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what could cause turbulent air flow through the respiratory tract?

what could cause turbulent air flow through the respiratory tract?

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Turbulent flow is when the air is not flowing in parallel layers, but direction, velocity and pressure within the flow of air become chaotic. If airflow becomes turbulent, the pressure difference required to maintain airflow will need to be increased, which in turn would increase turbulence and therefore resistance.

This means that turbulence leads to a need for a much greater difference in pressure to move the air. In physiological terms this means the pressure difference between the outside air and within the lungs would need to be increased, so the intercostal muscles and diaphragm would need to work harder to expand and contract the lungs.

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