exam 3 Flashcards
nasal septum
divides external nares
external nares aka
nostrils
path through nasal cavity
- external nares
- nasal vestibule
- nasal cavity
what protects external nares?
guard hairs
what is nasal vestibule lined with?
stratified squamous epithelium
nasal cavity
- Traps dust particles
- Composted of CT and respiratory epithelium
- where air can be warmed by underlying venous plexus
respiratory epithelium
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells (secrete mucus)
Nasal concha
- several thin, scroll-shaped bony elements forming the upper chambers of thenasal cavities
- increase the surface area of thesecavities, providing for rapid warming and humidification of air as it passes to the lungs.
nasal conchae
- in walls of nasal cavity
- cause air to come in contact with mucous membrane
- internal nares lead to pharynx.
pharynx parts
nasopharynx
oropharynx
laryngopharynx
larynx
- “voice box”
- controls pitch of voice
thyroid cartilage aka
Adam’s apple in men bc of testosterone
order of cartilage in larynx
thyroid cartilage
arytenoid cartilage
cricoid cartilage
true vocal cords
vocal folds, vibrate with expelled air
false vocal cords
vocal folds (true vocal cords)
vibrate with expelled air
vestibular folds (false vocal cords)
protect the vocal folds and help to close the glottis when we swallow
epiglottis
- covers opening of larynx (glottis) during swallowing
- when fails, cough reflex
trachea
wind pipe
tracheal cartilage is made of
hyaline cartilage
order of trachea
- inferior- carina
- splits into 2 main bronchi
- lobar bronchi
- segmental bronci
- bronchiole
pathway of bronchi
- bronchi turn into
- bronchioles (alveoli attached to walls)
- alveolar ducts
- alveoli
alveoli
gas exchange occurs with blood capillaries located adjacently
airways
decrease in size but surface area increases as you travel inferiorly
alveolar sacs
clusters of alveoli around an alveolar duct
Type I pneumocytes
increase surface area for gas exchange
Type II pneumocytes
secrete surfactant
right lung
3 lobes: Superior, middle, inferior
left lung
2 lobes: Superior and inferior
order of parietal cavity
parietal pleura
pleural cavity
visceral pleura
respiratory system
- Function: exchange gases between air and blood
- CO2 out, O2 in
ventilation
mechanical process of moving air in/out of lungs
perfusion
exchange of gases
inhalation
- diaphragm contracts
- increase volume in thoracic cavity
exhalation
- diaphragm relaxes
- pressure exceeds atmospheric pressure, so air forced out
Boyle’s law
as volume increases, pressure decreases (inverse relationship)
normal respiratory rate for adults
16-20 breaths/min
tachypnea
> 20 breaths/min
bradypnea
<16 breaths/min
measuring tool for measuring capacities
spirometer (estimates volume expired)
wet spirometer
measures volume of air actually expired
tidal volume
- Norm: 500 mL
- Definition: volume of air displaced during normal breathing
- Measured with handheld spirometer by forcibly exhaling the same amount you typically do during normal exhalation
expiratory reserve volume
- Norm: 1,100 mL
- Definition: maximum amount of air that can be exhaled with after normal exhalation
- Measurement with handheld spirometer by forcibly exhaling max amount of air after normal exhalation
inspiratory reserve volume
- Max amount of additional air that can be inhaled after normal respiration
- Typically not measured with handheld spirometer
vital capacity
- Total volume of air that can be forcefully expelled from lungs after maximum inhalation
- Can be measured with handheld spirometer by inhaling completely and exhaling maximum amount into device
- Normal Vital Capacity: use to compare your vital capacity with like individuals
- Your vital capacity/normal vital capacity x 100 = % normal vital capacity
residual volume
- Air left in lungs after max inhalation
- Norm: 1,00 mL
total lung capacity
all 4 volumes
flow and resistance
inversely proportional
aerobic
- Moderate levels of exercise, longer duration (marathon)
- Incomplete depletion of oxygen
anaerobic
- High intensity, short duration (sprinting)
- Depletion of oxygen (demand>availability)
FEV1/VC:
- proportion of VC that an individual is able to expire in the first second of forced expiration to the full vital capacity
- Norm: 65-75%