The oxygen exchange in the lungs takes place across the membranes of small balloon-like structures called alveoli attached to the branches of the bronchial passages. These alveoli inflate and deflate with inhalation and exhalation. The behavior of the alveoli is largely dictated by LaPlace's law and surface tension.
John Adams and his wife Abigail had six children. His oldest daughter, Abigail, was born in 1765, and future president John Quincy Adams was born in 1767. A second daughter, Susanna, was born in 1768, followed by Charles in 1770, Thomas Boylston in 1772 and Elizabeth in 1777. Continue Reading.
Besides working a growing farm, he and Mary Moore Summers had 13 children; John Summers the 3rd, George Summers, William Summers, Dent Summers, Thomas Summers, Benjamin Summers, James Summers, Joseph Summers, Mary Summers Wheat, Rebeckah Summers King, Rachel Summers Johnson, Ruth Summers Riggs, Jemima Summers Caton,.