Resistance and Disease

• Colds

• Asthma: Constriction of small airways, excess mucus, and histamine-induced edema

• Bronchitis:Long term inflamitory response causing thickened walls and overproduction of mucous

• Emphysema: Collapse of smaller airways and breakdown of alveolar walls

• Alveolar surface tension

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