Respiratory and circulatory Flashcards
millions of tiny sacs on the terminal ends of the bronchioles
alveoli
abnormal heart rhythms that may be detected by ECG.
Arrythmia
smaller diameter arteries that eventually decrease into capillaries.
Arteriole
Receives blood from the veins
Atrium
alternation of inhalation and exhalation.
Breathing
tubes coming off the trachea leading to the lungs
Bronchi
finer tubes branching off the bronchi.
Bronchial
volume each ventricle pumps per minute.
Cardiac Output
voice box out going air passes over the vocal cords and causes vibration.
larynx
hissing sound originating from one defective valve, stream of blood squirts backwards.
murmur
joint passage for food and air
pharynx
Location of Gas exchange
respiratory surface
peacemaker of the heart that controls the heart rate.
sinoatrial node
windpipe lined by moist epithelial cells
trachea
tubes that open to the outside to extract air
tracheae
pumps blood away from the heart
ventricle
begin the return path to the heart.
Venule
Gas exchange takes place by
diffusion
Some organisms use their entire
outer skin
Skin breathers must live in moist
environments
Gills have evolved in most
aquatic animals
Gills are extensions of the epithelium
that specialize in gas exchange
Cooler air has more
oxygen
Capillaries are only wide enough to allow a
single file line of blood cells to pass through
Fish expend most of their energy during
ventilation due to the density of water.
Diffusion through the trachea provides enough 02 for
smaller insects
Larger insects rely on rhythmic
body movements
Alternation of flight muscles
may also ventilate
Second to bone structure and legs
lung breathing was of most importance during the evolutionary move to land
Some evolutionary hypotheses state that changes in front fins and shoulder girdles
were necessitated by gulping for air.
Ancient forms of tetrapod’s had
gills and lungs
Most amphibians have inefficient lungs and rely on
diffusion across the skin
Mammalian lungs are protected by
the ribs.
Mucus traps dust, pollen and contaminants
as cilia move it upward to be swallowed.
Alveoli are susceptible
to contaminants
Blood cells known as macrophages patrol them
and engulf foreign object
Too much contamination damages alveoli and is caused by
smoking and pollution.
Mainly microscopic particles of carbon coated with toxins
a single drag can expose a person to 4000 chemicals
Smokers die about
13-14 years sooner.
Smoking affects children through
second hand.