lab 6 Flashcards
pulmonary ventilation
- aka
- consists of
- air moves in and out of lungs due to
- breathing
- phases of inspiration and expiration
- pressure gradients
boyles law
states that there is an inverse relationship between the volume of a gas and its pressure in a closed container
inspiration
- initiated by
- diaphragm
- external intercostals
- size of the thoracic cavity
- intrapulmonary pressure
- contractions of the external intercostals and diaphragm
- moves down from its relaxed dome shaped position to a flattened position
- lifts the rib cage upward
- increases
- decreases
Expiration
- initiated by
- lung volume
- intrapulmonary pressure
- relaxation of the diaphragm and external intercostals
- decreases
- increases
what happens during forced breathing
additional accessory muscles are used to produces chest movements during both inspiration and expiration
how can lung function be monitored?
- by the respiration rate
- the depth of breathing
- by the volume of air breathed
respiratory air volumes
- volumes of air that move in and out of the lungs during various phases of breathing
3 types of spirometers
- handheld (propper)
- recording collins
- BIOPAC airflow transducer
Handheld
- type
- description
- dry
- designed for screening measurements of vital capacity and measures exhaled air only and is calibrated in ml
recording collins
- type
- description
- wet (tank type)
- measures inhaled and exhaled air. a written record is made when the pen moves over paper positioned on a kymograph or rotating drum
BIOPAC airflow transducer
- type
- description
- air flow gauge
- measure differences in air flow across a barrier as a subject breathes. It interfaces with a personal computer to form a DAS. the software directs automatic calculations for lung volumes
wet tank type spirometers
- upward deflection of the pen is caused by what
- downward deflection is caused by what
- inspiration
- expiration
spirogram
recording of breathing made with a spirograph
total lung capacity
volume of gas in the lungs after a maximum inhalation
vital capacity
maximum amount of gas that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation