Biology
We will try and detrmine our lung capacities with a spirometer and by using an inverted plastic bottle full of water. Have a look at the following link to see the terms used for lung capacity:
Determining lung capacity
- Homework- Lung Capacity
Please finish collecting all the data on the sheet and complete all the calculations. The following definitions (Wikipedia) may help: Vital capacity is the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. It is equal...
- Vasa Recta Is Present In
A) Heart B) Lung C) Brain D) Kidney The correct answer is: D) Kidney...
- Heparin
Term: heparinLiterally meaning:Origin: Anc Greek ????/hepar(=?????) because heparin is found especially in liver and lung tissue>????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury...
- Pneumothorax
Term: pneumothoraxOrigin: Anc Greek ???????/pneumon(=lung) >????/pneo(=blow) + ?????/thorax(=thorax) Coined:Spontaneous pneumothorax has long been associated with pulmonary tuberculosis and was coined in 1803, by Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, (1774-1838)...
- Pneumonia
Term: pneumonia Origin: Anc Greek ???????/pneumon(=lung) >????/pneo(=blow) à lung disease Coined : Hippocrates (460 BC- 370 BC) was the first physician to accurately described the symptoms of pneumonia although he mentioned that...
Biology
Lung capacity
We will try and detrmine our lung capacities with a spirometer and by using an inverted plastic bottle full of water. Have a look at the following link to see the terms used for lung capacity:
Determining lung capacity
- Homework- Lung Capacity
Please finish collecting all the data on the sheet and complete all the calculations. The following definitions (Wikipedia) may help: Vital capacity is the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. It is equal...
- Vasa Recta Is Present In
A) Heart B) Lung C) Brain D) Kidney The correct answer is: D) Kidney...
- Heparin
Term: heparinLiterally meaning:Origin: Anc Greek ????/hepar(=?????) because heparin is found especially in liver and lung tissue>????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury...
- Pneumothorax
Term: pneumothoraxOrigin: Anc Greek ???????/pneumon(=lung) >????/pneo(=blow) + ?????/thorax(=thorax) Coined:Spontaneous pneumothorax has long been associated with pulmonary tuberculosis and was coined in 1803, by Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, (1774-1838)...
- Pneumonia
Term: pneumonia Origin: Anc Greek ???????/pneumon(=lung) >????/pneo(=blow) à lung disease Coined : Hippocrates (460 BC- 370 BC) was the first physician to accurately described the symptoms of pneumonia although he mentioned that...