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CBT1 Anatomy of respiratory and cardiovascular systems Flashcards

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What is the main job of the respiratory system?

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Most efficient delivery of air into the lungs

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What is the main job of the cardiovascular system?

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most efficient delivery of oxygen and all the other blood-borne molecules (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates) to the tissues

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Name the layers of the chest wall and lungs from superficial to deep

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Skeletal muscle - affixed
Skeleton - affixed
Parietal pleura - separated by pleural fluid
Visceral pleura - affixed
Lung
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What are the two parts of the lung organ?

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The lung tissue and the chest wall

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Describe the structure of the chest wall?

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rigid support structure comprising mostly the ribcage, sternum and intercostal muscles. It naturally recoils outward.

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Describe the structure of the lungs

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soft tissue structures, very elastic, and naturally recoil inward. They provide a large surface area for gas exchange.

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What are the two layers of connective tissue in between the lungs and chest wall?

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  • (visceral and parietal) pleura

- pleura fluid (lubricating fluid)

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What is the pleura membrane attached to the lungs called?

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visceral pleura

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Where is the parietal pleura attached?

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Inner surface of chest wall

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What do the pleura act as?

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The lung-chest interface and are integral to normal chest function

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What volume of pleural fluid is there in between the pleura?

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A few millilitres

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What should the interpleural cavity pressure always be in healthy individuals?

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negative (-5 cmH20)

atmospheric pressure = 0 cmH20

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SA of lungs is roughly equal to?

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Tennis court, much of this SA is in the alveolar region

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How many litres of air do we inhale on average per day?

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12,000 litres

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What does patent refer to?

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open airways

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How are the cartilaginous airways held open?

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  • C-shape cartilage strips

- The open side of the dorsal strip is the dorsal side

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Where is the open side of the cartilaginous airway most important and why?

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Trachea, where the open side accommodate the oesophagus, and does not impede swallowing

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Describe how the tensile strength of the cartilaginous airways is formed

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The C-rings are slightly offset with each other (not stacked) thereby increasing airway wall support properties

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How do the bronchioles remain open?

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Not by cartilage but by surfactant to reduce surface tension and limit airway collapse

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What are acini?

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Discrete anatomical alveolar regions

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What does bifurcate mean?

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Branching off into two new branches called dichotomous branching

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What do the two main bronchi split into?

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four smaller extrapulmonary bronvhi

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As the number of airways progressively increases, what happens to their diameter and length? and the cross-sectional area?

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proportionally decreases

cross-sectional area increases markedly

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In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory diseases which increase difficulty breathing, what is the diameter of the bronchioles?

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<2mm

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Describe the relationship between resistance to airflow and airway generation
There is an initial relatively small increase in resistance in the first few airway generations. But then resistance falls markedly, with virtually no resistance in the respiratory zone
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How many different cell types are found in the airway? why would this change?
22 | acute or chronic disease status
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Describe the structures of the airway wall superficial to deep
Submucosa: Cartilage smooth muscle (tracheal/bronchial) (submucosa gland found within smooth muscle) (blood vessels found within smooth muscles too) Mucosa: Goblet and ciliated cells beside each other mucus airway
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Describe how the airways are cleared of inhaled particles
Mucus on the epithelia surface traps inhaled particles. beating cilia moves the mucus. This process is called mucociliary clearance
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What is the alveolar region also known as?
lung parenchyma
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Within the alveolar region, what has close interactions?
type 1 alveolar cell capillary endothelial cell erythrocyte fibroblasts
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What do type 2 alveolar cells do?
They have a variety of functions Replicate to replace type 1 cells Secrete surfactant and antiproteases Contribute to xenobiotic metabolism
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What do macrophages in alveolus do? How many normally in healthy individuals?
2-3/alvelolus | ingest inhaled particles and microbes
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What do fibroblasts do to aid the alveoli?
produce extracellular matrix that helps to hold the alveolar unit structures together
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What % of the alveolar surface do type 1 epithelial cells (EP1) cover?
95%
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What cells does gas exchange occur between?
EP1 cells
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Dichotomous branching of the airways facilitates....?
the marked reduction in resistance to airflow as air moves towards the alveolar region
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Why are EP1 cells able to carry out gas exchange?
They are extremely thin
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Very briefly describe the human cardiovascular system
organ system that conveys blood through vessels to and from all parts of the body, carrying nutrients and oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes. It is a closed tubular system in which the blood is propelled by a muscular heart.
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What are the two circuits of the cardio system?
Pulmonary and systemic
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What are the pulmonary and systemic compartments made up of?
Arterial Capillary Venous
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What is the primary function of the heart
Muscular pump propelling blood around the body
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Describe arteries
- Receive blood at high pressure and velocity and conduct it through the body - Thick elastic walls made up of elastic fibrous tissue and muscle cells - Narrow lumen
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What are arterioles?
What the arteries branch into they are short narrow muscular vessels
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How many generations of airways are there in humans?
23
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What do arterioles branch into?
capillaries
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What do capillaries feed into?
venules
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What are venules?
small vessels that converge into veins that take blood back to the heart
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What is the heart enclosed in?
Pericardial sac
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What is the pericardial sac lined with?
The parietal layers of a serous membrane
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What do the visceral layer of the serous membrane form?
epicardium
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What does blood from the atrium go into?
the Aorta
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Where does blood from the right ventricle go into?
The pulmonary arteries
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Describe the 4 layers of the heart wall from superficial to deep (Pick Eight More Elephants)
Pericardium (double walled membranous sac) Epicardium (inner layer) Myocardium (muscular layer) Endocardium
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Name the four internal chambers of the heart
- right atrium - right ventricle - left atrium - left ventricle
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What are the two types of values that keep the blood flowing in one direction?
atrioventricular values | semilunar values
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Where are the two types of values found
atrioventricular values found between atria and ventricles | semilunar values found at the bases of the large vessels leaving the ventricles
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Briefly describe how pumping works in the heart
Both the atria and the ventricles contract at the same time, thus acting as two pumps, one on the right and one on the left simultaneously
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What does the pulmonary circulation transport?
Oxygen poor blood from the capillaries to the right ventricle to the lungs where blood picks up oxygen
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What does the systemic circuit transport?
Oxygen and nutrient rich blood to all body tissues and removes carbon dioxide and waste products. It carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries to the capillaries in the tissues of the body
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What are the only vessels that branch from the ascending aorta?
Coronary arteries
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What is blood supply for the brain provided by?
Internal carotid | Vertebral arteries
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What do venules converge into?
Veins
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Where does blood from the veins go?
Superior vena cava or inferior vena cava
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What supplies blood to the myocardium?
right and left coronary arteries
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After blood passes through the capillaries in the myocardium, where does it go?
It enters a system of cardiac (coronary) veins. These then drain into the coronary sinus, which opens into the right atrium
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What are the right atrium and ventricle separated by?
Tricuspid valve
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What are the left atrium and ventricle separated by?
Mitral valve
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What do the semilunar valves do?
Keep the blood flowing in one direction
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What is the main reason foetal circulation is different from adult circulation
several organs are not functioning before birth. The foetus obtains nutrients and oxygen from the mother and its wastes are carried away by the maternal circulation.
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How many arteries and veins does the umbilical cord have?
Two arteries - carry foetal blood to the placenta | One vein - carries oxygen and nutrient-rich blood from the placenta to the foetus
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The foetal liver is by passed by what?
ductus venosus
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The foetal lungs are by passed by what?
``` ductus arteriosus foramen ovale (small hole in heart septum, between atria of the heart) ```
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What % of total blood volume is in the systemic arterial system at any given time?
10%
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How do substances pass through capillaries?
Diffusion Filtration Osmosis
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What is fluid movement across the capillary determined by?
Combination of hydrostatic and osmotic pressure
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Do veins have more or less smooth muscle and connective tissue than arteries?
less
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What do venous valves do?
Help ensure blood in the veins flows towards the heart, especially important in the rams and legs to prevent backflow of blood due to the pull of gravity
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Explain why foramen ovale is needed?
Before a baby id born they do not use their lungs to get oxygen rich blood
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What is the ductus arteriosus for?
It is a blood vessel connecting the main a blood vessel connecting the main pulmonary artery to the proximal descending aorta. It allows most of the blood from the right ventricle to bypass the foetus's non-functioning lungs. (It does so because the blood is partially oxygenated from mother)
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In a feotus' right atrium and ventricle, what type of blood is there?
Partially oxygenated (contains both deoxygenated from feotus' body and oxygenated from mothers body.
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What type of blood goes from the right atrium to the left atrium via the foreman ovale in a foetus?
``` Partially oxygenated (by passing pulmonary circulation and entering general circulation) - some mixing has occurred but it is still oxygenated enough ```
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What is the role of the ductus venous?
It contains oxygen rich blood from mother and brings to foetus right atrium before going through the liver as it is very nutrient rich and the liver processes these nutrients. Like the hepatic vein in function (latter part)
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how does umbilical vein and umbilical artery act?
To get blood to and from placenta, where the foetus and mother's blood vessels interface

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