The alveoli of a heavy smoker were damaged, their surface area was reduced
and elasticity was lost. What is the technical term for this condition
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Answer:
Emphysema is a lung condition that causes shortness of breath.
In people with emphysema, the air sacs in the lungs (alveoli) are damaged.
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Answer:
The technical term for this condition is called Emphysema
Explanation:
Emphysema is an abnormality of the respiratory tract of Humans.Human lung is elastic in nature and this elasticity helps to maintain the surface area of the chest cavity and also in the proper gas exchange.The lung contain a surfactant named dipalmityl phosphotidylcholine which help to maintain the surface area of lungs for proper gas exchange.smoke contain various oxidants which ultimately oxidizes phosphotidyl choline as a result lung fail to maintain a proper surface area and the alveoli comes very close enough to each other resulting in shortening of breathing,cough,chest pain etc,