The reduction of respiratory compliance in obesity is in part due to a reduction in _____ compliance, due to increased weight
#2
The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to the wall stiffness
#3
A lung with _____ compliance is harder to fill
#4
Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____
#5
What is the effect of normal aging on chest wall compliance?_____
#6
The compliance of the lung-chest wall system is _____ than that of the lungs or chest wall alone
#7
What is the function of elastin?
#8
Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____
#9
To compensate for reduced lung compliance, obese patients have _____-_____ breathing
Hint: rate
#10
During expiration, the slope of the pressure-volume loop _____ as the density of surfactant molecules rapidly _____
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Flashcard 1: The reduction of respiratory compliance in obesity is in part due to a reduction in _____ compliance, due to increased weight
Answer: chest wall
Flashcard 2: The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to the wall stiffness
Answer: inversely
Flashcard 3: A lung with _____ compliance is harder to fill
Answer: low
Flashcard 4: Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____
Answer: V/P
Flashcard 5: What is the effect of normal aging on chest wall compliance?_____
Answer: Decreased compliance
Flashcard 6: The compliance of the lung-chest wall system is _____ than that of the lungs or chest wall alone
Answer: less
Flashcard 7: What is the function of elastin?
Answer: give stretchy property to different tissues
Flashcard 8: Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____
Answer: ΔV/ΔP
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Flashcard 9: To compensate for reduced lung compliance, obese patients have _____-_____ breathing
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