TOXICOLOGY: 1 destruction of the gas exchanging surface area
which results in a distended and hyperinflated lungs.

2 can no longer effectively exchange the oxygen and carbon dioxide, as a result there is a loss of tissue and then leads to air trapping.

Question

1 destruction of the gas exchanging surface area
which results in a distended and hyperinflated lungs.

2 can no longer effectively exchange the oxygen and carbon dioxide, as a result there is a loss of tissue and then leads to air trapping.

LEIGHTON DWIGHT OBILLOS · Accepted Answer

1 Emphysema

2 Distended or Hyperinflated lungs

(III. CHRONIC RESPONSES OF THE LUNG TO INJURY)

1 destruction of the gas exchanging surface area which results in a distended and hyperinflated lungs. 2 can no longer effectively exchange the oxygen and carbon dioxide, as a result there is a loss of tissue and then leads to air trapping.