1 Intro to lungs Flashcards

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What are the functios of the respiratory system?

A

Gas exchange
Regulating body pH
Protection from infection
Speech

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What is external respiration?

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Movement of gases between the air and body cells involving integration of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.

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What is the differance between pulmonary & systemic circulation?

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Pulmonary circ. delivers CO2 to lung tissue & collects oxygen.
Systemic circulation collects CO2 from body tissues & delivers oxygen.

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What are the sections of the pulmonary circulation?

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The pulmonary artery carries CO2 from heart -> lungs.

The pulmonary vein carries oxygen towards the heart from lungs.

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What are the 3 gas exchanges in circulation?

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1) Between free air & lung tissue
2) between lung tissue & pulmonary circulation
3) Between systemic circulation & cells.

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What is the steady state of oxygen supply mean?

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Net volume of O2 exchanged in lungs = net volume of O2 exchanged in the tissues.

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What is the benefit of the oxygen steady state?

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It prevents gas building up in the circulation and ensures supply = demand.

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What is the average volume of O2 consumed & CO2 produced?

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250ml O2 per min

200ml of CO2 per min

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What are the average no. of breaths per minute?

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10-20 breaths per min at rest

40-45 breaths per min at max exercise

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10
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What are the 6 sections of the respiratory system in descending order?

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Nose
Pharynx
Epiglottis
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchus
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What does the nose do?

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Air enters body through nose

Cilia & mucus there trap particles & warm/moisten the air.

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What does the pharynx do?

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Air from nose travels here

Shared part of throat with digestive system

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What is the epiglottis?

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A flap of elastic cartilage that covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing to prevent choking on food.

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Whats the purpose of the larynx?

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Contains the vocal chords which vibrate for sound

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What is the function of the trachea?

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Funnels air from the pharynx to the lungs

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What makes up the trachea?

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Stiff rings of cartilage for support & protection

17
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What do the bronchi do?

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funnel air from the trachea to the lung tissue

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Q

What makes up the upper respiratory tract?

A

Mouth
Nasal Cavity
Pharynx
Larynx

19
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What makes up the lower respiratory tract?

A

Trachea
Bronchi
Lungs

20
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What encloses & binds the lower respiratory tract?

A

The thorax enclsoes the lower respiratory tract.

Its bound by ribs, spine & diaphragm.

21
Q

What is the differnace between the 2 bronchi?

A

The right bronchus is shorter, wider and steeper.

This often causes aspirated foreign bodies to lodge in the right bronchus.

22
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What is patency?

A

The condition of being open or unobstructed

23
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How is the patency of the larynx, trachea & bronchi maintained?

A

By C-shaped rings of cartilage

24
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How is the patency of the bronchiole maintained?

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By physical forces in the thorax

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Ho is the airway diameter & respistance to flow altered?
By bornchial smooth muscle
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What is a lobule?
A cluster of alveoli | Each cluster surrounded by elastic fibres & capillaries
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What are alveolar cells called?
Pneumocytes
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Detail type one alveolar cells?
- Responsible for gas exchange - 97% of alveolar surface - Simple squamous epithelium
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Detail type two alveolar cells?
- Syntehsize surfactant | - High in phospholipids & protein
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What does surfactant do?
- REuces alveolar surface tension | - Reduces effort of breathing
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What happens to any foreign material reaches the alveoli?
Its ingested by macrophages
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Why can gas exchange only occur at the alveoli?
In the higher airways the walls are too big the air is known as anatomical dead space
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What makes alveoli so good at gas exchange?
Very thin walls | Large surface area.
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How does the airway lining change from the nose-> alveoli?
- EPithelium becomes more squamous - Cilia is lost - Mucous is lost
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What does mucuous do?
Traps particles & moistens the air. | Provides a large surface area for cilia to act on
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Where is mucous made?
Goblet cells | Sub-epithelial glands
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Wjat type of cell are type 1 pneumocytes?
Simple squamous epithelium