant. The most common causes of ARDS are pneumonia, non-pulmonary sepsis, and...

displacement of carbon dioxide to plasma as low-oxygen blood enters the alveolus and is vital for alveolar gas exchange. The general equation for the Haldane...

are five or six alveolar sacs associated with each alveolar duct. The alveolus is the basic anatomical unit of gas exchange in the lung. The main bronchi...

superior vena caval thrombosis and pulmonary edema. Pulmonary shunts exist when there is normal perfusion to an alveolus, but ventilation fails to supply...

equilibration does not occur when the alveolus is insufficiently ventilated, and as a consequence the blood exiting that alveolus is relatively hypoxemic. When...

assumption that, if an alveolus is receiving air, then it is perfectly oxygenated. The following equation, provides the ratio of the pulmonary blood flow divided...