Respiration Flashcards
Alveoli
Location of gas exchange
Deoxygenated blood enters via
pulmonary arteries
CO2 diffuses from the _____ to the _____ and is ____
capillaries, alveoli, exhaled
O2 diffuses from the _____ to the ____ and is _____
alveoli, capillaries, bound to hemoglobin and returned to heart
Fetal hemoglobin has a _____ affinity for O2 than HbA
higher
Gas and nutrient exchange occurs across the _____ in fetal respiration
placenta
Pathway of Air
external nares - nasal cavity - pharynx- larynx - trachea- bronchi - bronchioles - alveoli
Surfacant
cover alveoli to decrease surface tension and maintian shape
Pleurae Around the Lungs
Visceral Pleura: internal
Parietal Pleura: external
Diaphragm is under control of:
Somatic control
Inhalation
diaphragm flattens, chest wall expands, intrathoracic volume increases causing the intrapleural space to increase in volume (therefore decreasing pressure), this causes the lungs to expand in fill the space and air rushes in due to the differences in partial pressure (low in lung, high in atmosphere)
Exhalation
diaphragm relaxes and the chest cavity volume decreases, therefore increasing the pressure in the intrapleural space and causing the lungs to release air to bring pressure to equilibrium
Bicarbonate Buffer Equation
CO2 + H20 H2CO3 H+ + HCO3-
When [H+] is high
Acidic, pH low
respiratory rate increases to shift bicarbonate buffer system to the left
When [H+] is low
Basic, pH high
Respiratory rate slows to shift bicarbonate buffer system to the right