Ch. 10 Airway Management

Question 1

Metabolism (Cellular Respiration)

Answer 1

Each cell combines nutrients (such as sugar) and oxygen and produces energy and waste products, primarily water and carbon dioxide. Each cell requires a continuous supply of oxygen and a regular means of disposing wasted (carbon dioxide)

Question 2

External Respiration (Pulmonary Respiration)

Answer 2

It is the process of breathing fresh air into the respiratory system and exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and the blood in the capillaries.

Question 3

Internal Respiration

Answer 3

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the systemic circulatory system and the cells of the body.

Question 4

Aerobic Metabolism

Answer 4

In the presence of oxygen, the mitochondria of the cells convert glucose into energy .

Question 5

What is the primary involuntary respiratory center controlled by?

Answer 5

The medulla and it is connected to the respiratory muscles by the Vagus nerve.

Question 6

What is the secondary control of the respiratory center if the medulla fails?

Answer 6

The Pons and it controls the rate of respiration.

Question 7

Hypercarbia

Answer 7

The amount of carbon dioxide in the respiratory system is increased, resulting in an overall increase of the carbon dioxide level in the bloodstream

Question 8

Intrapulmonary Shunting

Answer 8

Blood entering the lungs from the right side of the heart bypasses the alveoli and returns to the left side of the heart in an unoxygenated state

Question 9

Hypovolemic Shock

Answer 9

It is an abnormal decrease in blood volume that causes inadequate oxygen delivery to the body.

Question 10

Vasodilatory Shock

Answer 10

As the diameter of the blood vessels increases the blood pressure in the circulatory system decreases

Question 11

Partial Pressure

Answer 11

The term used to describe the amount of gas in air or dissolved in fluid such as blood