Exam 3: Pulmonary Flashcards
Respiratory neurons in brain stem set
Basic drive of ventilation
Right ventricular output equal to
Lungs
During inspiration, P alveolar ____ P atm
Less than
During expiration, P alveolar ____ P atm
>
At end of inspiration or expiration , P avl ____ P atm
=
More negative pleural pressure = ____ TPP = ___ recoil
Increase
Increase
Respiratory centers located
Dorsal and ventral medullary group
Respiratory centers affect ___ and ____ of ventilation
Rate
Depth
Respiratory centers influenced by
Higher brain centers
Peripheral mechanoreceptors
Peripheral and central chemoreceptors
Inspiration muscles increase
Thoracic cage volume
Expiratory muscles decrease
Thoracic cage volume
Muscles of inspiration use ___ of total body energy
3%
___ drops floor of thoracic cage
Diaphragm
All other muscles of inspiration
Lift rib cage
Under resting conditions, expiration is ___ and associated with ___ of lungs
Passive
Recoil
Role in LBP
Transverse abdominis
Increase in lung volume =
Increase in TPP
Pleural pressure
Neg pressure between parietal and visceral pleura that keeps lungs inflated
Alveolar pressure oscillates around
Atmospheric pressure
Alveolar pressure ___ during inspiration
Subatmospheric
Alveolar pressure ___ during expiration
Supra-atmospheric
Transpulmonary pressure
Difference between alveolar P and pleural P
Measure of recoil tendency of lungs
Transpulmonary P
TPP higher at end of ____
Inspiration
Eupnea
Normal breathing
12-17 B/min
Hyperpnea
Increase in pulmonary ventilation matching increase in metabolic demand
Hyperpnea occurs during
Exercise
Hyperventilation
Increase in pulmonary ventilation > metabolic demand
Hypoventilation
Decrease in pulmonary ventilation < metabolic demand
Orthopnea
Dyspnea when recumbent, relieved when upright
Lungs have natural tendency to
Collapse
If pleural P = atm P, lungs will
Collapse
Causes of lungs collapsing
Puncture of parietal pleura
Erosion of visceral pleura
Pleural fluid provides
Lubrication
Thin layer of mucoid fluid
Pleural fluid
Excess pleural fluid removed by
Lymphatics
Pleural effusion
Edema of pleural cavity
Possible causes of pleural effusion
Blockage of lymphatic drainage
Cardiac failure
Reduced plasma colloid osmotic pressure
Infection
Surfactant
Reduces surface tension forces
Prevents water-air interface
Surfactant produced by
Type 2 alveolar epithelial cells
Surfactant composed of
Phospholipids
Proteins
Ions
Law of Laplace
Without surfactant; Larger alveolar would get bigger, small would get smaller
Surface tension forces responsible for 2/3 of ____ of lung
Collapse tendency
Tidal volume
Air moved in/ out per breath
Inspiratory reserve volume
Max volume inspired above normal inspiration
Expiratory reserve volume
Max volume expired below normal expiration
Residual volume
Volume of air left in lungs after max expiratory effort
Not measured with basic spirometry
Residual volume
FRC
TLC
Helium dilution method for
RV
FRC
TLC
VC, IRV, IC decrease with ____ lung conditions
Restrictive
Decreased VC =
Restricted lung volume
Decrease airflow =
Obstructive condition
I + T =
IC
E + R =
FRC
I + T + E =
VC
I + T + E + R =
TLC
2 conditions that can cause obstructive conditions
Asthma
COPD
2 components of COPD
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
Minute respiratory volume
RR X TV
Forced expiratory volume
FEV/VC
How to measure maximum ventilatory volume
Max air movement in 12 sec X 5
Least affected by obstructive condition
MRV
___ generations of branching in lungs
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