The atmosphere is the part of the carbon and water cycles but absent from the phosphorous cycle. Carbon cycle depends on photosynthesis and respiration. Water cycle connects aquatic and terrestrial biomes.
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In Emphysema, one form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), alveolar walls breakdown, alveoli fuse creating more open spaces, and the lungs lose their elasticity. The result is "trapped air" which becomes difficult to expel upon expiration, thus an expiratory condition.