KINESIOL 1AA3 Lecture 9: Respiratory System Physiology

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Physical principles of gas exchange: diffusion of gases through the respiratory membrane depends upon 4 factors. Diffusion coef cient of gas; measure how easily a gas diffuses through a liquid or tissue: co2 is 20x more diffusible than o2; solubility and size of gas affects diffusion and act as factors in determining diffusion coef cient. Surface area; actual area for gas exchange to occur; alveoli has large surface area: some conditions can affect the surface area (lung cancer is an example) Partial pressure differences; gas moves from area of higher partial pressure to area of lower partial pressure: partial pressure is amount of pressure exerted by individual gas. Daltons" law: each gas in a mixture of gases exerts its own pressure (as if all other gases were not present, total pressure of a system is sum of all partial pressures.

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