Respiration Flashcards
law of partial pressures
total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is the sum of individual pressures exerted by each component gas in the mixture
partial pressure
the individual pressure exerted by any particular gas in a gas mixture
universal gas law
PV = nRT
mole fractional concentration
the fraction of total moles of gas present represented by the gas in question
volume fractional concentration
the fraction of the total volume represented by that particular gas
tension
partial pressure when speaking of gases in aqueous solution
absorption coefficient (A)
the dissolved concentration of a gas when the partial pressure of the gas in solution is 1atm A = Cx/Px (concentration / partial pressure of gas); a measure of gas solubility
convective transport/transport by bulk flow
occurs when a gas mixture or an aqueous solution flows and gas molecules in the gas/liquid state are carried by the fluid flow
unidirectional flow
ex. blood vessel
tidal flow
back and forth flow ex. lungs
standard conditions of temperature and pressure (STP)
T = 0 degrees Celsius (273K)
P = 1atm = 101kPA = 760mmHg
1 mol gas = 22.4L
ram ventilation
fish holds mouth open while swimming forward, water is “rammed” into its buccal cavity and across its gills
gas exchange membrane/respiratory exchange membrane
a thin layer of tissue consisting of 1-2 epithelia, separates the internal tissues of the animal from the environmental medium
external respiration/breathing
process by which oxygen is transported to the gas exchange membrane from the environmental medium and by which CO2 is transported away from the medium into the environmental medium
ventilation
bulk flow/convection of air/water to and from the gas-exchange membrane during breathing
gills
respiratory structures that are evaginated from the body and surrounded by environmental medium
lungs
respiratory structures that are invaginated into the body and contain the environmental medium
brachial
refers to structures/processes associated with gills
pulmonary
refers to structures/processes associated with lungs
external gills
located on an exposed body surface & project directly into the surrounding environment
internal gills
enclosed within a superficial body cavity
active ventilation
generation of ventilatory currents that flow to-and-from the gas exchange membrane (requires metabolic energy): unidirectional, tidal, nondirectional
passive ventilation
environmental air/water currents directly or indirectly induce flow to and from the gas exchange membrane
unidirectional active ventilation
pumped over the gas-exchange membrane in a one-way path
tidal active ventilation
air/water alternately flows to and from the gas-exchange membrane via the same passages
nondirectional active ventilation
air/water flows across gas-exchange membranes in many directions
diffusion lungs
lungs that exchange gases with the environment by diffusion only
dual breather/bimodal breather
animal that can breathe from air or water, usually have 2 distinct respiratory structures
cocurrent gas exchange
medium flows along the gas-exchange membrane in the same direction as the blood
countercurrent gas exchange
medium and blood flow in opposite directions
cross-current gas exchange
blood flow breaks up into multiple streams, each of which undergoes exchange with the medium along just part of the path followed by the medium
oxygen utilization coefficient
% oxygen in inhaled medium that an animal removes before exhaling the medium
continuous breathing
each breath is promptly followed by another in a regular, uninterrupted rhythm
intermittent breathing/periodic breathing
breathing in which breaths or sets of breaths are regularly interrupted by extended periods of apnea (periods of no breathing)
gill slits
lateral pharyngeal openings, a way to communicate with the environment
operculum
protective external flap that covers the gills on each side of the head
gill arches
run dorsoventrally between the gill slits, reinforced with skeletal elements, provides support for gills
gill filaments
2 in v-shape from gill arches, separates the buccal cavity on the inside from the opercular cavity on the outside
secondary lamellae
folds on gill filament, principal site of gas exchange
buccal pressure pump
develops positive pressure in the buccal cavity, forces water from buccal cavity, through the gill array, into the opercular cavity
opercular suction pump
develops negative pressure in the opercular cavity and thus sucks water from the buccal cavity into the opercular cavity
unicameral
a single sac with an open, undivided central cavity that provides access to any side compartments that may be formed by the folding of the walls
passive components of exhalation
not involving contraction of muscles, forces involving elastic rebound
active components of exhalation
forces developed by muscular contraction
multicameral
lung has multiple chambers
conducting airways
not involved in gas exchange, constitute the lung’s anatomical deadspace
respiratory airways
where gas exchange occurs, single layer of thin epithelial cells that is richly supplied with blood capillaries
tidal volume
volume of air inhaled/exhaled per breath
expiratory reserve volume
maximal volume of air that an individual can expel beyond the resting expiratory level
inspiratory reserve volume
maximal volume of air that can be inhaled beyond the resting inspiratory level
vital capacity
maximal tidal volume (TV + ERV+ IRV)
diaphragm
a sheet of muscular and connective tissue that completely separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities