2.02 - Respiration - Muscles & Pressure Flashcards
What is the Plural Linkage?
Two layers of tissues that encompass lungs
What does the Pleura connect to?
(2)
Ribs
Diphragm
The diaphragm pulls ______ slightly when it contracts.
Forward
What is the Phrenic Nerve formed by?
Nerves C3-C5
The right Phrenic Nerve goes __________.
In front of the lungs
The Left Phrenic Nerve goes ___________.
Behind the heart
Why does the Phrenic nerve have two distinct pathways?
To assure that the diaphragm works even when there is a spinal injury that prevents the ribs from working
What holds the two pleural layers together? What does this do?
Surfacant
It connects the layers yet allows the layers to move freely without friction
What are the two forces the balance lung pressure?
The force on the pulmonary apparatus to collapse
The force of the chest wall to expand
What is the Visceral Pleura?
The pleura that encases the lungs
What is the Parietal Pleura?
The pleura that lines the inner aspect of the rib cage
What is the Pulmonary Space? What sort of pressure does it use?
The narrow, fluid lined space linking the visceral & parietal pleurae
The linkage is held by negative pressure and reduced surface tension
What is Pleural Coupling?
How the pleuras are held together via negative pressure and surface tension
What does REL stand for?
Resting Expiratory Level
What is REL?
(2)
Resting Expiratory Level
When the recoil forces of the lung tissues are equivalent to the recoil forces of the rib cage
What is Alveolar Pressure?
The pressure INSIDE the lungs
Alveolar Pressure is relative to ___________.
Atmospheric Pressure
How do you abbreviate Alveolar Pressure?
Palv
What is Pleural Pressure?
The Pressure between the two plurae
Where is Pleural Pressure located?
In the pulmonary space
How do you abreviate Pleural Pressure?
Ppl
What is Abdominal Pressure?
The pressure within the abdomen
How do you abbreviate Abdominal Pressure?
Pabd
What happens when there is extra air between the pleura?
It prevents the lungs from expanding
Substances strive to achieve ______.
Equalibrium
What do we call the law that states that substances move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure?
Boyle’s Law
At a given ______, Pressure & Volume are _________.
Temperature
Inversely related
When the rib cage lowers, Palv ______.
Increases
(Alveolar Pressure)
When the diaphragm lowers, Valv_______.
Increases
(Alveolar Volume)
When the diaphragm lowers, Palv _______.
Decreases
(Alveolar Pressure)
When the abdominal cavity pushes forward, Valv ______.
Increases
(Alveolar Volume)
When the abdominal cavity pushes forward, Palv ______.
Decreases
(Alveolar Pressure)
There is a complicated interplay among the __________, ___________, and ________ that abides by the laws of physics.
Respiratory Strutures
Forces
Pressures
___________ are constantly a factor in respiration.
Passive forces
What are three passive forces present in respiration?
Tissue Recoil Force
Surface tension
Gravity
Muscular forces are applied ______.
Willingly
The pattern of muscular forces depends on what four things?
Inhalation or exhalation
Amount of air in lungs
What muscles are activated
The particular breathing activity
What are the two goals of the Muscles of Inspiration?
Increasing volume
Decreasing pressure
How do the Muscles of Inspiration decrease Alveolar Pressure? What does this create?
By increasing lung volume
An influx of air
Muscles of Inspiration require _____.
Muscular Force
What are the two types of Inspiration?
Quiet
Forced
What are the three muscles used during Quiet Inspiration?
Diaphragm
Exernal Intercostals
Intercartilaginous Portion of the Internal Intercostals
What are the Costals?
The muscles between the ribs
How does the Diaphragm move?
(2)
Contracts
Recoils
Why do the ribs move upwards when we inhale?
To increase volume
Forced Inspiration required a rapid elevation of the ______ via _______.
Pectoral Girdle
Muscular Contraction
Forced Inspiration increases the ________.
Vertical Thoracic Dimension
What are the five addition muscles used in Forced Inspiration?
Sternocleidomastoid
Scalenes
Pectoralis
Subclavius
Serratus Anterior
What are the three Scalene Muscles?
Anterior
Posterior
Middle
What are the two Pectoralis Muscles?
Major
Minor
What is another name for Quiet Inspiration?
Tidal Breathing
Are the Quiet Inspiration muscles used in Forced Inspiration?
Yes
Expiration requires increasing ______ though decreasing ______.
Alveolar Pressure
Lung Volume
Muscles of Expiration compress the _____ and the ________.
Rib Cage
Abdominal Cavity
Expiration may occur through either ______ or through _______. This depends on _______ and ________.
Passive Recoil
Muscles of Expiration
Lung Volume
Breathing Goal
What are the five Chest (Thoracic?) Muscles involved in Forced Expiration?
Interosseous Portion of the Internal Intercostals
Transverse Thoracis
Serratus Posterior Inferior
Quadratus Lumborum
Latissimus Dorsi
What are the Four Abdominal Muscles involved in Forced Expiration?
Exernal & Internal Oblique
Transversus & Rectus Abdominus
What does “rectus” refer to?
Central
What are Lung Volumes?
(2)
Nonoverlapping quantities
Smallest increments
What are Lung Capacities?
Measurements containing two or more lung volumes
What are the four Lung Volumes?
IRV (Inspiratory Reserve Volumes)
TV (Tidal Volume
ERV (Expiratory Reserve Volume)
RV (Residual Volume)
What does IRV stand for?
Inspiratory Reserve Volume
What is IRV?
The extra air above TV (Tidal Volume) until maxium capacity
What does TV stand for?
Tidal Volume
What is TV?
Quiet breathing
What does ERV stand for?
Expiratory Reserve Volume
What is ERV?
TV (Tidal Volume) to Maxium Exhalation
What does RV stand for?
Residual Volume
What is RV?
The air that cannot be exspired from lungs
What are the four Lung Capacities?
TLC (Total Lung Capacity)
VC (Vital Capacity)
IC (Inspiratory Capacity)
FRC (Functional Residual Capacity)
What does TLC stand for?
Total Lung Capacity
What is TLC?
All the air in the lungs
(All four volumes)
What does VC stand for?
Vital Capacity
What is VC?
The amount of air in the lungs that can be voluntarily exchanged
What volumes comprise VC?
All - EXCEPT - RV (Residual Volume)
What does IC stand for?
Inspiratory Capacity
What is IC?
The amount of air that can be inspired at REL (Resting Expiratory Level)
What does IC contain?
IRV (Inspiratory Reserve Volume)
TV (Tidal Volume)
What does FRC Stand for?
Functional Residual Capacity
What is FRC?
The amount of air in lungs at REL (Resting Expiratory Capacity)
What does FRC contain?
ERV (Expiratory Reserve Volume)
RV (Residual Volume)
A muscle that has been engaged experiences _____ whih is the __________.
Recoil force
Pressure on the muscle to relax
What do we look at when we graph lung pressure?
(2)
Alveolar Pressure (X-Axis)
Volume of air in lungs (Y-Axis)
What does Alveolar Pressure tell us?
How much a muscle wants to relax?
What do we measure Alveolar Pressure in?
cm H2O
(How much air it takes to displace 1cm of H2O
What do we measure lung volume in?
% of Vital Capacity (VC)
When atmospheric pressuer is the same as Alveolar Pressure, this is called ___ and the pressure is ___.
Equalibrium
0
The volume of lungs at equalibrium is ____%.
40%
REL is at what lung volume?
40%
At Atmospheric Equalibrium, the lungs are _____ and there is ___ Alveolar Pressure.
At rest
0
At high lung volume, there is a significant amount of pressure on the _______ to relax. This is called ______.
Inspiratory Muscles
Positive Relaxation Pressure
Positive Relaxation Pressure means ________.
The muscles want to exhale
When you have exhaled past REL, there is a significant amount of pressure for the ______ to relax. What is this called?
Expiratory Muscles
Negative Relaxation Pressure
What is Negative Relaxation Pressure?
The muscles want to inhale
What a Relaxation Pressure Curve?
A plot of the pressure on muscles to relax during both inhalation and expiration
Are Relaxation Pressures active or passive?
Passive
Relaxation Pressure = _____ + ______
Lung Recoil Forces
Chest Recoil Forces
(The sum of the two)
What is Mechanical Equilibrium?
When the chest muscles are at rest and there is no relaxation pressure on the muscles
Mechanical Equilibirum is at ___% VC (Vital Capacity)
55%
If there is pressure on the muscles/tissues to relax, then there must be ________. What are these called?
Some force to prevent that recoil/relaxation
Checking forces
For positive relaxation pressure, when the inspiratory muscles want to relax, we must ___________.
Activate the very same muscles to counteract or “check” relaxation pressure
When mucles want to inhale following exhalation beyond the REL, the expiratory muscles must _____________.
Hold the chest and lungs in the compressed position to prevent inspiration
Checking forces must __________.
Counteract Relaxation Pressure
It takes about ________ of pressure to sustain speech
8 cm H2O
Are the abdominal muscles usually needed for normal/passive expiration?
No
During sustained phonation, Lung Volume _______.
Dramatically decreases
During sustained phonation, Alveolar Pressure ________.
Stays constant
During sustained phonation, Rib Cage Wall Pressure _______.
Becomes smaller
During sustained phonation, Abdominal Wall Volume _______.
Becomes smaller
Sustained Phonation requires _______ to maintain _________.
Constant subglottal pressure
Constant loudness
What is another name for subglottal pressure?
Alveolar pressure
In Connected Speech the airway is _____ and _____ due to the ________.
Constricted
Chopped up
Consonants
In Connected Speech, subglottal pressure demands _____ and loudness _______________.
Vary
Changes with message
If I am yelling, I am using ______ pressure
Positive
If I am sucking on a straw, I am using ______ pressure
Negative
Since the trachea is essentially a ______, the subglottal pressure of the vocal folds is approximately equal to ____________.
Closed tube
Alveolar pressure
Loud speech uses _____ alveolar pressure.
High targeted
Quiet speech uses _____ alveolar pressure.
Low targeted
When a LOUD Speaker has a LARGE lung volume, there is _____ Muscle Pressure.
Less
When a LOUD Speaker has a LARGE lung volume, there is _____ Checking Forces.
Less
When a LOUD Speaker has a SMALL (LOW) lung volume, there is _____ Muscle Pressure.
More
When a Loud Speaker has a SMALL (LOW) lung volume, there is _____ Checking Forces.
More
When a QUIET Speaker has a LARGE lung volume, there is _____ Muscle Pressure.
More
When a Quiet Speaker has a LARGE lung volume, there is _____ Checking Forces.
More
When a Quiet Speaker has a SMALL (LOW) lung volume, there is _____ Muscle Pressure.
Less
When a Quiet Speaker has a SMALL (LOW) lung volume, there is _____ Checking Forces.
Less
If you have more inspiratory muscluature, you are using ______ checking forces.
More
More expiratory effort means _______ checking forces.
more
Relaxation pressure refers to _________.
(2)
Recoil force
Gravity
Who activates more inspiratory musculature at 80% VC: a quiet or a loud speaker?
Quiet
Who exerts more checking force at 90% VC: a quiet or a loud speaker?
Quiet
Who exerts more relaxation pressure at 40% VC: a quiet or a loud speaker?
Neither
Who exerts more expiratory effort at 30% VC: a quiet or a loud speaker?
Loud
Who generates more alveolar pressure: a quiet or a loud speaker?
Loud
Who generates higher subglottal pressure: a quiet or a loud speaker?
Loud
Label the following:

A = Maximum Inspiration
B = Relaxation
C = Maximum Expiration
Label the following:

A = Pressure on exhalation muscles to relax
B = Pressure on the inhalation muscles to relax
Label the following:

A = Utterance
B = Relaxation
C = Inspiratory Effort
D = Expiratory Effort
Label the following:

A = Diaphragm
B = Rib Cage Wall (Inspiratory)
C = Rib Cage Wall (Expiratory)
D = Abdominal Wall
Label the following:

A = Conversation Speaking
B = Loud Speaking
Label the following:

A = Transdiaphragmatic pressure
B = Alveolar pressure
C = Pleural pressure
D = Abdominal pressure
Label the following:

A = Vigorous vomiting
B = Classical singing
C = Conversational speaking
D = Resting tidal breathing
Label the following:

A = Maximum inspiration
B = Vigorous yawning (inspiration)
C = Classical singing (inspiration)
Label the following:

A = Conversational speaking (inspiration)
B = Resting tidal breathing
C = Relaxation at the end of a quiet breath
Label the following:

A = Vigorous laughing (expiration)
B = Maximum expiration
C = Unusable range
Label the following:

A = IRV (Inspiratory Reserve Capacity)
B = TV (Tidal Volume)
C = ERV (Expiratory Reserve Capacity)
D = RV (Residual Capacity)
Label the following:

A = Maximum inspiration
B = Resting level
C = Maximum expiration
Label the following:

A = TLC ( Total Lung Capacity)
B = IC (Inspiraory Capacity)
C = FRC (Functional Residual Capacity)
D = VC (Vital Capacity)
Label the following:

A = Lung Volume
B = Alveolar Pressure
C = Rib Cage Wall Pressure
D = Abdominal Wall Volume
Label the following:

A = Fewer checking forces
B = More checking forces
C = More checking forces
D = Fewer checking forces
Label the following:

A = Relaxation pressure = 0
B = REL (Resting Expiration Level)
Label the following:

A = Positive Relaxation Pressure
B = Negative Relaxation Pressure
Label the following and tell if it deals with inspiration or expiration:
A = Cartilaginous part of the Internal Intercostals (Inspiration)
B = External Intercostals (Inspiration)
C = Osseous part of the intercostals (Expiration)
What is the main connection of the diaphragm?
Central tendon
What does the diaphragm do?
(3)
Depresses central tendon
Enlarges thorax
Distends abdomen
What do the external intercostals connect to?
Inferior surface of the ribs
What do the external intercostals do?
(3)
Elevates ribs
Pull ribs up, out, & together
Move up & away from sternum
What do the intercartilaginous portion of the internal intercostals connect to?
Inferior margin of ribs in the cartilageous region
What do the intercartilaginous portion of the internal intercostals do?
(3)
Elevate ribs 1-11
Pull ribs up, out, & together
Moves up and inward towards sternum
What does the Sternocleidomastoid connect to?
(2)
Mastoid
Sternum/Clavicle
What does the Sternocleidomastoid do?
(2)
Elevates the sternum & rib cage
Pulls up
What does the Scalenes (anterior, posterior, middle) connect to?
(2)
Ribs
Vertebrae
What do the Scalenes (anterior, posterior, middle) do?
Elevates ribs
What do the Pectoralis major connect to?
(2)
Sternal head
Humerus a
What do the Pectoralis major do?
(2)
Elevates sternum and thus the rib cage
Pulls up on chest
What do the Pectoralis minor conenct to?
(2)
Anterior surface of upper ribs
Scapula
What do the Pectoralis minor do?
Increases tranverse dimensions of rib cage
What does the Subclavius connect to?
(2)
Clavicle
Rib 1
What does the Subclavius do?
(2)
Elevates rib 1
Pulls up slightly
What does the Serratus anterior connect to?
(2)
Ribs 1-9
Vertebral border of scapula
What does the Serratus anterior do?
(2)
Elevates ribs 1-9
Pulls up slightly
What does the Interosseous portion of internal intercostals conenct to?
Inferior Margin of Ribs 1-11
What does the Interosseous portion of internal intercostals do?
Depresses ribs
What does the Transversus thoracis connect to?
(2)
Sternum
Ribs 2-6
What does the Transversus thoracis do?
Depresses rib cage
What does the Serratus posterior inferior connect to?
(2)
Vertebrae
Lower ribs
What does the Serratus posterior inferior do?
Pulls rib cage down
What does the Quadratus lumborum connect to?
(2)
Iliac crest
Vertebrae & ribs
What does the Quadratus lumborum do?
Supports abdominal compression
What does the Latissimus dorsi connect to?
(2)
Vertebrae
Humurus
What does the Latissimus dorsi do?
(3)
Stabilizes posterior abdominal wall for expiration
Raises or lowers rib cage
It can help with Inspiration but usually is is used in EXPIRATION
What does the External oblique connect to?
(2)
Lower seven ribs
Iliac crest
What does the External oblique do?
Compresses abdomen
What does the Internal oblique connect to?
(2)
Iliac crest
Lower ribs
What does the Internal oblique do?
Compresses abdomen
What does the Transversus abdominus connect to?
(2)
Vertebrae
Lower ribs
What does the Transversus abdominus do?
Compresses abdomen
What does the Rectus abdominus connect to?
(2)
Pubis
Sternum and rib cartilige
What does the Rectus abdominus do?
Flexion of vertebral column