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Physiology Chart 2

Name the pressure I, II and III.

Q1. What is the importance of graph II

Q2. What is Valsalvamanouver?

Q3. What happens to wave I during this?

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Graph I – Intraalveolar pressure

Graph II – Transpulmonary pressure

Graph III – Intrapleural pressure

A1. Graph II is the measure of elastic forces in lungs

A2. Valsalva manouver is a forced expiration against closed glottis

A3. Wave I (intraalveolar pressure) increases