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External Respiration

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Respiration involves the transport of O2 and CO2 between the environment and tissues

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Internal Respiration

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Is often used to refer to oxidative phosphorylation (Mitochondria)

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The 4 processes of Ventilation

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  1. Ventilation
  2. Diffusion @ lung
  3. Gas transport in blood
  4. Diffusion @ tissue level
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Diffusion

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Gases occur in the alveoli

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Importance of Respiratory System

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One of the Vital signs assessed in TPR (respiratory rate)

Route of entry for certain infections/agents

Route for inhalant anesthetic agent/ drug administration

Involved in vocalization, defense, metabolism etc

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How do the airways start

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With nostrils (nares), which are paired external openings

Nostrils are most pliable and dilatable in the horse and most rigid in the pig

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Obligate nasal breathing

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Horses breathing prefered in the nose because of the long epiglottis which hinders their ability to mouth breath.

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What are the upper airways

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Portionthatextendsfromthenaresormouthtoandincludingthelarynx.

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What are the lower airways

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Extendsfromthesubglottis (trachea)toandincludingtheterminalbronchioles

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Generations

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Airways make progressive branchings

humans have 0 to 26 generations

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What happens at approximately generation 17

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Alveoli start to bud off at respiratory bronchioles

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What’s th 0 generation

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The trachea

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What’s the 1st generation

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Right and left main stem bronchi

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What happens as the generation number increases

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As generation number increases, amount of cilia, and # of mucus secreting cells, submucosal glands and cartilages decrease

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The transition from trachea to bronchi

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Airways maintain cartilage until several branching from trachea (~10th generation) up to which point they are referred to as bronchi

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Importance of Cartilages

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Cartilages prevent airways from collapsing

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Do bronchioles lack cartilage

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Bronchioles are cartilage-free airways

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What is the main epithelium for the upper respiratory tract ( neres to tracheobronchial tree)

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pseudostratified columnar epithelium, ciliated, goblet cells secreting mucus

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Epithelium for bronchioles

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Cuboidal epithelium

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Epithelium of type I Alveoli

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The most abundant Type I pneumocytes are squamous

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Epithelium of type II Alveoli

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Type II (Surfactant producing) pneumocytes are cuboidal.

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What are Alveolar air spaces

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Are sites of gas exchange

Start to bud off at respiratory bronchioles, which also take part in gas exchange

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What happens to the density of alveoli with the increase of generation number

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Density of alveoli increases with generation number, and alveolar ducts finally terminate as blind alveolar sacs (generation 26)

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What is the terminal respiratory unit

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The aggregation of airways arising from a terminal bronchiole (resp. bronchioles, alveolar ducts and sacs) along with associated blood and lymphatic vessels

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Respiratory Membrane consists of
Alveolar (alv)Epithelium with surfactant, Alv. basement membrane, Interstitial space, Capillary endothelial basement membrane, and Capillary endothelium
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What does oxygen consumption depend on
Oxygen consumption depends on the level of activity (metabolic rate)
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More aerobic species (horse,dog) compared to less aerobic species
More aerobic species (horse, dog) have greater oxygen demand than less aerobic sp. (cow, goat) of similar body weight; related to more mitochondrial density in sk. muscle.
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More aerobic species (horse,dog) compared to less aerobic species
More aerobic species (horse, dog) have greater oxygen demand than less aerobic sp. (cow, goat) of similar body weight; related to more mitochondrial density in sk. muscle.
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Training increases VO2 max
In normal animals, the need for oxygen is met with only small increase in energy cost
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What does respiratory disease do to the energy cost of breathing
Resp. disease can increase the energy cost of breathing - Hence, energy available for other needs (growth, reproduction, exercise) is affected
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What is VO2 max
VO2 max is the maximal rate of oxygen consumption that can be consumed by an animal Human adult male vomax is ~45 ml/min/kg;
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Basal ( resting) metabolism
Metabolic body weight (M0.75) smaller species consume more O2 per Kg of b.wt than do larger species
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Basal ( resting) metabolism
Metabolic body weight (M0.75) smaller species consume more O2 per Kg of b.wt than do larger species
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Basal ( resting) metabolism
Metabolic body weight (M0.75) smaller species consume more O2 per Kg of b.wt than do larger species
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Respiratory cycle/ Ventilation consists of
A resp. cycle consists of an inspiratory phase followed by an expiratory phase.
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Inspiration
Involves an enlargement of the thorax and lungs, with an accompanying airflow - Due to contraction of diaphragm and intercostal muscles
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Expiration
Is a passive process- relaxation of muscles, recoil of the lungs, air outflow
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What is ventilation
Is the movement of air into & out of lungs Direction of movement is affected by relationship between intrapulmonary and atmospheric pressures
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Inhalation
When P inside < P outside
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Exhalation
When P inside > P outside
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No flow ( Rest)
When P inside= P outside
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Describe Boyle's Law
Intrapleural pressure maintains a pull-on lungs (pleural cavity is a closed space) In a closed container, V is inversely proportional to P, Boyle’s Law: V = K/P; PV = K
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Pressures (P) involved in ventilation
PB = Barometric (atmospheric) P. PA = Alveolar (pulmonary) P. PIP = Intrapleural P (also PPL); that b/n parietal and visceral pleural membranes; normally a negative pressure PTP = Transpulmonary P. = PA – PIP
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Transpulmonary P. formula
PTP = Transpulmonary P. = PA – PIP
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At rest (end of expiration) what happens to P
PA = PB
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What happens to P during inspiration
During inspiration, increase in the size of chest wall decreases PIP which then leads to a decline in PA and subsequent air flow into lungs
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What happens to P during expiration
During expiration, PIP increases that leads to a rise in PA and subsequent air flow out of lungs
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Pressure changes during ventilation
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Primary muscles used during inspiration
- primary muscles are the diaphragm (phrenic n.) and Intercostals (ext/int) - Apex of dome moves caudally, enlarging thoracic cavity (reduces and cavity); decrease PIP
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In forced inhalation, additional muscles (secondary):
Scalenes, sternocleidomastoid, neck and back muscles,
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Primary muscles of Expiration
There is no primary muscle of expiration mostly passive; relaxation of insp. muscles, & elastic recoil of lungs & thorax
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Expiration muscles during forced expiration
Accessory muscles become active in forced expiration (exercise, asthma etc) Abdominal muscles, intercostals
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Ventilation vs Gait
In running (cursorial) animals, ventilation is synchronized with gait in canter and gallop but not in trot or walk: i.e. 1:1 ratio between the number of breaths and strides A horse in gallop, “expels air as the front legs strike the ground and breathes in as it pushes off with the rear limbs”
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Lung Capacity
Consist of two or more volumes
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Spirometry
Is used to determined volume
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Plethysmographs
Used to measure pressure differences
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Please know the volumes/capacities in the chart; I may ask you any combination of formulas.
Volume: ERV= Expiratory reserve volume IRV= Inspiratory reserve volume VT= Tidal Volume Capacity: FRC (Functional residual capacity)=RV(Residual volume)+ ERV (Expiratory reserve volume) IC (Inspiratory capacity)= IRV + VT VC (Vital capacity)= IC + ERV or VC=IRV +TV+ERV TLC (Total lung capacity) = VC + RV
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Tidal Volume (TV)
The volume of each breath; (resting level breathing)
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IRV
Additional air that could further be inhaled with maximum effort after quiet inhalation
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ERV
Additional air that could be exhaled with maximal effort after quiet exhalation
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RV
Air left in the lungs after maximal expiratory effort
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TLC
SUm of all four volumes
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FEV1
(Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second) - should be 80% of VC in healthy adult young human.
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Alveoli function
Site for gas exchange --> Alveolar air, AV
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Anatomic Dead-space
Conductive airways = nares to terminal bronchioles
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Alveolar dead-space
Poorly perfused alveoli, limited or no exchange
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Physiologic dead-space
Anatomic + Alveolar dead-space
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Dead-space/tidal volume or DV/TV
The fraction of each breath ventilating the dead-space 30 % in dogs 50-75% in cattle, horse
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Because dead space is relatively constant what does it affect
TV, f or both are responsible for altering the amount of air ventilating the alveoli during exercise & thermoregulation due to dead space being constant
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Heat Stress
Dogs (panting): small TV, increased f, increased Dead-space (DS) ventilation, evaporation, heat loss Large animals: increased f, increased DS ventilation, heat loss
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Cold Stress
Need to increase metabolism ( increased O2 consumption, CO2 production that needs to be eliminated) Increased alveolar ventilation (increase TV), decrease DS ventilation decrease f, decrease DS ventilation

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