Respiratory 1 Flashcards
Pulmonary ventilation
moving air into and out of the lungs
External respiration
gas exchange between the lungs and the blood
Transport
transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and tissues
Internal respiration
gas exchange between systemic blood vessels and tissues
Bronchial arteries
From aorta; 2% of cardiac output
Bronchial veins drain into pulmonary veins
Do not take part in gas exchange “physiological shunt”
Pulmonary arteries
Bring deoxygenated blood from right ventricle
FUNTIONS OF NOSE
Heat and moister exchanger (HME) Air conditioning 100% humidification and Warming the inspired air Filtration, by nasal hairs Up to 6 micrometer particles
tracheostomy concerns
Bleeding can occur while inserting nasal tubes due to increase vascularity of nasal mucosa”
“Tracheostomy can lead to lung crusting and infection”
Conductive zone
Consists of nose, pharynx, trachea (10 to 12 cm long), bronchi, bronchioles, and terminal bronchioles. Cartilage is present only in the trachea and bronchi. Brings air in and out. Warms, humidifies, filter air. Anatomic dead space. Walls of conducting airways contain smooth muscle
Respiratory zone
Consists of respiratory bronchioles, alveolar duct, and alveoli (300 millions in each lung). Participate in gas exchange
Larynx (Voice Box)
Attaches to the hyoid bone and opens into the laryngopharynx superiorly
Continuous with the trachea posteriorly
The three functions of the larynx are:
To provide a patent airway
To act as a switching mechanism to route air and food into the proper channels
To function in voice production
Framework of the Larynx
Cartilages (hyaline) of the larynx
Shield-shaped anterosuperior thyroid cartilage with a midline laryngeal prominence (Adam’s apple)
Signet ring–shaped anteroinferior cricoid cartilage
Three pairs of small arytenoid, cuneiform, and corniculate cartilages
Epiglottis – elastic cartilage that covers the laryngeal inlet during swallowing
epiglottis
Epiglottis – elastic cartilage that covers the laryngeal inlet during swallowing
vallecula epiglottica
The depressions on either side of the median glossoepiglottic fold.
false vocal cords
Mucosal folds superior to the true vocal cords
Have no part in sound production