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Why does the amount of oxygen consumed differ from the CO2 produced?

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It depends on the carbon source

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ratio of CO2 produced to O2 consumed

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respiratory quotient (R)

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Value of respiratory quotient for a normal, mixed diet

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0.8

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Value of respiratory quotient for a pure fat diet

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0.7

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Value of respiratory quotient for a pure carb diet

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1

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used clinically to determine the composition of alveolar gas; by comparing alveolar gas to blood gas we can determine how well the lungs are working

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Alveolar Gas Equation

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The total pressure of a mixture of gases is the sum of the pressures exerted by each gas

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Dalton’s Law of partial pressures

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Which gases compose the majority of air

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Nitrogen (78%)
Oxygen (21%)
CO2 (0.04%)
H2O
traces of other gases
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Normal barometric pressure at sea level

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760 mmHg

  • assuming humidity is 0%
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What is the partial pressure of O2 in the atmosphere?

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160 mmHg

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Why is the oxygen content of air “diluted” once it reaches the trachea and alveoli?

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Trachea: water vapor (humidity) dilutes it
Alveoli: C02 leaving body dilutes it

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Vapor pressure of H20

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47mmHg

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The amount of gas dissolved in the liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas above the liquid

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Henry’s Law

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Partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood entering and leaving the alveolar capillaries

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pO2: 104 mmHg
pCO2: 40 mmHg

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How many “generations” (divisions) are there in your airway

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23 (resulting in over 8 million airway segments and about 300 million alveoli)

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parts of the airway that are considered “conducting”

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Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Terminal bronchiole (last part of conducting zone)

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last part of the conducting airway

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terminal bronchiole

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portion of airway where capillaries are not close enough to inspired air for gas exchange; contributes to anatomic dead space; trachea, bronchi, bronchiole and terminal bronchiole

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Conducting zone

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portion of airway where capillaries are close enough to inspired air for gas exchange; rich vascularization; respiratory bronchiole, alveolar duct and alveolar sac

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Respiratory zone

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When does the branching of the airways begin to result in an exponential increase cross-sectional area (after what “generation”)

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Generation 10

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Muscles involved with inspiration

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  1. Diaphragm (contract to flatten/downward movement)

2. External intercostals (Elevate ribs 2-12 outward which widen thoracic cavity)

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Muscles involved with expiration

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  1. Usually none (passive and by lung elastic recoiling)

2. Active/forced is by contraction of abdominal and internal intercostal muscles (plus lung elastic recoil

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1 mmHg = ??? cmH2O

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1.36 cmH2O

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As the inspiratory muscles contract and increase the volume of the thoracic cavity, alveolar pressure becomes more _____________ creating a driving force for the inward flow of air

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negative (sub-atmospheric)

  • -1 cmH2O
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the space between the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) and the inner surface of the thoracic cavity (parietal pleura); usually filled with a small amount of fluid (10 mL)
Intrapleural space
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Intrapleural pressures during inspiration vs. expiration
Expiration: -5 cmH2O Inspiration: -8 cmH2O
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Pleura that lines the lung
Visceral pleura
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Pleura that lines the chest cavity
Parietal pleura
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pressure difference across the surface of the lung relative to alveolar pressure; calculated as the alveolar pressure minus the intrapleural pressure
Transpulmonary pressure
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Equation for transpulmonary pressure
Alveolar pressure - intrapleural pressure
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highly (compliant/elastic) lung is considered floppy
Compliant
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A highly (compliant/elastic) lung is considered stiff
Elastic
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How does one develop sub-atmospheric alveolar pressure during inspiration?
Inspiratory muscles contract---> Thoracic cavity expands---> intrapleural pressure decreases---> transmural pressure gradient increases---> air flows inward
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(expiration/inspiration) during a quiet tidal breath takes longer, since this is typically passive (elastic recoil)
Expiration
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Volume of air in anatomic dead space
150 mL
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Volume of air in the lungs when no active muscular force is being exerted
Functional residual capacity (FRC)
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The amount of gas in the lung at the end of a maximal inspiration
Total lung capacity
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Lung volumes are measured using a...
Spirometer
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Volume of air during a single inspiration or expiration
Tidal volume (500ml per inspiration in a healthy person)
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Maximal volume that can be inhaled following a normal inspiration
Inspiratory reserve volume
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Volume that can be forcibly expired from a normal expiration
Expiratory reserve volume
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Volume of air remaining after maximal expiration
Residual volume
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Volume of air after a normal expiration; ERV + RV
Functional residual capacity
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Maximal volume of gas that can be inspired following a normal expiration; TV + IRV
Inspiratory Capacity
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Maximal volume of gas which can be expired following a maximal inspiration; IRV + TV + ERV
Vital Capacity
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Major categories of lung disease (3 total)
1. Developmental: anomalies, hypoplasia, chronic lung disease of newborn 2. Obstructive: asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema 3. Restrictive: fibrosis, sarcoidosis, chest wall disorders, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, neuromuscular diseases
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What is the partial pressure of oxygen in alveoli (PAO2)?
104 mmHg
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What is the partial pressure of CO2 in alveoli (PACO2)?
40 mmHg
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Where does the air become humidified in the respiratory tract?
Trachea (100% humidified)
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What is the partial pressure of O2 in trachea? Why?
0. 21 * (760-47) = 150 mmHg or Torr | * Inhaled air become humidified in the trachea 100% and water vapor takes up 47 Torr at 37 celcius.
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What is the partial pressure of O2 in alveoli?
104 mmHg or Torr
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What is the partial pressure of O2 in arterial blood?
100 mmHg or Torr
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As the airways branch, the individual units become ______ but the aggregate cross-sectional area of the airways _______ with each generation.
smaller | increases
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What generation of branching denotes terminal bronchioles?
generation 16 * therefore marks the end of conducting zone and the beginning of respiratory zone
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Where does visceral pleura and parietal pleura become contiguous?
at the root of the lung (hilum)
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Pleural space (intrapleural space) is filled with a lubricating liquid and substances secreted by what cells?
mesothelial cells
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what keeps the lung surface and the thoracic wall from separating?
subatomospheric intrapleural pressure
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What is the pressure gradient across any particular barrier? It is represented by the pressure inside the structure minus the pressure outside the structure.
Transmural Pressure
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Why is it important to have the positive transpulmonary pressure?
This positive transpulmonary pressure holds the lung open at end-expiration.
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Transpulmonary pressure ______ during inspiration enough to overcome the elastane of the lung, resulting the lung to
increases | inflate
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Describe Boyle's Law
Pressure X Volume = Constant
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Describe how air is drawn into the lungs during inspiration?
1. Inspiratory muscles contract 2. Thoracic cavity expands 3. Intrapleural pressure becomes more subatmospheric 4. Transmural pressure gradient increases, creating subatmospheric alveolar pressure 5. Air flows inward inflating the lungs
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Obesity ______ compliance
decreases

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