Exchange of gas Flashcards
Respiration
What is Px.
“P” represents the partial pressure and “x” represent the gas.
Air pressure is the sum of partial pressures of the gases.
NOTE: Gases diffuse from areas where it’s partial pressure is higher to areas where it’s partial pressure is lower in the body.
WHat causes increase CO2
Pain
Temp
Airway injury
CO2
Respiration
What is the gasses from highest concentration to lowest in the air in the atmosphere?
Bonus if you know the amount
a) Nitrogen (PN2 597.4mmHg)
(b) Oxygen (PO2 158.8mmHg)
(c) Water vapor (PH20 3.0mmhg)
(d) Carbon dioxide (PCO2 0.3mmHg)
(e) Others (Pother gases 0.5mmHg)
Look at it know it be it
Internal and External Respiration
Respiration
-is the diffusion of O2 from air in the alveoli of the lungs to blood in the pulmonary capillaries and the diffusion of CO2 in the opposite direction. Occurs only in the lungs.
-Are respiration of the lungs converts’ deoxygenated (low-oxygen) blood that comes from the right side of the heart to oxygenated (high-oxygen) blood that returns to the left side of the heart.
External Respiration: Pulmonary Gas Exchange
Respiration
1) Blood picks up O2 from alveolar air and unloads CO2.
2) Commonly called an “exchange” but each gas moves based on its partial pressure, moving from higher to lower.
External Respiration:
Respiration
A highly important factor in External Respiration: Pulmonary Gas Exchange
Any disease process that affecting this factor will decreases the rate of gas exchange.
Surface Area
Respiration
The partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) in alveolar air is 105 mmHg (at rest). The PO2 in the pulmonary capillaries is 40 mmHg.
No Answer: Fact
This allows diffusion into the capillaries
Respiration
Blood returning to the heart via the pulmonary veins, has a PO2 of what amount?
about 100 mmHg
CO2 in the capilaries
40 mmHg
Respiration
PCO2 of deoxygenated blood is 45 mmHg (at rest) compared to alveolar air – PCO2 40 mmHg.
Exhalation keeps the alveolar pressure of PCO2 at 40 mmHg.
Oxygenated blood returning to the left side of the heart has a PCO2 of 40 mmHg.
No Answer: Fact
Thus, CO2 diffuses from an area of higher pressure (deoxygenated blood in a pulmonary capillary) to an area of lower pressure (alveoli).
Respiration
The exchange of O2 and CO2
between systemic capillaries and tissue throughout the body.
Internal Respiration or System Gas Exchange:
Respiration
PO2 of blood in systemic capillaries is higher (100 mmHg) than PO2 in tissue cells (40 mmHg), at rest. Partial Pressure is lower due to cell’s use of O2 to produce ATP.
No Answer: Fact
Oxygen diffuses out of capillaries into tissue cells and systemic capillary blood PO2 decreases.
Tissue cells constantly produce CO2
. 1) The PCO2 of cells is 45 mmHg, at rest. This is higher than systemic capillaries PCO2 (40 mmHg).
No Answer: Fact
CO2, thus, diffuses out of tissue cells, through interstitial fluid into systemic capillaries until PCO2 in the blood increases.
Oxygen doesn’t dissolve easily in water only what percent of O2 is contained in blood plasma.
1.5%