Respiration Flashcards
Pharynx location
Esophagus posterior
Larynx anterior
Laryngopharynx location
Hyoid to lower border of cricoid cartilage
Pitch and volume
Pitch is tension
volune is amount of air
Trachea location
From cricoid cartilage to carina
Trachea size
11 cm long
2-2.5cm diameter
Trachea has
16-20 cartilagenous horse shoe shaped rings
Bronchi left or right bigger
Right bigger
____ first pathway with no cartilage
Bronchioles
How many alveoli and surface area
700 million alveoli and 70-90 m² surface area
Walls of alveoli are
0.1 micrometer thick
What helps alveoli expand and recoil easily
Collagen and elastic fibers
Right lung %
56%
Lung capacity
5Liters
Tidal volume
500 mL (0.5 L)
Inspiratory reserve volume
3000 mL (3L)
Expiratory Reserve Volume
1200 mL (1.2 L)
Residual volume
1500 mL (1.5 L)
Involuntary breathing controlled by
Medulla oblongata
Rhythm controlled by
pons
Doubling in breathing rate when
20% decrease in o2 conc
Inhalation
Intercostal muscles contract (IC C)
Ribcage up and out
Diaphragm contract down (DCD)
During voluntary control of breathing, impulses originate from
cerebral hemispheres
Muscles partial pressure
20 mmHg
Bicarbonate ions %age
70%