Respiratory 4: Ventilation Flashcards

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What is the passive force behind expiration and what 2 things contribute to it

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Recoil force causes expiration. Elasticity of the lungs and surface tension in the lungs.

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What is elasticity of the lung and what is an example of high elasticity and low

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Elasticity is the ability to recover original size and shape after deformation.
High elasticity is associated with coming back to its original shape fast -> double balloons

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How is elasticity of the lungs generated

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The parenchyma tissue surround the alveoli contain elastin and collagen which form a network of springs around the tubes which stretches during inspiration. In expiration is relaxes again during radial traction

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What is compliance and its relationship with elasticity

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Compliance measures how easy it is to stretch something. It is the change in volume / change in pressure. Compliance is opposite to elasticity. If something is more stiff-> more elastic-> but less compliant

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What is surface tension and how does it contribute to the recoil force

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Surface tension is the enhancement of intermolecular attractive forces for molecules at the liquid gas interface

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What is laplaces law and how does it relate to surface tension

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Pressure needed of air to inflate an alveolus is proportional to 2 x the surface tension of surfactant divided by the radius of the alveolus (spherical)

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What is laplaces law and how does it relate to surface tension

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Pressure needed of air to inflate an alveolus is proportional to 2 x the surface tension of surfactant divided by the radius of the alveolus (spherical)

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Explain the consequences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to ventilation on lung compliance

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COPD-> has degradation of lung tissue resulting in loose elastin. As a result, it has a large change in volume over a small change in pressure. Therefore it has increased compliance so overinflates-> inflated at rest so decreases capacity

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Explain the consequences of Fibrosis to ventilation on lung compliance

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Fibrosis is due to air contaminates causing an increase in collagen fibres= stiff lung. Only a small change in volume over large change in pressure. Therefore it has decreased compliance. This means it can’t get enough air with same amount of pressure

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Compare the shape of the lungs, size of the midsternal space and other factors of COPD and Fibrosis

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COPD has massively expanded lungs whereas Fibrosis has deflated lungs.
COPD has reduced midsternal space whereas Fibrosis has wide midsternal space
COPD has flattened diaphragm.
Fibrosis has fibrotic tissue

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Compare the shape of the lungs, size of the midsternal space and other factors of COPD and Fibrosis

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COPD has massively expanded lungs whereas Fibrosis has deflated lungs.
COPD has reduced midsternal space whereas Fibrosis has wide midsternal space
COPD has flattened diaphragm.
Fibrosis has fibrotic tissue

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Describe the respiratory airway tree

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There is the trachea and the bronchi and then 3 lobes on the right and 2 lobes on the left, covered in parenchyma

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What is the funnel effect

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The inverse relationship between the resistance of the air and the amount of flow. As well as the inverse relationship between the resistance and cross sectional area

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What is the funnel effect in the conducting zone (esp 1’ Bronchi)

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The resistance is highest as lowest cross sectional area. As a result has lowest amount of air but highest pressure so fast + turbulent speed

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What is the funnel effect in the respiratory zone (esp Alveolar duct)

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The resistance is lowest as the cross sectional area is greatest. As a result it has highest amount of air but pressure is lower so slow + laminar speed. (allow time for gas exchange)

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What is the funnel effect in the respiratory zone (esp Alveolar duct)

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The resistance is lowest as the cross sectional area is greatest. As a result it has highest amount of air but pressure is lower so slow + laminar speed. (allow time for gas exchange)

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As you inflate the lungs from residual volume-> functional residual cap-> total lung cap what happens to the airway resistance

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The airway resistance decreases because of radial traction where the diameter of the airway increases as the parenchyma is stretched open

18
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Describe the ANS control of Airway smooth muscle associated with Parasympathetic Nerves : type of nerve, receptor, result

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It goes from vagus nerve (cranial nerve) to Muscarinic receptor. Causes bronchoconstrction

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Describe the ANS control of Airway smooth muscle associated with Sympathetic Nerves : type of nerve, receptor, result

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It goes from spinal cord to beta adrenoreceptors using noradrenaline messenger. Causes bronchodilation

20
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How is asthma treated

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In asthma there is a huge increase in airway resistance so salbutymol (an beta-adrenoagonist) is taken to dilate the airway smooth muscle and reduce resistance

21
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Describe the Hering-Breuer Inflation reflex : Afferent to efferent

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  1. Lung stretch receptors (mechanoreceptors in the bronchioles) go through Vagal afferents to the Medulla Oblongata respiratory centres to tell it that it is inflated.
  2. Medulla Oblongata respiratory centre tells the Bronchioles to bronchodilate + beta adreno receptor to help more inflation.
  3. Also terminates inspiration