Kinesiology 2230A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lung Volumes, Intrapleural Pressure, Breathing

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Pulmonary ventilation: gas exchange o2 into the body and co2 out of body, thermoregulation. Lung function: the structure of lungs improves on simple diffusion, they are suspended in pleural sacs. Intrapleural pressure pressure in the pleural space: visceral pleura surrounds the lungs, parietal pleura is on the ribcage, pleural fluid in between. Pleural space: little or no change in size. Is vacuum no air: lungs change dramatically elastic, a connection between the rubs, thoracic cavity and lungs, when air enters, lungs will collapse (elastin recoil) Inspiration takes significantly longer than expiration because tidal expiration is just relaxing breathing muscles. Intrapleural pressure is always lower than atmospheric pressure: because lungs are always trying to return to a smaller size so it constantly pulls on the visceral membrane, at the end of expiration. Static lung volumes: passive measures taken at rest which represents lung capacity, largely based on body size and (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ged (cid:449)ith training, tv = tidal volume.

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