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32. Control of Ventilation Flashcards

1
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Eupnoea

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Normal breathing

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Hypernoea

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Increased ventilation (higher tidal volume)

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Tachypnoea

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Increased respiratory rate

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Hyperventilation

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Overventilation (low PCO2)

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Hypocapnia

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PCO2 is less than normal

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Hypoxia

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PO2 is less than normal

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Hypoxaemia

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Lower PO2 than normal in blood

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Asphyxia

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Lower PO2, high PCO2

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Dyspnoea

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Stressful breathing

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Apnoea

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Absence of breathing

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What is the function of the dorsal respiratory group?

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Causes inspiratory muscles to contract

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What is the function of the ventral respiratory group?

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Causes expiratory muscles to contract when breathing is elevated

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What is the Pre-Botzinger complex?

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Pace maker for breathing

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What is the function of the apneustic center?

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Drives inspiration by stimulating dorsal group

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What is the function of the pneumotaxic center?

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Inhibits apneustic center

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16
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What could damage to any respiratory control centre cause?

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Hypoventilation

Hypoxaemia

17
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What things might damage respiratory control centres?

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Depressant drugs
Spinal cord injury
Motor nerve damage
Muscle diseases
Restriction and obstruction
18
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What are stretch receptors?

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Nerve endings in smooth muscle of airways
Stimulated when airways expand on inspiration
Impulses travel back in Vagus nerve
Inhibit respiratory centre: Hering-Breuer inflation reflex

19
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What are irritant receptors?

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Nerve endings near airway epithelial cells
Stimulated by noxious gases, cigarette smoke, dust, cold air
Impulse travels in Vagus
Causes bronchoconstriction and coughing

20
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What are juxtacapillary receptors?

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Near capillaries in alveoli
Stimulated by pulmonary decongestion and oedema
Vagus nerve
Reflex apnoea or rapid shallow breathing

21
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Where are peripheral chemoreceptors found?

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Aortic bodies on arch of aorta

Carotid bodies at bifurcation of carotid artery

22
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What are peripheral chemoreceptors stimulated by?

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Low PO2
High PCO2
H+

23
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Where are central chemoreceptors located?

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Medulla
Separate from respiratory centres
H+ can’t pass blood brain barrier so CO2 passes through and breaks down to form H+, stimulating the inspiratory response

24
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What are the 4 types of hypoxia?

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Hypoxic: PO2 is less than normal
Anaemic: O2 content is less than normal
Stagnant: O2 delivery is reduced
Histotoxic: Tissues can’t use O2 due to metabolic poisoning

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