Pulmnonary System
Pulmnonary System
Pulmnonary System
O2 + 4 H ® 2 O2- + 4 H+ ® 2 H2O
External
2. GAS EXCHANGE between the blood in the breathing
capillaries of the respiratory surface and the
external environment of the body
O2 O2 O2 O2 O2
159 102 40 100 40
In the ver-cal direc-on, the dimension of the chest increases during the contrac-on of
the diaphragm
Transverse expansion of the chest involves li[ing the ribs, moving the sternum and
changing the shape of the spine. During a calm inhala-on, this happens under
the effect of spasm of the external and interchonal muscles.
LUNG VENTILATION MECHANISM
The en-re lungs are covered from the outside by a serous membrane called the
visceral pleura, which passes into the wall pleura lining the inside of the chest
Between them is a narrow space filled with a very small amount of serous fluid,
called the pleural cavity
WDECH WYDECH
The inner surface of the alveoli is covered with a molecular layer of SURFACTATANATE, which reduces
surface tension and prevents the alveoli from collapsing completely during exhalaAon
TYPES OF LUNG VOLUME AND CAPACITY
The lungs together with the airways are very stretchable and therefore do not have a constant
volume, but there are several typical types of air, capacity or volume
VOLUMES (V)
CAPACITY (C)
Elementary and indivisible components
Sum of relevant volumes
of the en-re lung capacity
Deepest breath
Calm inhala,on
Calm exhala,on
Deepest exhala,on