UNMC Patho Exam 2 Questions and Verified Answers | Passed | A+
Oxygenation : The body's ability to deliver oxygen to all cells via the processes of ventilation, diffusion, and perfusion Diffusion : movement of oxygen across alveolar walls into pulmonary capillaries Ventilation : movement of atmospheric air into the alveoli Perfusion : movement of oxygen to and into the cells How does air come into the lungs? : Create more negative pressure in the pleural space (cavity) so it is less than atmospheric pressure. 2 Pleural space is ____ : A potential space between chest wall and lungs Pulmonary interstitial space : A potential space between capillary membrane and alveolar membrane If the potential space gets bigger, this means?? : Something bad (traumatic) has happened or something is not right Pulmonary capillaries of alveolar capillary membranes : Form a network around each alveolus so dense that an almost continuous sheet of blood covers the alveol
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