Chapter 22 Flashcards

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Functions of Respiratory System

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-Gas exchange
-Communication
-Olfaction
-Acid-Base Balance
-Blood Pressure Regulation
-Blood and lymph flow
-Platelet production-Blood filtration
-expulsion of abdominal contents

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Conducting zone

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Air movement

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Respiratory zone

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Gas exchange

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4 processes required for oxygen to reach the tissues and CO2 to leave the body

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1) Pulmonary Ventilation
2)External respiration
3) Transport of gases in bloodstream
4)Internal respiration

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Dalton’s law

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Total atmospheric pressure is the sum of the contributions of the individual gases

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Role of diaphragm in respiratory system

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-main breathing muscle
-contracts to flatten and increase thoracic volume during inspiration and relaxes during expiration

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Role of external intercostals in respiratory system

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-elevates ribs during inspiration which expands the chest

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What muscles are part of forced inspiration

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-sternocleidomastoid
-scalene
-pectoralis

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What muscles are part of forced exhalation

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-internal intercostals
-abdominal muscles

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Role of sternocleidomastoid in respiratory system

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Lifts the sternum

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Role of scalene in respiratory system

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Elevates the first two ribs

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Role of pectoralis in respiratory system

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Helps expand rib cage

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Role of internal intercostals in respiratory system

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Depress the ribs, reducing chest volume

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Role of abdominal muscles in respiratory system

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Pushes abdominal contents up against the diaphragm to force air out

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Respiratory controls of dorsal medulla oblongata

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Modifies respiratory rates due to external stimuli (chemoreceptors, irritant receptors, stretch receptors)

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Respiratory control of ventral medulla oblongata

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1st generator of respiratory; signals to specific diaphragm and external and inter coastals; 12-15 breaths per minute

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Role of Central chemoreceptors in respiratory system

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-brain stem neurons that respond to changes in pH of cerebrospinal fluid
—> pH reflects the CO2 level in the blood -regulates respiration to maintain pH
-Ensures stable CO2 in blood

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Role of peripheral chemoreceptors in respiratory system

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-Cartoid and aortic bodies
—> Responds to the O2 nd CO2 content and the pH of blood

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Does increasing resistance decrease airflow?

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2 factors that influence airway resistance

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-bronchiole diameter
-pulmonary compliance

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Bronchodilation

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Increase in diameter, increases airflow

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Bronchoconstriction

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Decrease in diameter, decreases airflow

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Pulmonary compliance

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Ease with which lungs can expand
Change in lung volume relative to given pressure change

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How is compliance reduced?

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By degenerative lung diseases
(Lungs are stiffened by scar tissue)

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How is compliance limited?
Limited by the surface tension of the water film inside alveoli
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Surfactant
Secreted by great cells of alveoli disrupts H bonds between water molecules and reduces surface tension
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IRD
When premature babies lack surfactant and are treated with artificial surfactant until they can make their own
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What is the composition of air
-78.6% nitrogen -20.9% oxygen -0.04% CO2 0%-4% water vapour (depends on temperature and humidity)
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What is Dalton’s law of partial pressure
The separate contribution of each gas in a mixture -P(element) = (% of it) x760mm Hg =___Hg (should all add up to 760mmHg
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What are the 3 layers of respiratory membrane
1. Alveolar endothehelium 2. Thin basement membrane 3. Capillary endothelium
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Type 2 cells
-Secrete surfactant which prevents alveoli from collapsing by providing surface tension -goes betweeen water molecules which allows alveoli to expand more easily
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Alveolar macrophages
-a phagocytic cell of the immune system -increases additional immunity
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Henry’s law
The amount of gas that dissolves in a liquid is directly proportional to its parietal pressure above the liquid, provide the temperature remains constant
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What’s the membrane thickness
0.5um thick
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Why does alveolar gas exchange present little obstacle to diffusion
When membrane is thicker gases have further to travel between blood and air and cannot equilibriate fast enough to keep up with blood flow
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