Cardiac And Respiratory System Flashcards
Function of trachea
Carries air from the mouth and nose the lungs
Lungs
Pair of large spongy organs used for gas exchange
Bronchials
Carry air from the bronchi to the alveoli
Alveoli
Tiny air sacs that allow gases exchange
Bronchi
Carry air from trachea into the lungs
Diaphragm
Muscle sheet such as the sternocleidomastoid Control size of the chest and lungs
Gassiest exchange
During gas exchange oxygen moves from the lungs to the bloodstream at the same time carbon dioxide passes from the blood to the lungs. This happens in the lungs between the alveoli and the network of tiny blood vessels called capillaries which are located in the walls of the alveoli. Due to the high pressure the oxygen moves into low pressure. The high concentration of CO2 occurs with pressure.
Oxygen plus red blood cells
Haemoglobin turns into Oxy haemoglobin
Inspiration
Intake of air into the lungs which is brought on by an increase in the chest cavity
Expiration
Expulsion of air from the lungs though reduce the volume of the chest cavity
Lung volume
The capacity of lungs/the air they can hold. The greater the volume the more air.
Tidal volume
Intake of each normal breath. The amount of air been inspired or expired in a normal breath at a normal rate
Inspiratory reserve volume
The extra amount of air that can be forcibly breathed in in addition to tidal volume
Residual volume
The amount of air that always remains in the lungs even after forced maximal exhalation/never changes
Expiratory reserve volume
The additional amount of air that can be forcibly breathed out in addition to tile volume
What happens to your title volume during exercise
When exercising your tidal volume increases and your inspiratory reserve volume become smaller as no space for lung capacity to take in.
Diastole
Relaxation phase where the heart ventricles relax and the heart fills with blood. 80/lower blood pressure
Systole
Contraction phase/ventricles contract. 120/higher blood pressure
Artery definition
Carries blood away from the heart/oxygenated blood
Vein definition
Carries blood to the heart from the body/deoxygenated
Capillaries definition
Allows diffusion of gases and nutrients
Features of an artery
Thick muscular small lumen wall
To a standard blood flow at a high pressure
Features of a vein
Thinner large lumen wall
Contains valves to prevent the back flow of blood
Features of a capillary
Very thin one cell thick lumen wall. This allows blood to pass through one cell at a time
Walls are semipermeable membrane to allow transport of gases and nutrients