O2 & CO2 Flashcards
why does O2 & CO2 matter to dentistry?
Understanding the basic fundamentals of gas exchange in the lungs and tissue is the foundation for understanding sedation
Dental anesthesia in toxic doses can cause respiratory depression: toxicity is more common in children (they weigh less)
The process of metabolism requires oxygen and creates CO2, therefore all tissues need oxygen and all tissues need to expel CO2
the respiratory system is composed of:
naso- oro- and laryngo-pharync, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and lungs
breathing in and out movement of the diaphragm
sinuses do what?
warm and humidify the air that we breath
trap pathogens from the air
where are the sinuses?
in dentistry, what procedures can interact with sinuses?
extractions/implants
root canals
dentures
epiglottis prevents ____ and ____ from getting into the respiratory system (aspiration/chocking)
food and drink
vocal cords are located…
right at the top of trachea (below epiglottis)
epiglottis is ____ when swallowing
depressed
intubation tube is placed…
in trachea past the epiglottis
alveoli is where _____ ________ happens
gas exchange
flow of O2 of respiratory system
breathe in O2
oral cavity
trachea
bronchi
bronchiole
alveolar sacs
crosses alveolar membrane and capillary membrane
blood
blood is our _____ ____ to transport gasses for and from metabolism
freeway system
O2 goes ___ the blood while CO2 comes ______ the blood at the lungs
O2 into blood
CO2 out of blood
*at lungs
O2 goes ___ the blood while CO2 comes ______ the blood at the tissues
O2 out of blood
CO2 into blood
*at tissues
what does each letter represent?
D: rate of diffusion
delta P: change in partial pressure
A: surface area
S: solubility constant
d: distance of diffusion
MW: molecular weight
limiting factors of diffusion of O2
CO2 is ____ soluble in blood than O2
more
*readily allows exchange at the tissues that need O2
oxygen delivery is the product of ___ ____
cardiac output
- carries through Hb on RBCs
- each RBC has many Hb molecules
Hb has __ subunits containing ___ with ferrous iron atom
Hb has 4 subunits containing heme with a ferrous iron atom
Hb is a protein
Hb: iron can reversibly bind to ___
O2
always diatomic oxygen (O2 not O)
“oxygenation”
diatomic oxygen
O2