A&P II EXAM 3 Flashcards
How does respiratory system maintain homeostasis?
exchange of oxygen/carbon dioxide between external and internal environments
What process in our body requires oxygen in order to generate ATP (energy)?
cellular respiration
this process releases carbon dioxide as a waste byproduct
breathing occurs through a process called ….
pulmonary ventilation
breathing in-inspiration/inhalation
breathing out-expiration/exhalation
what is #2 external respiration?
exchange between lungs and blood
what is #3 transport of gases?
cardiovascular system pumps blood between lungs and tissues
what is #4 internal respiration?
exchange between blood and tissues
internal respiration is
exchange with blood
the 4 respiratory processes are…
pulmonary ventilation, external respiration, transport of gases, internal respiration
trace a molecule of oxygen that has entered the nasal or oral cavity until it reached the alveoli of lungs.
nasal/oral cavities>pharynx>larynx>trachea>
bronchi>bronchioles>alveoli
At what point do the structures of respiratory system change from conduction zone to respiratory zone?
between terminal and respiratory bronchioles
aside from providing conduits for air to travel, what else does the conducting zone of the respiratory system do?
cleanse, humidify, and warm incoming air
Respiratory structures and functions: nose (nasal cavity and septum)
warm, filter, moisten, speech and smell
Respiratory structures and functions:
Paranasal sinuses-
speech
Respiratory structures and functions:
pharynx (including tonsils)-
passageway for air and food
Respiratory structures and functions:
larynx (including vocal folds)-
passageway (epiglottis prevent food entry)
and voice box
Respiratory structures and functions:
trachea and bronchial tree
passageway -transport air from environment to lungs
clean, warm, moisten
Respiratory structures and functions:
alveoli (including surfactant)
surfactant lowers surface tension/prevents lung collapse
-location of gas exchange
Respiratory structures and functions:
pleurae (including pleural fluid)
lubricating fluid
compartmentalize lungs
function of respiratory membrane is to allow…
is to allow gas exchange by simple diffusion and to exist as a blood-air barrier
list the 3 layers of the respiratory membrand from inside blood to inside the alveolus..
capillary endothelium
flimsy basement membrane
simple squamous epithelium (type 1 alveoli)
what additional cells exist within the alveoli and what is each of their functions?
Type 2 secrete surfactant (which decreases surface tension) and antimicrobial proteins
macrophages>phagocytize microbes
list the pleurae that surround the lung from superficial to deep. what is each layer attached to?
these are serous membranes..
i. parietal pleura-attache to chest wall
ii. pleural cavity-filled with pleural fluid (lubrication during breathing)
iii. visceral pleura attached to lung surface
the relationship between pressure and volume is known as…
Boyle’s Law
^volume up, pressure down
volume down, pressure up
intrapulmonary pressure increases or decreases to allow inspiration?
decreases
what pressure is always negative and helps to keep the lungs inflated?
intrapleural pressure Pip
a decrease in surfactant will result in a
decrease or increase in compliance?
decrease
oxygen is loaded at the —–
and unloaded at the —–
loaded at eh lungs and unloaded at the tissues
the Bohr effect weakens the bond between hemoglobin and oxygen promoting (loading/unloading) to occur?
unloading
list 2 ways that oxygen(attached to iron) is transported through blood
98.5% hemoglobin (iron) oxygen attaches to the iron
1.5% plasma (dissolves in plasma)
Blood that is 98% saturated is called ——-or O2 rich blood ?
oxygenated and contains 4 molecules of oxygen bound to each (heme group) hemoglobin
blood that is only 40-75% saturated is ——- or 02 poor blood and contains ….
deoxygenated and contains only 1-3 molecules of oxygen bound to each Hb(hemoglobin)
this blood travels through the systemic veins and the pulmonary arteries
At the tissues of the body CO2 gas is converted to a what?
bicarbonate ion HCO3-, and leaves the erythrocyte as chloride enters.
list 3 ways carbon dioxide is transported through blood…
7-10% carbon dioxide dissolves in plasma at the tissue
20% carbon dioxide binds to Hb in RBCs hemoglobin attached to amino acid in globin protein, not heme
70% carbon dioxide is transported as bicarbonate ion(HCO3-)
volume changes lead to what kind of changes which lead to air flow into or out of lungs?
pressure changes
atmospheric pressure Patm >
pressure exerted by …
gases is air outside of body
(atmosphere)
intrapulmonary pressure (Ppul) >
pressure in ..
alveoli of lungs
always equalizes with Patm.
Intrapleural pressure (Pip)
pressure in the…
pleural cavity must be less than Ppul
Boyle’s law
at constant temperature, pressure of gas
is inversely (opposite) related to volume
as volume increases, pressure decreases