Respiratory Conditions Flashcards
What is the Nose’s role
Humidified and warms air and filters small particles
What does the trachea split into
Bifurcated into the right and left bronchi at a junction known as the carina or angle of Louis
What are located in the lung?
Bronchioles, alveolar ducts and alveoli
What are the bronchiole encircled by and what do they do?
Smooth muscles that constrict and dilate in response to stimuli
What is bronchoconstriction and bronchodilation ?
Increase and decrease in diameter of the airways through contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle
What are alveoli responsible for?
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
What occurs at the alveolar capillary membrane ?
Exchange of gases via diffusion
How to assess the ability to oxygenate arterial blood?
Examination of PaO2 and SaO2.
What are the chest wall structure muscles that aid in respiration?
Ribs
Pleura
Respiratory muscles
What is the chest cavity lined with ?
Partial pleura
What are lungs lined with?
Visceral pleura
What allows the pleural layers to slide over during respiration?
Fluid like lubricant in the pleura
What is the mains respiratory muscle ?
Diaphram
What does ventilation involve ?
Inspiration and expiration
Due to what pressure does air move in and out of the lungs?
Intrathoracic pressure changes
What increases chest dimensions ?
Contraction of diaphragm, intercostal and scalene muscles
What allows the elasticity of lung tissue ?
Elastin fibres found in the alveolar walls and surrounding bronchiole and capillaries
How does the intrathoracic pressure rise ?
Recoil of the chest wall and lungs removing air from the lungs