Chapter 1: Cardio-Respiratory System Flashcards
During inspiration, which one of these must air first pass through before entering the bronchi?
A: Alveoli
B: Bronchioles
C: Lungs
D: Trachea
D
Trachea
Adam plays badminton every week at a local leisure centre.
How would the mechanics of Adam’s breathing change during inhalation as a result of exercise?
- (During inhalation) his lungs can expand more during exercise (1)
- Due to the use of other muscles (sternocleidomastoid / pectorals) (1)
Accept any other relevant point about how an aspect of the mechanics of breathing changes as a result of exercise. Answers must refer to inhalation.
Identify the blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.
Artery (1) Accept aorta
State two characteristics of the artery
- Thick elastic walls (1)
- Small lumen (1)
- Smooth muscle layer (1)
- Carries blood at high pressure (1)
Accept any other suitable characteristic of arteries
Breathing enables gaseous exchange to occur at the alveoli.
Outline how two features of the alveoli assist in gaseous exchange.
- Large surface area of alveoli to allow larger volumes of gases / oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and the bloodstream (1)
- Moist thin walls / one cell thick creating a short distance for diffusion / short diffusion pathway (1)
- Lots of capillaries around the alveoli so large area for gas exchange (1)
- Large blood supply to carry gases / oxygen and carbon dioxide (1)
- Movement of gas from high concentration to low concentration means there is a pressure gradient which allows diffusion to occur (1)
Accept any other suitable outline of how features of the alveoli assist in gaseous exchange. Answers must link the feature to how it assists in gaseous exchange.
Define cardiac output.
- The amount of blood ejected / pumped from the heart in one minute (1)
- Stroke volume × heart rate (1)
Define the terms tidal volume and residual volume.
- Tidal volume – volume of air inspired or expired / exchanged per breath (1)
- Residual volume – volume of air left in the lungs after maximal expiration (1)
Accept any other suitable definitions of tidal volume and residual volume.
Outline what will happen to tidal volume and residual volume once exercise starts.
- Tidal volume increases (once exercise starts) (1)
* Residual volume stays the same (once exercise starts) (1)
How is maximum heart rate calculated?
220 - age
Name three of the air passages which allow air to enter the body.
- mouth
- nose
- pharynx
- epiglottis
- larynx
- trachea
- bronchi
- bronchioles
Describe what gaseous exchange is and clearly state where it takes place.
Oxygen being taken in / being exchanged for the carbon dioxide which is to be breathed out.
Gaseous exchange occurs
in the lungs / alveoli
The air passages are one part of the breathing system. Name three other parts.
- trachea
- alveoli
- bronchioles lungs
- diaphragm
- mouth
- nasal cavity or nose
- larynx
- pharynx
- intercostal muscles
- bronchus, bronchi.
Describe how respiration takes place.
- the process by which the body / takes in oxygen / and gives out carbon dioxide
- the process of the lungs / inspiring / and expiring
• reference to aerobic and anaerobic respiration is also
acceptable.
Accept the above plus any other suitable examples.
What is the pulse?
The beat/pump (a single contraction) of the heart.
accept.... heart beat
What is blood pressure?
Resistance in the cardio-vascular system (one mark) to the flow of blood
round the body (one mark).
force of the blood (one mark) passing through an artery (one mark)
accept a measure of blood flow/ease at which blood flows around the body.
a measure of the blood flow through an artery = 2 marks.
do not accept the speed at which blood travels/how fast blood travels.
What does the Cardio-Respiratory System consist of?
The Cardiovascular system and Respiratory System.
It includes: Heart, Blood Vessels & Blood as well as Lungs & Airways
Describe the pathway of air into the lungs
Nose/Mouth Trachea Bronchi Bronchioles Alveoli (Capillaries)
Explain the process of Gaseous Exchange
- Oxygen that is breathed in passes to the alveoli where it has a high concentration
- Oxygen passes through the alveoli into the red blood cells in the capillaries, which have a low concentration
- In the red blood cells, oxygen combines with haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin before being carried around the body to be used
- At the same time, haemoglobin carries carbon dioxide (high concentration) from the body
- Carbon dioxide in the capillaries passes through into the alveoli and is breathed out.
What is the diffusion pathway?
Gases (inc. oxygen and carbon dioxide) move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration in an attempt to reach equilibrium.
The distance that the molecules travel = diffusion pathway and is short in gaseous exchange.
What is haemoglobin?
The protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen (as oxyhaemoglobin) and carbon dioxide around the body