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Description
Mind Map by Peter Nelson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Peter Nelson
over 12 years ago
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Emphysema
- Causes
- Smoking
- Causes tar build up on the lungs
- Causes tar build up on the lungs
- Excessive Dust Inhalation
- Smoking
- Effects on Lung Capacity
- Damages Elastic Tissue
- Cannot recoil as normal
- Remains permanently stretched
- Remains permanently stretched
- Cannot recoil as normal
- Less air leaves the lungs
- Diffusion gradient is reduced
- Less oxygen reaches tissues for respiration
- Less oxygen reaches tissues for respiration
- Diffusion gradient is reduced
- Damages Elastic Tissue
- Effects on alveoli
- Alveolar cross wall begins to break down
- Reducing surface area for diffusion
- Reducing surface area for diffusion
- Alveoli begin to fill with fluid
- Reduces surface area for diffusion
- Reduces surface area for diffusion
- Alveolar cross wall begins to break down
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