Mechanisms of ventilation Flashcards

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1
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Pulmonary ventilation

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in the lungs movement of air in and out of lungs- breathing- supplying oxygen and eliminate carbondioxide.

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2
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Main muscles of inspiration

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diaphragm and external intercostal muscles- contract voluntarily.

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3
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What shape is the diaphragm

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dome

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4
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during respiration the external intercostal muscles extend…

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downwards and forward.

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5
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What % of air movement is down to the diaphragm

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70-75%

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6
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When the diaphragm contracts the muscle fibres

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shorten and diaphragm is pulled down to flatten

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7
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When the diaphragm contracts a negative pressure is created in the thoracic cavity to air…

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is pulled in

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8
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what nerve supplies the diaphragm

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phrenic nerve

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9
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What is it called when the diaphragm controls the breathing when resting

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diaphragmatic breathing

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10
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Where is the phrenic nerve

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C345 - if you break neck and severe C345 phrenic nerve you can only breath through ventilator if you survive

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11
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If breathing is under high demand which muscle help

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accessory muscles

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12
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What are the accessory muscle called

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Sternocleidomastoid and Scalene.

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13
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Is inspiration active or passive

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Active

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14
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Is expiration active or passive

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Passive

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15
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Expiration occurs due to…

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relaxation of the muscles and elastic recoil of the lungs

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16
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Cycle of breathin

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Inspiration, expiration, pause.

17
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How long is inspiration

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2 secs

18
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How long is expiration

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3 secs

19
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What is tidal volume

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resting volume of air in lungs- 500ml

20
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Deep breath out relies on…

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Expiratory reserve volume- 1200ml

21
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Air always left in lungs…

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residual volume- 1200ml

22
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Deep breath in/ over ventilate

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Inspiratory reserve volume- 3100ml

23
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Total lung capacity

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5000ml

24
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Vital lung capacity

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4800ml

25
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Functional residual capacity

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2400ml

26
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Inspiration capacity

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3600ml

27
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Elasticity

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The ability for the lung to return to its normal self

28
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Compliance

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Effort required to inflate the alveoli

29
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Airway resistance

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broncho- constriction means more effort is required to inflate the lungs.

30
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Daltons law

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In a mixture of non-reacting gases, the total pressure exerted is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases.

31
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diffusion occurs to

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a difference in the partial pressures of a gas on either side of a semi- permeable membrane

32
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During diffusion of the air

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The gas will diffuse from a high partial pressure to a low partial pressure.

33
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What % of oxygen is carried by haemoglobin as oxyhaemoglobin?

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98.5%

34
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What % of oxygen is carried in plasma

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1.5%

35
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What % of carbondioxide is transported in the plasma

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77%

36
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What % of carbondioxide is carried as carbaminohaemoglobin

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23%

37
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Henrys law

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The quantity of a gas that will dissolve in a liquid is proportional to…

38
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WHats the respiratory centre in the brain

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Respiratory (Medullary) Rhythmicity centre