Neuroanatomy of Breathing Flashcards
What nerves give peripheral chemoreceptor feedback?
hypoglossal
laryngeal
carotid sinus
What nerve regulates breathing frequency and volume?
vagus
What nerves control respiratory muscles?
intercostals
What nerve controls diaphragm inspiration?
phrenic
What are the inspiratory muscles?
sternocleidomastoid scalenes external intercostals parasternal intercostals diaphragm
What are the expiratory muscles?
internal intercostals external abdominal oblique internal abdominal oblique transverse abdominals rectus abdominis
How do the abdominal wall muscles aid in expiration?
push gut up against diaphragm
what are the cranial motorneurons important for?
opening and closing the glottis, affecting upper airway diameter and nostril flaring
Where is the central pattern generator?
the pons and the medulla
What is contained within the pons respiratory center?
pneumotaxic center
apeustic center
What is followed before the medulla?
the pre-botzinger complex
What is found in the medullary respiratory center?
dorsal respiratory group
ventral respiratory group
What is the dorsal respiratory group involved with?
inspiration
What is the ventral respiratory group involved with?
inspiration and expiration at the top and bottom
Where is the dorsal respiratory group found?
in the nucleus tractus solitarius