chapter 10 Flashcards
respiratory functions
ventilation, gas exchange -internal and external (primary), oxygen utilization
non-respiratory functions
- elimination of volatile substances
- detoxification of blood
- synthesis of various types of molecules
- endocrine functions
- immunology
how do the cardiovascular and respiratory systems work together
synergistically
the thorax is
not the lungs
the upper respiratory tract —- and —–
starts with the nasal cavity and ends with the larynx (voice box)
the larynx separates what
the upper and lower respiratory tracts
upper respiratory tract
nasal cavity, oral cavity, pharynx (nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx), larynx (voice box, marks the division between upper and lower respiratory tract)
lower respiratory tract
trachea
bronchi
- primary bronchi
- secondary bronchi
- tertiary bronchi
- bronchioles
Alveoli -> “Balloons”
- gas exchange
- end point
conducting division
“tubes”
passageway for air flow
warms and filters air
humidification (moistens)
volume referred to as dead space (VD L/breath)
30% of resting tidal volume
histology of conducting division
hyaline cartilage (more on the tracheal end)
smooth muscle cells (more on the bronchial end)
mucus producing cells
ciliated epithelial cells
respiratory division
“balloons”
gas exchange
volume referred to as alveolar volume (VA L/breath)
70% of resting tidal volume
histology of the respiratory division
Type 1 alveolar cells (simple squamous, where gas exchange occurs)
Type 2 alveolar cells (produces surfactant)
Macrophage (WBC -diapedesis)
Thorax pump
Bones:
Ribs
Sternum
Vertebra
Clavicle
Scapula
Thorax pump
Muscles:
Diaphragm
External and internal intercostal
Pectoralis minor
Sternocleidomastoid
Scalenus
Abdominal
The thorax does what
Is secondary and contracts down to increase volume into the thorax
Pleura
Surrounds the lungs