B7 L6 Flashcards
Conducting Zone
Nose, sinus, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles
conditions air before it reaches lungs
Respiratory Unit
respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveoli
where gas exchange occurs
M3 Receptors
parasympathetic
constrict bronchioles
B2 Receptors
sympathetic
dilate bronchioles
Alveoli
site of gas exchange
thin walled, elastic, large SA
surrounded by pulmonary capillaries
Surfactant
lines alveoli
made by Type 2 epithelial cells
Interstitium
everything not the respiratory tree
Small alveoli =
large interstitium
Large alveoli =
smaller interstitium
Visceral Pleura
against lung
Parietal Pleura
against chest wall
Interpleural Space
filled with fluid
keeps lungs inflated by keeping them attached to chest wall
Pressure in Interpleural Space is…..
Negative
Tidal Volume
TV
air moved during normal breathing
500mls (.5L)
Inspiratory Reserve Volume
IRV
max inhalation above TV
2000mls (2L)
Expiratory Reserve Volume
ERV
max exhalation below TV
1000mls (1L)
Residual Volume
RV
volume left after full exhalation
1300mls (1.3L)
Vital Capacity
VC
volume that can be inhaled and exhaled
ERV + TV + IRV = 3500mls (3.5L)
Inspiratory Capacity
IC
Volume of full inhalation after quiet exhalation
IRV + TV = 2500mls (2.5L)
Functional Residual Capacity
FRC
volume in lung after quiet exhalation
ERV + RV = 2300mls (2.3L)
Total Lung Capacity
TLC
total lung volume
IC + FRC = 4800mls (4.8L)
Local Control
based on oxygen content of alveoli
keeps blood from non-ventilated alveoli
Alpha 1
SNS
constricts arterioles
Dead Space
volume of air not involved in gas exchange
Anatomic Dead Space
set volume from conducting zone
150mls
Physiologic Dead Space
Ventilated alveoli not involved in gas exchange
due to anatomic dead space and ventilated alveoli with no blood supply
FEV1
forced expiratory volume in one second
Forced Vital Capacity
Total volume forcefully exhaled after a full inspiration
FEV1/ FVC
ratio measures lung function
80% or .8
P
pressure of gas in an area
V (with dot on top)
Gas Flow
I
Inspired Air
E
Expired Air
Q
Blood Flow
A
Alveolar Air
a
dissolved arterial blood
V (Location)
dissolved in venous blood
PaO2
partial pressure of oxygen dissolved in arterial blood
PAO2
partial pressure of oxygen in alveolar air
PVO2
partial pressure of oxygen in venous blood