All of resp bar anatomy Flashcards
What are the 3 pressures inside and outside of the lungs?
Atmospheric, intra-alveolar, intrapleural
What are the 2 types of resp?
internal and external
What is internal resp?
Cells using O2 to make energy
What is external resp?
The movement of O2 into the blood stream for exchange of O2 and CO2
What does the intra alveolar pressure do?
Drags air into the air sacks.
must be less than atmospheric
What is boyles law?
Gas flows from high to low pressure and balances it out.
How does the lung inflate?
Intrapleural fluid cohesiveness - 2 layers of pleura with water between them and negative intrapleural pressure (between lungs and ribs) - transmural gradient
What nerves supply the diaphragm?
C3,4,5.
What does external intercostal muscle do?
Lifts ribs (active process)
What happens during expiration?
Diaphragm relaxes as do intercostal muscles
What is elastic tissue recoil?
When the lungs recoil back to their original position.
What keeps alveoli inflated?
Surfactant - against alveolar surface tension - water surface tension in alveoli.
Alveolar interdependance - connected alveoli pull each other open.
What is resp distress syndrome?
When fetal lungs dont develop enough before theyre born.
What is a pneumothorax?**
When air is in the pleural space. - Can be traumatic, spontaneous or iatrogenic.
Leads to hyperresonant note.
What are accessory muscles in breathing?
sternocleidomastoid, scalenus- forced inspiration.
Pectoral
What muscles are involved in active expiration
Abdominal muscles, internal intercoastal muscles.
What machine is lung volume measured with?
Spirometer - Measures all but RV
What is FVC?
Forced vital capacity - fully breathe in.
What would a restrictive lung disease do to FVC?
Lowers FVC
What is the formula for air flow in the lungs?
Deltapressure/resistance
What does parasympathetic stimulation of the lungs cause?
Bronchoconstriction
What does sympathetic stimulation of the lungs cause?
Bronchodilation
What is pulmonary compliance?
The measure of the lung’s ability to stretch
What is emphysema?**
When theres increased compliance in the lungs - get air in lungs easily but cant get it out - shortness of breath as keep breathing in old air. - Due to alveoli being damaged.
Give an example of a disease which decreases pulmonary compliance
Pulmonary fibrosis
What % of your energy is used for breathing?
3%
What is anatomical dead space?
Space in the lungs where no gas exchange happens
What is the structure of Hb?
4 heme, alpha and beta chains
What is the oxygen delivery index?
DO2I = CaO2 * CI(Cardiac index)
What is the formula to find the oxygen content of arterial blood
CaO2 =1.34[Hb]SaO2
SaO2 = %sat Hb
Whats the difference between foetal and adult Hb?
Foetal has 2 alpha 2 gamma subunits.
What does a fetus need 2 gamma sub units?
It interacts less with 2,3biphosphohglycerate in RBCs - hence higher affin for O2. Hence baby takes O2 from mum