Respiratory Physiology Flashcards
Pulmonary Function
Bring air + blood together with equal flow rates for gas exchange
UAW
(Upper Airway) Nose Mouth Pharynx Larynx
Nose
Nares - ultradian
Septum - creates 2 cavities
Turbinates/Conchae - ciliated and increase SA
Function:
- FIltration
- Heating
- Humidification
- Phonation
Sinuses
Air-filled cavities within skull
- lighten head
- voice resonance
- lined with cilia and goblet cells
Oral Cavity
Assess “W” for tissue inflammation
- Uvula
- Palatine tonsils on either side
Pharynx
Nasal cavity down to epiglottis / larynx and trachea
OSA
(Obstructive Sleep Apnea)
Tongue or body deformations obstruct UAW
Epiglottis
Disc that covers larynx to prevent aspiration
Larynx
Narrowest and most inferior part of UAW
- Series of cartilage U’s
- Cricoid Cartilage - full ring used during intubation
- vocal cords here
*AIRFLOW
Larynx: Ventilation
In: vocal cords ABD
Out: vocal cords ADD slightly
*Valsalva’s Maneuver
Valsalva’s Maneuver
ADDuction of vocal cords to seal off larynx and prevent air escape
Lungs
Right: -2 fissures / 3 lobes -shorter for liver -wider, more vertical bronchus Left: -1 fissure / 2 lobes
Sit in pleural cavity on either side of mediastinum
-Visceral / pleural space / parietal pleura
Pneumothorax
Air in pleural space
- causes separation of pleura
- ->pressure builds and collapses lungs
Blep
Large, weakened alveoli
LAW
(Lower Airway) Conducting Zone: -Trachea -Mainstem bronchi (1*) -Carina -Lobar bronchi (2*) -Segmental bronchi (3*) -Bronchioles (no cartilage) -Terminal bronchioles (no cartilage) Respiratory Zone: -Respiratory bronchioles -alveoli
Conducting Zone
Portion of LAW where air simply passes through, no gas exchange:
-Trachea to terminal bronchioles
Respiratory Zone
Portion of LAW where gas exchange occurs:
- Respiratory bronchioles
- Alveoli
Mucous Blanket
Two ciliated layers in lungs that help move fluid and secretions moving up and out of lungs
- Sol (aqueous)
- Gel
- Disease breaks up blanket
- ->fluid and bacteria remain
Respiratory Bronchioles
Functional pulmonary units in respiratory zone of LAW
-lead into alveoli where gas exchange occurs