ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Flashcards

1
Q

THE PHARYNX

LENGTH OF TUBE?

WHERE DOES IT CONDUCT AIR?

A

4-5 INCHES

NASAL CAVITY TO THE LARYNX

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TONSILS AND ADENOIDS:

  1. LOCATION OF PALATINE TONSILS =?
  2. LOCATION OF PHARYNGEAL TONSILS?
  3. LOCATION OF LINGUAL TONSILS?
A
  1. ALONG ANTEROLATERAL WALLS OF THE OROPHARYNX…AKA TONSILS
  2. ADENOIDS THAT ARE EMBEDDED IN THE POSTERIOR WALL OF THE NASOPHARYNX.
  3. GUARD BASE OF TONGUE
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THE LARYNX–1

  1. EPIGLOTTIS SHAPE?
  2. FUNCTION WHEN FOOD IS SWALLOWED?
A
  1. A LEAF SHAPED FLAP THAT PROJECTS OBLIQUELY FROM THE TOP OF LARYNX.
  2. BLOCKS FOOD FROM ENTERING LARYNX AND SENDS IT TO ESOPHAGUS
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THE LARYNX–2

GLOTTIS FUNCTION?

A

IT ALLOWS AIR TO FREELY ENTER AND LEAVE THE TRACHEA AND LUNGS.

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TRACHEA AND BRONCHI

  1. TRACHEA LOCATION =?
  2. TRACHEA FUNCTION = ?
A
  1. 4-5 INCH VERITICAL TUBE THAT RUNS THROUGH NECK AND CHEST ANTERIOR TO THE ESOPHAGUS.
  2. CONDUCTS AIR BETWEEN LARYNX AND PRIMARY BRONCHI.
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Q

WHICH LUNG IS SHORTER?

WHICH LUNG HAS LESS VOLUME?

WHAT SHAPE?

A

THE RIGHT LUNG

LEFT LUNG DUE TO HEART TAKING UP SPACE

CONE SHAPED

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A DOUBLE-WALLED, FLUID-FILLED SAC CALLED A _______ ENVELOPS EACH LUNG AND AIDS IN THE ____________ PROCESS.

A

PLEURA

VENTILATION

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TYPES OF LUNG SURFACES

  1. _________________ = ANTERIOR, LATERAL AND POSTERIOR TO LUNG
  2. ________________- = BETWEEN THE LUNGS
  3. _________________= INNER MEMBRANE
  4. ________ ________ = THE OUTER MEMBRANE
  5. _______ _________= SEPARATES BOTH WITH FLUID
A
  1. COSTAL SURFACES
  2. MEDIASTINUM
  3. VISCERAL PLEURA
  4. PARIETAL PLEURA
  5. PLEURAL CAVITY
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FROM THE ________ BRONCHI, AIR IS CONDUCTED TO AND FROM THE __________.

A

TERTIARY

ALVEOLI (AIR SACS)

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Q

PULMONARY VENTILATION

A REDUCED VOLUME = LUNGS UNABLE TO FULLY EXPAND.

SPIROMETRY

  1. WHAT IS IT?
  2. WHY PERFORM?
A
  1. MEASURES THE RATE AND VOLUME OF PULMONARY AIR FLOW.

2. A REDUCED RATE OF AIR FLOW INDICATES A BLOCKAGE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE AIRWAYS.

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PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS

HOW TO PERFORM FVC6???

A

BREATH IN MAX, BREATH OUT MAX FOR 6 SECONDS

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PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS

HOW TO PERFORM FEV1?

A

VOLUME OF AIR FORCED OUT IN 1 SECOND.

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13
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PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS

HOW TO PERFORM RATION %?

A

SHOULD BE 75% OR HIGHER

FEV1/FVC

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14
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TRANSPORT AND EXCHANGE—HEMOGLOBIN–1

_____ _______–MAKES UP HEMOGLOBIN. EACH SUBUNIT IS A LARGE, FOLDED, POLYPEPTIDE CALLED GLOBIN.

A

ALPHA SUBUNITS

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TRANSPORT AND EXCHANGE—HEMOGLOBIN–2

_____ _______–MAKES UP HEMOGLOBIN. EACH SUBUNIT IS A LARGE, FOLDED, POLYPEPTIDE CALLED GLOBIN.

A

BETA SUBUNITS

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16
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TRANSPORT AND EXCHANGE—HEMOGLOBIN–3

______ ________–A HYDROPHOBIC POCKET BETWEEN TWO OF THE GLOBIN FOLDS.

A

HEME GROUP

17
Q

TRANSPORT AND EXCHANGE—HEMOGLOBIN–4

________ __________–THIS IS PART OF THE HEME GROUP THAT HAS A PORPHYRIN RING

A

FERROUS IRON

18
Q

TRANSPORT AND EXCHANGE—HEMOGLOBIN–5

_________ _______–WHEN NOT BONDED TO O2 = DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN = _________________

A

TENSED STATE

CONFIRMATION

19
Q

TRANSPORT AND EXCHANGE—HEMOGLOBIN–6

______ _________–ONCE AN O2 ATTACHES TO OXYHEMOGLOBIN = EASIER FOR MORE O2 TO ATTACH = ___________________

A

RELAXED STATE

COOPERATIVITY

20
Q

THE OXY-HEMOGLOBIN DISSOCIATION CURVE—SATURATION

AS THE O2 APPROACHES _____ TORR(OR mmHG), THE HEMOGLOBIN MOLECULES BECOME NEARLY FULLY SATURATED.

A

100

21
Q

THE OXY-HEMOGLOBIN DISSOCIATION CURVE–SHAPE

THE O2-HB RELATIONSHIP IS __________ IN SHAPE AND NOT_________

A

SIGMOIDAL

LINEAR

22
Q

HOW PH AFFECTS OXY-HEMOGLOBIN DISSOCIATION

NORMAL PH= ??

A

7.4

23
Q

HOW PH AFFECTS OXY-HEMOGLOBIN DISSOCIATION

ACIDIC PH–A LOW BLOOD PLASMA OF ____ CAUSES THE CURVE TO SHIFT TO THE _______ ABOUT 15% NORMAL.

A

7.2

RIGHT

24
Q

HOW PH AFFECTS OXY-HEMOGLOBIN DISSOCIATION

BASIC PH “__________”–BLOOD PLASMA PH OF ______ CAUSES THE O2-HB SATURATION CURVE TO SHIFT ABOUT 15% THE LEFT OF NORMAL.

A

ALKALINE

7.6

25
Q

MYOGLOBIN–HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN HEMOGLOBIN??

IT IS A STRUCTURALLY COMPLEX MOLECULE THAT BINDS AND STORES OXYGEN INSIDE OF _________ AND __________ MUSCLE CELLS. A LARGE COILED ___________ CALLED GLOBIN MAKES UP MOST OF THE MOLECULE. __________________ FLOATS THROUGHOUT THE BODY TO PROVIDE O2 VIA RBC’S.

A

SKELETAL

CARDIAC

POLYPEPTIDE

HEMOGLOBIN