Surface Tension in Lung Alveoli

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Video Summary:
Surface tension is special force between water molecules on the surface. Oxygen and hydrogen atoms in water molecule are partially charged. Positive charge on the hydrogen atom of one water molecule attracts the oxygen atom with negative charge of the other water molecule. Water molecules deep in the water phase experience such attraction in all the directions so there is no net force acting on deep water molecules. However the water molecules on the surface have no other water molecule to pull them outside the water phase. So such water molecules experience net force towards the bulk water phase. As some water molecules are pulled deep in, the remaining water molecules on the surface develop tension. This is surface tension. In lung, alveoli are lined by fluid. And the remaining space in alveoli is filled with air. So there is air-fluid interface in alveoli. This interface tries to decrease it's surface area. And in doing so, they collapse alveoli. So extra pressure is required to expand the alveoli with high surface tension.
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Boron, Berne, Guyton physiology

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What is the force called while attraction between del(+) hydrogen and del(-)oxygen in water ??

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hydrogen bond

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is the presence of the fluid in the first place normal? like why is there water anyways?

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@@NonstopNeuron Thanks, earth habitant.
but does it have a little function at least?

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Without water the epithalial cells will dry out, and die.

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you can think like the surface of water is a tense fabric. and this fabric is attached to the alveolar wall. The tense fabric will try to shrink. As it shrinks, the wall to which it is attached also shrinks. so everything collapse. Clear?

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