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The Lungs. Gas exchange. O 2. CO 2. tissue. Lung compartments. air compartment. vascular compartment. The airway. trachea bronchus bronchiole alveoli. Bronchus. Proximal bronchus. PV. single alveoli. The distal airway. The distal airway. alveolar duct. alveolus. terminal
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Gas exchange O2 CO2 tissue
Lung compartments air compartment vascular compartment
The airway tracheabronchusbronchiolealveoli
single alveoli The distal airway
The distal airway alveolar duct alveolus terminal bronchiole
airway alveoli Lung airflow zones Rigid (150 ml) elastic (7000 ml)
Poisseuille: F = (Pout – Palv)/R Pout airway airflow 0 Palv alveoli <0
Balloon-in-box model of lung air lung chest wall pleural space diaphragm
Breathing air expiration inspiration