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Elastic Recoil of the Lungs and Thorax

Pressure Gradients during Ventilation

Rib Cage & Diaphragm-Abdomen Components of the Thorax

Static Lung Volumes and Capacities

Measurement of Lung Volumes -- Spirometry

Maximum Static Inspiratory and Expiratory Pressures

Static Pressure-Volume Relationships

Hooke's Law and Elastic Recoil

Static Pressure-Volume Curve

Hysteresis and Mechanism of Lung Volume Change

Lung Distensibility: Static Compliance

Compliance and Lung Volume

Surface Tension and Pulmonary Surfactant

Nature and Composition of Pulmonary Surfactant

Physiological Significance of Pulmonary Surfactant

Lung and Chest Wall Interactions

Lung, Thorax, and Total Compliance

Relaxation Pressure-Volume Curves

Relaxation Pressure-Volume Curves and Disease

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