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)