respiration Flashcards
peak flow
a person’s maximum speed of expiration measured with a peak flow meter
tidal volume
the amount of air which enters the lungs during normal inhalation at rest
average tidal vol
500ml
vital capacity
the greatest volume of air that can be expelled from the lungs after taking the deepest breath possible
ventilation rate
the amount of air inhaled in a specific time period
VO2 max
the maximum or optimum rate at which the heart, lungs and muscles can effectively use oxygen during exercise, used as a way of measuring a person’s individual aerobic capacity
O2 dissociation curve
a curved determined by plotting on a graph the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood as the abscissa and the percentage of haemoglobin combined with oxygen in the form of oxyhemglobins as the ordinate
bohr shift
haemoglobin oxygen binding affinity is inversely related to acidity and to the conc of carbon dioxide
typical vent rate
12-20 breaths per minute at rest
vital capacity
adults 3-4 litres
inhalation mechanics
when we inhale the intercostal and diaphragm contract to expand the chest cavity. The diaphragm flattens and moves downwards and the intercostal muscles move the rib cage up and out.
This increase in size decreases the internal air pressure and so air from outside rushes into the lungs to equalise the pressures
exhalation mechanics
diaphragm and intercostal muscle relax and return to their resting positions. This reduces the size of the thoracic cavity, thereby increasing the pressure and forcing air out of the lungs
cell resp formula
C6H12O6 + 6O2 –> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
Gas exchange occurs in the
alveoli
oxygen is carried by the ….. to the body tissue
blod
specialised structures of the alveoli
- walls are thin
- large surface area to vol ratio
- fluid lined enabling gases to dissolve
- many capillaries
- blood in capillaries do not flow too quickly yo allow maximum diffusion of gases
blood shunting
a pulmonary shunt is a physiological condition which results when the alveoli of the lungs are perfused with blood as normal, but ventilation fails to supply the perfused region. Ventilation/ perfusion ratio is zero
ventilation/ perfusion ratio
ratio of air reaching alveoli to blood perfusing them
blood perfusion
the process of a body delivering blood to a capillary bed in its biological tissue
hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
pulmonary arteries constrict in the presence of hypoxia , without hypercapnia blood flow is redirected to alveoli with a higher oxygen content c
constriction and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
constriction leads to redistribution of blood flow to better ventilated areas of the lung, which increases the total area involved in gaseous exchange
what does hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction improve
ventilation/perfusion ratio and artery oxygenation- less helpful with long term- whole body hypoxia
what is the process of red blood cell production called
erythropoiesis
how long do stem cells take to become mature erythrocytes
7 days
mature erythrocytes live in blood circulation for about
100-120 days
erythropoietin
a hormone produced by the kidneys in response to hypoxia, which stimulates erythropoiesis
erythrocytes differentiate from
erythrotopietic bone marrow cells (hemopoeitic stem cell) found in red bone marrow
liver is the main site of
RBC production
what causes erythropoietin to be released
hypoxia
following eryptosis
haemoglobin content of cell is broken down and recirculated throughout the body
-broken down into iron ions and a green bile pigment, bilirubin which is released into the plasma and recicurculated to the liver, then bound to albumin and stored in gallbladder (bile)
bilirubin
a green bile pigment
haematopoietic stem cells
found in bone marrow of adults forming blood cells