Chapter 17 Flashcards
O2 moves from alveoli to blood at the same rate it is
consumed by cells
CO2 moves from blood to alveoli at the same rate it is
produced by cells
Partial pressure of a gas =
proportion of pressure of entire gas that is due to presence of the individual gas
Partial pressure of a gas depends on
fractional concentration of the gas
Total pressure of gas mixture formula
Pgas = %gas × Ptotal
Composition of air
- 79% nitrogen
- 21% oxygen
- Trace amounts of carbon dioxide, helium, argon, and other gases
- Water can be a factor depending on humidity
partial pressure of a gas affects
the amount of gas that goes into solution
Partial pressures of vaporized and dissolved gases will be
equal at equilibrium
CO2 is ____ soluble than O2 in water (and blood)
more
Gases diffuse ___ pressure gradients
down ; high to low
Diffusion between alveoli and blood is rapid because
Small diffusion barrier
Large surface area
Mixed venous blood
All systemic venous blood returns to the right atrium and is pumped out of the right ventricle and into the pulmonary artery
Amount of O2 and CO2 that is exchanged in a vascular bed depends on?
- metabolic activity of the tissue
- Greater rate of metabolism → greater exchange
Blood in pulmonary artery =
mixed venous blood
Factors affecting alveolar partial pressures
- PO2 and PCO2 of inspired air
- Minute alveolar ventilation
- Rates at which respiring tissues use O2 and produce CO2 (most critical)
Hyperpnea
increased ventilation due to increased demand
Hypoventilation
- ventilation does not meet demands
- Arterial PO2 decreases
- Arterial PCO2 increases
Hyperventilation
- ventilation exceeds demands
- Arterial PO2 increases
- Arterial PCO2 decreases
Dyspnea
labored or difficult breathing
Apnea
temporary cessation of breathing
Tachypnea
rapid, shallow brathing
hypoxia
deficiency of O2 in tissues
hypoxemia
deficiency of O2 in the blood
Hypercapnia
excess of CO2 in the blood
hypocapnia
deficiency of CO2 in the blood
eupnea
normal breathing
Oxygen transport by
hemoglobin
O2 is ____ very soluble in plasma
not
Hb =
deoxyhemoglobin
Hb*O2 =
oxyhemoglobin
Hemoglobin can bind up to ___ oxygen molecules
four
Binding of oxygen to hemoglobin follows the ______
law of mass action