All Physiology Final Condensed Flashcards
internal respiration
intracellular mechanisms which consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide
external respiration
sequence of events that lead to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
ventilation - exchange - transport - exchange
Boyle’s Law
as the volume of gas increases the pressure exerted by the gas decreases
i.e. air flows down a concentration gradient
lung to thorax linkage
negative intrapleural pressure and the intrapleural fluid cohesiveness (polarity dependent)
inspiration vs expiration
active process
passive process
what does a pneumothorax do to the pressures
abolishes the transmural pressure gradient
what causes lung recoil
elastic connective tissue and alveolar surface tension
surfactant
decreases surface tension
secreted by T2 alveoli
Law of LaPlace
smaller alveoli are more likely to collapse
surfactant has a greater affect on the smaller alveoli
forces keeping alveoli open
transmural pressure gradient
pulmonary surfactant
alveolar interdependence
forces promoting alveolar collapse
elasticity of the lungs
alveolar surface tension
major muscles of inspiration
accessory muscles
active expiratory muscles
diaphragm and external intercostals
sternocleidomastoid, scaleus and pectoral
abdominal muscles and internal intercostals
Tidal volume
Inspiratory reserve volume
expiratory reserve volume
residual volume
volume of air entering and leaving the lungs
extra vol of air that can be inspired above TV
extra vol of air that can be expired above TV
minimum vol of air that the remains in the lungs even after forceful expiration
inspiratory capacity
forced residual capacity
vital capacity
total lung capacity
max vol of air that can be inspired at the end of normal inspiration
vol of air left in the lungs at the end of normal expiration
max vol of air that can be moved out in a single breath following maximal inspiration
total vol of air that the lungs can hold –> not possible to be measured
spirometry
restrictive and obstructiev lung disease diagnosis
FVC = forced vital capatcity
FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second
FEV1/FVC normally >70%
primary determinant of airway resistance
radius of conducting airway
flow =
change in pressure /radius
what % energy expenditure is work of breathing
3%
increases when resistance increases and compliance decreases
pulmonary ventilation sum and meaning
TV x RR
air breathed out per min
alveolar ventilation
vol of air exchanged between the alveoli and atmosphere per minute
inspired air available for gas exchange
less than PV because of anatomical dead space
what is ADS and how to calculate
space not available for gas exchange
ADS = (RV - dead space vol) x RR
ventilation meaning
perfusion meanng
rate at which gas passes through the lungs
rate at which blood is passing through the lungs
alveolar dead space meaning
areas with inadequate perfusion
pulmonary arterioles vs systemic arterioles response to decreased oxygen
PA = vasoconstriction
SA = vasodilation
and vice versa
alveolar membrane gas exchange rate determined by
partial pressure
diffusion coefficient
surface area
thickness of the membrane
Dalton’s Law
partial pressure - total pressure exerted by a gas –> sum of the partial pressures of all the individual components in a gas mixture
what pressure does water vapour account for in the lungs
47mmHg
respiratory exchange ratio in a mixed diet
0.8
diffusion coefficient
solubility of gas in a membrane
large grandient between PAO2 and PaO2 means
problems with gas exchange or L to R shunt in the heart
Fick’s Law
amount of gas moved across a membrane is proportional to the SA and inversely proportional to the thickness of the membrane
non-resp function of lungs
route for water loss and heat elimination
enhanced venous return
helps maintain acid base balance
enables speech and vocalisation
defence against inhaled foreign bodies
smell by nose
removes, modifies or inactivates various materials passing through the circulation
Henry’s Law
amount of gas dissolving in a vol at a constant temp is proportional to the partial pressure
what is the main deteminant of Hb saturation
PO2
oxygen delivery index =
oxygen content of arterial blood x cardiac index
Bohr effect
shifting of sigmoid to right is incr temp incr 2,3-BP incr in PO2 incr in [H+]
HbF vs HbA
F = 2 alpha, 2 gamma (higher affinity for O2 as less interaction with 2,3-BP) A = 2 alpha, 2 beta
presence of myoglobin
muscle damage
found in cardiac and skeletal muscle
Haldane effect
removal of oxygen from Hb allows it to pick up CO2 genertaed H+
chloride shift
as bicarbonate moves out cell Cl moves in to maintain charge
what controls the rhythm of respiration
Pre-Botzinger complex
neurons above the medulla vs below medulla in resp
above = prolong ventilation below = cease ventilation
normal expiration
forceful expiration
normal inspiration
passive - gaps in firing of dorsal neurons
active - firing of ventral neurons
active - firing of dorsal neurons
pneumotaxic centre
apneustic centre
terminates inspiration prolongs inspiration (changes rhythm)
Hering-Bruer Reflex
pulmonary strech receptors only activated at high tidal volumes (cease inspiration)
what do peripheral chemoreceptors sense
tension of oxygen and carbon dioxide
[H+] in the body
what do central chemoreceptors sense
[H+] of the CSF
separated from body by the BBB
CSF contains less protein and so less change in ion concs and the BBB is impermeable to many ions
pacemaker potential
funny current
(slow Na influx)
decreased K efflux
transient Ca influx (T channels)
rising phase of nodal cells
Ca influx (L channels)
falling phase of nodal cells
K efflux
AVN cells are
slow condution
small in diameter
to increase nodal delay to allow atrial systole to precede ventricular systole
Phase 0 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4
0 = fast Na influx 1 = transient K efflux 2 = Ca influx (L channels) 3 = K efflux 4 = resting membrane potential restored
what dominated on the SAN in resting conditions
vagal tone
ACh affect on HR and its opposite
ACh slows HR
Atropine incr HR - compeitive inhibitor
SAN and AVN - ANS supply
sympathetic and parasympathetic
what do desomsomes enrsure in cardiac cells
tension develops - as myosin and actin slide over one another
Role of calcium in contraction
Ca binds to troponin on actin
exposes the myosin binding site
allows contraction (slide over one another using ATP)
prolonged Ca influx = stronger contraction
Frank-Starling curve
more the ventricle is filled in diastole the greater the volume ejected
optimal length of cardiac vs skeletal muscle
C = when contracting S = when resting
normal length of systole and diastole
S = 0.2s D = 0.5s
an increase in the opening of calcium channels and so peak pressure leading to an increased length of systole is mediated by what
cAMP
5 events in cardiac cycle
Passive filling atrial contraction isovolumetric ventrciular contraction ventricular ejection isovolumetric ventricular relaxation
blood pressure definition
outwards (hydrostatic) pressure exerted by the blood on the blood vessel walls
pulse pressure range
30-50 (difference between systolic and diastolic)
MAP calculations and normal range
[(2 x diastolic) + systolic]/3
1/3 pulse pressure + diastolic
70-105
MAP of what is needed to perfuse vital organs
60