Effects of inflation on the coupling between the ribs and the lung in dogs

• Published in: The Journal of physiology Vol. 555; no. 2; pp. 481 - 488
• Main Authors: Troyer, André De, Leduc, Dimitri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford , OX4 2DQ , UK The Physiological Society 01.03.2004; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Blackwell Science Inc
• Subjects: Abdomen - physiology; Animals; Blood Pressure - physiology; Diaphragm - physiology; Dogs; Functional Residual Capacity - physiology; Heart Rate - physiology; Lung - physiology; Lung Volume Measurements; Neuromuscular Blocking Agents - pharmacology; Research Papers; Respiratory Mechanics - physiology; Ribs - physiology

The coupling between the ribs and the lung in dogs increases with increasing rib number in the cranial part of the rib cage and then decreases markedly in the caudal part. The hypothesis was raised that this non-uniformity is primarily related to differences between the areas of the lung subtended b...