Chapter 7 the lungs

Question 1

Respiratory dysfunction

Answer 1

when minute volume is interfered with

Question 2

disruption of respiratory control

Answer 2

stroke and infection can interrupt the medulla oblongata its functions and alter the control of effective breathing.

-spinal chord injuries and other neurologic disorders can interrupt these transmissions

Question 3

disruption of pressure

Answer 3

if a hole is created in the chest wall and air is allowed to escape or be drawn in the pressures necessary for breathing and necessary to keep lungs adhered to the chest wall can be disrupted.

Question 4

disruption of lung tissue

Answer 4

main cause of disruption is trauma

medical issues can also interfere with lung tissue

Question 5

hypercapnia

Answer 5

high carbon dioxide

Question 6

hypoxia

Answer 6

low oxygen

Question 7

Respiratory compensation

Answer 7

when 1 of the 3 pillars of life are malfunctioning the other 2 have to compensate to make up for the interference

-chemoreceptors in the brain send messages to the brain that assistance is required.