Apedia

Function Pulmonary Surfactant Alveoli Reduce Surface Tension Prevent

Pulmonary surfactant in the alveoli reduces surface tension, preventing the alveolar walls from sticking together.

Réduisent la tension superficielle pour éviter que les parois de l'alvéole n'adhèrent.

Front function of pulmonary surfactant in the alveoli
Back reduce surface tension to prevent sides of alveolus from adhering

Tags: 6_4_gas_exchange

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Mechanism breathing occurs principle of  boyle's law pressure

Previous card: Type ii pneumocytes  secrete pulmonary surfactant cuboidal shape

Up to card list: IB Biology HL