Surface Tension and the Affect of Surfactant - A Detailed Insight

The referenced video gives a detailed insight into the phenomenon of Surface Tension and how the presence of surfactant proves to be an essential notion in the efficient mechanism of Respiration. The comprehensive presentation proves to be an important too for making the topic easy to grasp! Timeline: 00:08 Surface Tension - Introduction 02:40 An Insight into the Alveoli 08:45 Water Layer and Surface Tension 11:12 Determining Pressure - Laplace Law of Sphere 13:00 Collapsing Pressure and Surface Tension 15:10 Collapsing Pressure and Radius 21:20 V/Q Ratio and Inadequate Exchange 25:15 Surfactant - Introduction and Structural Composition 31:42 Surfactant - Production and Secretion 36:26 Surfactant and Surface Tension - Mechanism 39:26 The surfactant, Collapsing Pressure and Radius 43:40 Conclusion 45:28 Apoproteins of Surfactant - Overview