pulmonary function 1 Flashcards
what do you call the exchange of gases between the blood and the air at the level of the lungs?
external respiration
the utilization of oxygen and production of carbon dioxide by cells and the gaseous exchange between cells and circulating fluids @ the cellular level
internal respiration
O2 consumption
250 mL/min
CO2 consumption
200 mL/
separates the R and L lung
tracheal bronchiole
serous membrane that encloses in direct approximation to the lung
visceral pleura
completely fill pleural space and extend from diaphragm (5th ICS) at bases and apexes
the lungs
the top of the lung is called
the cupula/dome of the lung
the space between the visceral and parietal pleura
pleura space
lines inner most surfaces of each pleural cavity
parietal pleura
gets suctioned out into lymph and accounts for the potential or the negative space
Pleural fluid