Chapter 23: The Respiratory System (lecture 16) Flashcards
Eupnea
Normal quiet breathing
Apnea
temporary cessation of breathing
Dyspnea
difficult or labored breathing
Tachypnea
rapid breathing
Diaphragmatic Breathing
descent of diaphragm causes stomach to bulge during inspiration
Costal breathing
just rib activity involved
Tidal Volume
amount of air moved during quiet breathing
MVR
minute ventilation is amount of air moved in a minute
Reserve volumes
amount you can breathe either in or out above amount of tidal volume
Residual volume
1200 ml permanently trapped air in system
What is Vital Capacity and total lung capacity ?
sums of the other volumes
why does alveolar has less O2 ?
because absorbed by blood
What is Henry Law?
Quantity of a gas that will dissolve in a liquid depends upon the amount of gas present and its solubility coefficient