Exam 3 Flashcards
Tidal Volume (TV) amount
Males: 600 mL
Females: 500 mL
Total Lung Capacity (TLC) amount
Males: 6,000 mL
Females: 4,200 mL
Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV) amount
Males: 3,000 mL
Females: 1,900 mL
Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV) amount
Males: 1,200 mL
Females: 800 mL
Residual Volume (RV) amount
Males: 1,200 mL
Females: 1,000 mL
Ventilation Rate
1500 mL/min
The 3 main functions of the lungs
1) O2 & CO2 homeostasis
2) Maintain acid-base balance (pH)
3) Filters, metabolizes toxic substrates
The ability of the lung to have adequate exchange of gases is due to:
- Ability of the lungs to create negative pressure
- The ability of the lungs to expand and fill alveoli
- The ability to receive adequate cardiac output (especially the R side of the heart and Pulmonary Artery)
- The ability for oxygen to attach to hemoglobin
- The ability for oxygen to diffuse at the cellular level
Slow controlled breathing is called what?
Laminar breathing which has less resistance b/c the breathing is slow and not hitting the walls as much (less resistance)
Inhalation stops when?
When the outward pull of the respiratory muscles equals the pull or elastic recoil of the lung parenchyma (tissue)
What type of process is exhalation?
It is a passive process that happens during the relaxation of the inspiratory muscles because the alveolar pressure is greater than the atomspheric pressure.
Describe the process of exhalation when it is active.
This happens during coughing and exercise.
The abdominal muscles contract which pushes the diaphragm cephalic which decreases thoracic volume causing increased intrathoracic pressure and then air is actively expelled
Lung Compliance & Chest wall compliance
How easy it is to inflate the lungs
Low compliance means the lungs are stiff and hard to expand
Same thing but related to the chest wall
Atelectasis
Deflated or under inflated alveoli
Surfactant(produced by Type II cells) helps prevent alveolar collapse
You can auscultate a popping noise
Poiseuille’s Law
Radius greatly affects airway resistance
Very wide radius will have low resistance
narrow radius will have high resistance