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Heart and lungs Flashcards

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Mediastinum

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Lies between right and left pleura of lungs

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2
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Pericardium

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outermost layer of heart

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3
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Myocardium

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facilitates pumping action; contractile elements

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Myocardial cells

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automaticity, rhythmicity, conductivity

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5
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Pulmonary Circulation

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delivers blood from heart to lungs & back to heart

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Peripheral circulation

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delivers blood from heart to body & back to heart

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Arteries

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large vessels that carry blood away from heart

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Arterioles

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small, branch arteries

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Capillaries

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smallest vessels; site of gas & nutrient exchange

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10
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Veins

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vessels that carry blood toward heart

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Venules

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small veins that carry blood toward heart

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12
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Venous blood

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blood returning to heart

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Arterial blood

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blood leaving heart and going to body or lungs

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14
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Tricuspid valve

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right side

atrioventricular

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15
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Bicuspid/ mitral

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left

atrioventricular

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16
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Pericardium

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tough, membranous sac that encases heart

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17
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Systole

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contraction phase; blood is pumped out of chamber

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Diastole

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relaxation phase; blood fills chamber

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19
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Autorhythmaticity

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ability to initiate impulse for contraction at regular intervals

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20
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SA node

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pacemaker of cardiac contraction

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21
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Atrioventricular node

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delays impulse by 1/10 of second, allowing atria to contract before ventricles

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Purkinje fibers

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rapidly spreads impulse to contract throughout ventricles

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23
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Parasympathetic (crainosacral)nerve fibers:

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decrease heart rate

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Sympathetic (throcolumbar) nerve fibers

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increase heart rate

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25
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Bradycardia

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slow resting heart rate; often training-induced

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Tachycardia

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increase resting heart rate

27
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Cardiac outut

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stoke volume x heart rate

28
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Syncytial contraction:

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fibers contract simultaneously

29
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Stroke volume

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amount of blood pumped per contraction of ventricles

30
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End-diastolic volume (EDV)

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blood in ventricles at end of diastole

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End-systolic volume (ESV):

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blood in ventricles at end of systole

32
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Ejection fraction (EF)

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ratio of available blood to pumped blood

33
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Sternum

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Flat bone consisting of manubrium, body, xiphoid

34
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Angle of Louis

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The sternal angle– level of bifurcation of trachea into right and left main stem bronchi

35
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Upper Respiratory Tract

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Nose
Pharynx
Larynx

36
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Lower Respiratory Tract

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Tacheobronchial Tree – conducting airways
Trachea
Main stem/lobar bronchi
Segmental/subsegmental bronchi
Terminal respiratory (Acinar) units
37
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Innervation of the lungs:

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Receives afferent and efferent fibers from the vagus nerve, joined by branches from the sympathetic trunk and cardiac plexus.

38
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Functions of respiratory system:

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conducts air into and out of lungs
exchange of gas between air and blood
humidifies air
warms air
filters air
39
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What are alveoli?

A

Saclike structures surrounded by capillaries in lungs

Attached to respiratory bronchioles

40
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Function of alveoli?

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Site of exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide

41
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Number of alveoli in lungs?

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300 million

42
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What membranes aid in diffusion?

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Membrane of alveolar cells

Membrane of cells of capillary wall

43
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Visceral (pulmonary) pleura

A

outer surface of lungs

44
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Parietal pleura

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inner surface of thoracic cavity & diaphragm

45
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Pleural fluid

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lubricating fluid between 2 membranes

46
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Intrapleural pressure

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pressure in pleural cavity between 2 membranes; less than atmospheric pressure

47
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Pleural Sac

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Double-layered membrane that encases each lung

48
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Increase in volume of intrathoracic cavity:

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Increases lung volume
Decreases intrapulmonic pressure
Causes air to rush into lungs (inspiration)

49
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Decrease in volume of intrathoracic cavity

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Decreases lung volume
Increases intrapulmonic pressure
Causes air to rush out of lungs (expiration)

50
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What must inspiratory muscles do?

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increase intrathoracic cavity volume

51
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Function of diaphragm:

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Flattens as it contracts
Puts in motion pressure changes that cause inspiration
Contraction moves abdominal contents forward & downward

52
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Muscles that elevate ribs:

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external intercostals, scalenes, sternocleidomastoid, pectoralis minor

53
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Expiration:

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No muscular effort needed at rest

Passive recoil of diaphragm & other muscles decreases intrathoracic cavity volume

54
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During exercise or voluntary forced expiration:

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accessory muscles of expiration contract, pulling ribs downward:
Internal intercostals
Rectus abdominis
Internal oblique muscles of abdominal wall

55
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Formula for airflow

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P1-P2/resistance

P1-P2 pressure difference between 2 areas

56
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How can airflow be increases”

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Amplifying pressure difference between 2 areas

Decreasing resistance to airflow

57
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What is biggest factor affecting airflow at rest?

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diameter of airway

58
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Tidal volume

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amount of air moved per breath

59
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How is tidal volume calculated?

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VE=Vt x f
VE is volume of air expired per minute
VT is tidal volume
f is breathing frequency per minute

60
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Pulmonary ventilation

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anatomical dead space + alveolar ventilation

61
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Residual volume:

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air left in lungs after max. exhalation

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