Respiratory | External Respiration: Thickness & Surface Area of Respiratory Membrane

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Great video, but just a quick question; what would cause an increase in surface area?

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Great video! Love the channel, but the S.A discussion is a huge pet peeve of mine. It's not that emphysema reduces the surface area of the alveoli, its that it increases the volume of the alveoli (hyperinflation), RELATIVE to its surface area. Gas exchange is NOT proportional to the surface area, it's proportional to the ratio of V/S.A, which is why we don't see infinitely large cells. The entire reason for forming multiple cells is not to increase surface area but to increase the ratio of V/S.A, which is the limit of gas exchange. If everything was a square, then an object of 1cm has 1^3 cm^3 of volume and 6*1^2 of S.A...pretty good. In this case, V/S.A = 1/6 = 0.16. If this object is now 10 cm, we now have 10^3 = 1000cm^3 volume, but merely 6*10^2 of S.A...way worse. In this case, V/S.A = 1000/600 = 1.67, an increase of 10 times. We now have 10 times as much stuff coming in, as we have the ability to ship it out. When I increased the size of this object, I did NOT decrease its surface area (I increased it by 100X), yet I still impaired gas exchange. The crux of gas exchange is nothing more than a description of the equations between volume and area. For any object, no matter its dimensions or geometric properties, its volume increases more rapidly than its surface area, limiting the ultimate size/diameter of entities dependent on gas exchange. Alveoli are small to limit VOLUME, which optimizes the S.A available to transfer that given volume.

[@xDomglmao]

is this also the reason why ventilation is worse at the apex compared to the base? bcs ultimately the alveoli are more "stretched"? and ventilation depends on this V/S.A ratio?

[@willscott9416]

@@xDomglmao Hm, I never really thought of it that way. I think with the apical alveoli, it's not that they are "larger", but simply that they don't vary as much (they are larger during expiration, but not at the end of inspiration). The big factor with ventilation in the apex vs. base of the lung has more to do with gravity. If you think about it, both air and blood will have a force of gravity exerted on them. However, since blood is much more dense, the effect of gravity will be significantly MORE influential on blood (think of a balloon filled with air vs. water). As such, way more blood gets into the lower lungs, allowing these capillaries in the lower lung to not get pinched off by the alveoli even at moderate pressure (i.e., during diastole). In the upper lung, since the blood must fight gravity to reach it, it enters with much less pressure, and therefore is unable to overcome the downward pressure of the inflated alveoli (the big stiff alveoli in the top of the lung keeps the capillary pinched shut, unless BP really rises, like during exercise).

[@tompa3537]

"The entire reason for forming multiple cells is not to increase surface area but to increase the ratio of V/S.A"----- Don't you mean DECREASE the ratio of V/S.A? A higher S.A/V ratio is beneficial, right?

[@willscott9416]

@@tompa3537 yes my apologies that’s a typo. We want more S.A relative to volume (so a lower V/S.A)

[@clarisaxpianist]

While I get what you are saying, I think he based this on Fick's Law of Diffusion, which relies on SA and not V. At least, that is how my physio professors have always based this concept on. So in the lungs, destruction of membranes (via expansion of some alveoli and collapse of others) does decrease SA as well as increase V though reduced elasticity and increased compliance (not discussed much in this video). I will agree that this increases the V:SA ratio, though, yet diffusion depends more on the SA. Thoughts?

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Key Concepts Respiratory Membrane Composition 1. Alveolar Cells: Type I Alveolar Cells: Simple squamous epithelium. Involved in gas exchange. Type II Alveolar Cells: Simple cuboidal epithelium. Produces surfactant to decrease surface tension. 2 Basement Membrane: Connective tissue layer between alveolar cells and capillaries. 3. Pulmonary Capillaries: Have endothelial cells lining them, surrounding the alveolar cells and the basement membrane. Thickness of the Respiratory Membrane Normal thickness range: 0.5 to 1 micrometers (may extend up to 2 micrometers). Importance: Thicker membranes impede gas exchange; thinner membranes facilitate it. Pathological conditions affecting thickness: 1. Left-Side Heart Failure: Causes pulmonary edema, increasing membrane thickness, leading to hypoxemia and respiratory acidosis. 2. Pneumonia: Causes inflammation and increased permeability, thickening the respiratory membrane, leading to reduced gas exchange. Surface Area of the Respiratory Membrane Larger surface areas facilitate more efficient gas exchange; smaller areas reduce efficiency. Emphysema: Destroyed alveolar walls reduce surface area. Results in decreased gas exchange and is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). Relationships in Gas Exchange: 1. Thickness: Direct Relationship: Thicker = Less Gas Exchange. Inverse proportionality: Increased thickness reduces the efficiency of CO2 and O2 exchange. Examples: Conditions like pneumonia and CHF. 2. Surface Area: Direct Relationship: Larger Surface Area = Increased Gas Exchange. Direct proportionality: More surface area allows for gas exchange. Example: Normal lung structure vs. emphysema-damaged lung. Clinical Implications: Heart Failure and Pneumonia: Increased thickness due to fluid accumulation and inflammation. Result: Decreased oxygenation (hypoxemia) and elevated CO2 (hypercapnia), causing hypoxia and respiratory acidosis. Emphysema: Reduction in surface area due to destroyed alveolar walls. Result: Reduced gas exchange, lower O2 levels (hypoxemia), contributing to COPD. Visual Representation of Gas Exchange: Normal Gas Exchange: Efficient O2 transitions from alveoli to blood within 0.25 seconds out of the 0.75 seconds blood spends in capillaries. Thickened Membrane Scenario: Extended time does not reach full O2 saturation even after 0.75 seconds; leads to hypoxia. Summary of Pathologies: - Thick Membranes: Conditions: CHF, Pneumonia. Effects: Extended gas exchange time, less efficient O2 and CO2 swap, leads to hypoxia. - Thin Membranes: Facilitate efficient gas exchange. - Surface Area: Decreased by conditions like emphysema, leading to reduced gas exchange efficiency.

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