Extremely brief presentation on types of resistance and Poiseuille’s Law.

1. Respiratory Resistance
By: Camille Renee
PHSL1 2122 STV
Professor M.C.
Saint James School of Medicine

3. Types of Resistance
1) Airway resistance
2) Elastic resistance
3) Non-elastic resistance
*Medium-sized bronchi are the major
sites of resistance!*

4. Poiseuille’s Law
• A more negative intrapleural pressure occurs
during lung expansion, decreasing pressure and
allowing bronchodilatation to occur

5. References
1. Our professor’s slides 
2. Lungs and Breathing – 3D Medical Animation ||
Animated Biomedical Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi4thNp15q