Please note there is no audio for this animation. In emphysema exposure to an irritant over many years causes an inflammation in the lungs which causes the following changes: Loss of elasticity of the lungs. These changes cause the air sacs (alveoli) to close before you have fully exhaled. As a result, air gets trapped […]
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Breathing (inhaling and exhaling) involves the breathing muscles, breathing tubes (airways) and air sacs (alveoli). To see how COPD affects the lungs we need to know how the lungs work normally. Please note there is no audio for this animation. You have two lungs which sit in your chest. The delicate lungs are surrounded and […]
