Exam 4 Flashcards
Regulation of pulmonary ventilation
Parasympathetic - bronchiolar constriction
Sympathetic- bronchiolar dilation
What controllers are involved in breathing
Cerebral cortex - voluntary breathing
Medulla oblongata- Involuntary breathing
Where are central chemo-receptors located
medulla – sensitive to CO2
Where are peripheral chemo-receptors located
Carotid bodies and aortic bodies
sensitive to increase of CO2
decreases in O2
What are the two circulations of the lungs
Bronchial - nourishes lung tissue
Pulmonary- blood supply
What is venous admixture
dilution of oxygenated blood (bronchial veins dumping into pulmonary veins) brings PAO2 down (104 to 100)
What is Boyle’s law
At constant temps, pressure is inversely related to volume
explain the movements of inspiration and expiration
inspiration- diaphragm contracts, rib cage expands
expiration- diaphragm relaxes, rib cage retracts
explain how a pneumothorax affects the lungs
a puncture in the pleural space allows air into the cavity separating the serous membrane. the lungs collapse do to air on the outside.
Puncture of the lungs allows air to enter the space….same as above
What is lung compliance, what affects compliance
compliance is the ease at which lungs can be distended
lung elasticity and alveolar surface tension
VT
tidal volume
IRV
inspiration reserve volume
ERV
expiration reserve volume
RV
reserve volume
TLC
total lung capacity
FRC
functional reserve capacity
ERV + RV
inspiratory capacity
VT+IRV
Vital capacity
ERV+VT+IRV
FVC
forced vital capacity
amount of air that can be forced exhaled
FEV1
forced expiratory volume first second
amount of air that can be forced exhaled in the first second
FEV1/FVC
ratio of air expelled in the first second compared to total expiration
Why is VA more important than VE
VA is F(VT-VD)
VE is F x VT
VA takes into account deadspace and residual air
what 3 methods control contraction of bronchials
Autonomic regulation -PNS/SNS
reflex regulation- irritant receptors
local regulation- chemical (hypoxic vasoconstriction
High VA/Q
dead space- lots of air no blood
Low VA/Q
shunt lots of blood no air
Decreased PAO2 (hypoxic vasoconstriction)
shunts blood to alveoli that has air
Decreased PCO2 controls
causes bronchialconstriction limiting CO2 offloading