Final Flashcards
Accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity
Pleural infusion. No more than 15mls of fluid
What is the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood
Pulmonary arteries from the right ventricles
What are you measuring when doing a total lung capacity test
Lung volume, capacity and flow rate
What does the epiglottis do
Covers entrance of larynx when swallowing
What do parietal plural cover
Thoracic cavity
Where is cartilage located
Trachea, thyroid, epiglottis and cricoid
Tidal volume
Normal inhalation/exhalation. Average volume is 500mls
External respirations occur
With the environment and body
Too much hydrogen ions in body is
Acidosis
Surfactant is used for
Prevent alveoli form over expanding
Hering Breuer inflation reflex
Prevents over inflation of the lungs
Nasopharynx can irritate
The ear by Eustachian tube
Red bone marrow is drawn from
Flat bone: iliac crest or sternum
What’s a stem cell
Produces blood cells , mainly RBCs
RBCs lab value
4.5-6million