resp extra Flashcards
epithelium of airways
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells
Which centre is responsible for deepening and prolonging breathing?
apneusitc
effect of obstruction on FEV/FVC
<0.7
visceral pleura innervation
vagus
what does the parietal and visceral pleura sense
parietal = pain and temp
visceral = stretch
what innervates parietal nerves
intercostal nerves
diff between chronic and acute type 2 resp failure
high bicarb in chronic
effect of ageing on the respiratory system?
Decreased FEV/FVC
Delayed response to hypercapnia/hypoxia
Decreased immune function
Loss of elastic recoil
PURPOSE OF COUGHING
o move material from the vocal cords to the pharynx
main mechanism of exhalation
elastic recoil
function of normal colon
water absorption
volume of dead space in lungs
125ml
cartilage of epiglottis
elastic
cartilage of artenoid, cricoid, thyroid, trachea
hyaline
what cartilage can only be seen from posterior larynx
Artyenoid
in hilum of lung what is relation of right pulmonary artery to right main bronchus
anterior
inferior extent of lung in mid clavicular line, mid axillary and posteriorly
6,8,10
inferior extent of parietal pleura in mid clavicular line, mid axillary and posteriorly
8,10,12