Lecture 3 Flashcards
What are the two types of respiration?
External
Cellular
External Respiration
Breathing air in and out and transporting it to the circulatory via the heart
1) Ventilation (atm and air sacs)
2) O2/CO2 between alveoli and blood
3) Transport O2/CO2 by blood between lungs/tissues
Cellular Respiration
Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the blood in the systemic capillaries and the tissue cells
Respiratory Airways
Terminal bronchiole (smooth m.) 2 branches (pulmonary artery/vein/capillaries) Alveolar ducts Alveolar sac ...elastic fibers (expansion/retraction)
Trachea/Larger Bronchi
rigid
non-muscular
rings of cartilage
Bronchioles
no cartilage
smooth m. walls (ANS innervated)
sensitive to hormones
Alveoli
Type I, structural support
Type II, bigger, secretes surfactant, decreases surface tension, prevents collapsing of alveoli
Alveolar macrophage
fights infection
Why is pulmonary capillary close to the alveolus?
For gas exchange
Lungs are housed in…
Thoracic cavity
Lungs consists of…
highly branched airways, alveoli, pulmonary blood vessels, large quantities of elastic C.T. (expansion/recoil)
Thorax
Outer chest wall
12 pairs of ribs/sternum/thoracic vertebrae (protects)
Diaphragm
dome-shaped sheet of skeletal m.
*Only vital for survival
Pleural sac
Separates each lung from thoracic wall Interpleural fluid Generates pressure gradient Parietal (outer) Visceral (inner)
When does the lung start to develop?
4 weeks, epithelial lining
When does the bronchial buds start to develop?
28 days
When does the 2nd bronchi start to develop?
35 days
When does all the branches formed?
42 days
When does the alveoli form (Type 2 cells) start to develop?
24 weeks
When does surfactant start to produce?
26-28 weeks
important for baby to be born and survive
Respiratory distress syndrome is AKA
Hyaline membrane disease
alveoli collapses, damaged type 2 cells, low levels of surfactant
baby becomes hypoxia, pulmonary restrictions, damages structural support for lung cells
When does a baby develop muscles for chest expansion?
3-6 months
By age 8 how many new alveoli?
300
3 pressures related to ventilation
Patm
Pia
Pip
Patm
atmospheric pressure
pressure exerted by the weight of the gas in the atm
760mmHg
Pia
intra-alveolar
pressure within alveoli
760mmHg
Pip
interpleural pressure
pressure in the pleural sac
756mmHg
Muscles involved in inspiration
sternocleiodomastoid-
scalenus-
- forceful
external intercostal*
diaphragm*
*major muscles for every inspiration, relax causes passive expiration
Muscles involved in expiration
internal intercostal
*only during ACTIVE expiration
Bringing air in…
pressure inside (alveoli) has to be less than atmospheric pressure
lower intrapleural pressure, this allows diffusion
Pia
Pushing air out…
higher pressure intrapleural pressure
pressure inside (alveoli) has to be greater than the atmospheric pressure
Pia>Patm
Airway resistance
bronchoconstriction, decrease radius we will increase resistance
bronchodilation, increase radius we will decrease resistance