My best mate wants to be a athlete but both of us dont know what damage to the aveoli prevent from doing. I know its something to do with physical activity but im unsure
2006-11-30 18:56:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Mate, I have no idea what you are actually asking. You are likely going to get some joker who is going to copy every known written word about 'alveoli' and puke it back up here, which will likely not answer what you want to know. Please refine your question.
2006-11-30 19:01:44 · answer #1 · answered by michalakd 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hello,
If you were to see inside the human lungs (or the internal structure of the lungs) you would see a tree like structure. The lungs structure is branch like, and as you follow the structure downwards the branches become ever smaller, they end up in tiny hair like structures which are the alveoli. It is at the level of these alveoli that oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged (absorbed into the blood stream or transfered from the blood).
Therefore the alveoli are vital to the efficency of the respiratory system (being able to breath & to maintain our oxygen staturation levels i.e. amount of oxygen in the blood).
The alveoli are easily damaged by such things as smoking cigarettes, passive smoking from working in a consistently smokey atmosphere i.e. such as bar staff in clubs & pubs.
**On the positive side, if the smoking or passive smoking is stopped or removed the lungs can & do recover & repair the damage. But it does very much depend upon the amount of damage and the length of time over which the damage was done.
**If you want to take part in athletics either seriously at amateur level or take it further to professional level. Then smoking would just be totally out of the question. The athelete depends upon one thing their own body,& the bodies ability to draw in as much oxygen as is required for the muscles to then expend that energy in sports activity whatever form that is, running, sprinting, hurdles,etc.
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2006-11-30 19:59:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well have just buzzed into find out what the the alveoli does wouldn't go there unless under medical supervision ...what price health a medal don't think so .... but see a medic specialist we or me not .......good luck .
2006-12-04 11:13:17 · answer #3 · answered by bobonumpty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you are talking about damage to very delicate parts of the lungs, causing lower breathing capacity. an athelete can't keep stopping for breath and thats what damaged aveloi will do
2006-11-30 19:38:23 · answer #4 · answered by serephina 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to a sports doctor...
2006-11-30 19:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by alec c 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋