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Lung and Pulmonary alveolus

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Difference between Lung and Pulmonary alveolus

Lung vs. Pulmonary alveolus

The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails. A pulmonary alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is a hollow cavity found in the lung parenchyma, and is the basic unit of ventilation.

Similarities between Lung and Pulmonary alveolus

Lung and Pulmonary alveolus have 29 things in common (in Unionpedia): Alveolar duct, Alveolar macrophage, Asthma, Atelectasis, Bacteria, Blood–air barrier, Bronchiole, Capillary, Carbon dioxide, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cystic fibrosis, Epithelium, Gas exchange, Infant respiratory distress syndrome, Inhalation, Interstitial lung disease, Lung cancer, Mammal, Mechanical ventilation, Oxygen, Parenchyma, Pneumonia, Pores of Kohn, Pulmonary contusion, Pulmonary surfactant, Respiratory system, Respiratory tract, Surface tension, Virus.

Alveolar duct

Alveolar ducts are tiny ducts that connect the respiratory bronchioles to alveolar sacs, each of which contains a collection of alveoli (small mucus-lined pouches made of flattened epithelial cells).

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Alveolar macrophage

An alveolar macrophage (or dust cell) is a type of macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus, near the pneumocytes, but separated from the wall.

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Asthma

Asthma is a common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.

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Atelectasis

Atelectasis is the collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange.

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Bacteria

Bacteria (common noun bacteria, singular bacterium) is a type of biological cell.

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Blood–air barrier

The blood–air barrier (alveolar–capillary barrier or membrane) exists in the gas exchanging region of the lungs.

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Bronchiole

The bronchioles or bronchioli are the passageways by which air passes through the nose or mouth to the alveoli (air sacs) of the lungs, in which branches no longer contain cartilage or glands in their submucosa.

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Capillary

A capillary is a small blood vessel from 5 to 10 micrometres (µm) in diameter, and having a wall one endothelial cell thick.

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Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula) is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow.

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Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs, but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine.

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Epithelium

Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue.

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Gas exchange

Gas exchange is the physical process by which gases move passively by diffusion across a surface.

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Infant respiratory distress syndrome

Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), also called neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS), respiratory distress syndrome of newborn, or increasingly surfactant deficiency disorder (SDD), and previously called hyaline membrane disease (HMD), is a syndrome in premature infants caused by developmental insufficiency of pulmonary surfactant production and structural immaturity in the lungs.

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Inhalation

Inhalation (also known as inspiration) happens when oxygen from the air enters the lungs.

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Interstitial lung disease

Interstitial lung disease (ILD), or diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), is a group of lung diseases affecting the interstitium (the tissue and space around the air sacs of the lungs).

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung.

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Mammal

Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Mechanical ventilation

Mechanical ventilation is the medical term for artificial ventilation where mechanical means is used to assist or replace spontaneous breathing. This may involve a machine called a ventilator or the breathing may be assisted by an anesthesiologist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, physician, physician assistant, respiratory therapist, paramedic, EMT, or other suitable person compressing a bag or set of bellows. Mechanical ventilation is termed "invasive" if it involves any instrument penetrating the trachea through the mouth, such as an endotracheal tube or the skin, such as a tracheostomy tube. There are two main types: positive pressure ventilation, where air (or another gas mix) is pushed into the trachea, and negative pressure ventilation, where air is, in essence, sucked into the lungs. There are many modes of mechanical ventilation, and their nomenclature has been revised over the decades as the technology has continually developed.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Parenchyma

Parenchyma is the bulk of a substance.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the small air sacs known as alveoli.

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Pores of Kohn

The pores of Kohn (also known as interalveolar connections) are discrete holes in walls of adjacent alveoli.

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Pulmonary contusion

A pulmonary contusion, also known as lung contusion, is a bruise of the lung, caused by chest trauma.

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Pulmonary surfactant

Pulmonary surfactant is a surface-active lipoprotein complex (phospholipoprotein) formed by type II alveolar cells.

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Respiratory system

The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants.

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Respiratory tract

In humans, the respiratory tract is the part of the anatomy of the respiratory system involved with the process of respiration.

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Surface tension

Surface tension is the elastic tendency of a fluid surface which makes it acquire the least surface area possible.

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Virus

A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms.

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Lung and Pulmonary alveolus Comparison

Lung has 327 relations, while Pulmonary alveolus has 65. As they have in common 29, the Jaccard index is 7.40% = 29 / (327 + 65).

References

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