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Respiratory System Flashcards

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Which are components of the upper respiratory tract?

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Larynx, Pharynx, and Nasal Cavity

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What are components of the lower respiratory tract?

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Trachea, Bronchi, Alveoli

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What is the main structure located between the laryngopharynx and the trachea?

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larynx

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What is the intake of air during the respiratory cycle?

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Inspiration

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5
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What is hypoxemic hypoxia

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Inadequate pulmonary gas exchange

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What is ischemic hypoxia

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Inadequate circulation of blood

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What is Anemic Hypoxia?

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Inability of the blood to carry adequate oxygen due to anemia

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What is histotoxic hypoxia?

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Metabolic poison prevents tissues form using the oxygen delivered to them

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9
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List the airways in order of airflow as air enters the lungs

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1: Primary bronchus
2: Secondary bronchus
3: Tertiary bronchus
4: Terminal bronchiole
5: Respiratory bronchiole
6: Alveolar duct

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10
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What is an acid-base imbalance in which blood pH is lower than 7.35?

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Acidosis

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11
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Most of the surface area for gas exchange within the respiratory system is found within the many _______ of the lungs?

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Alveoli

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12
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The nasal septum is composed of what types of tissue?

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bone and hyaline cartilage

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13
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Summarize the Bohr effect

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The rate of O2 unloading is increased in metabolically active tissue due to increased acidity

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14
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The maximum volume of air that can be exhaled after exhalation of the tidal volume is what?

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expiratory reserve volume

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15
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How is air modified as it passes through the meatus in between two nasal conchae?

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It is cleansed, humidified, and warmed

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16
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What factors would decrease the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen?

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Increased temperature and increased bisphosphoglycerate production by RBC

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17
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What term refers to the amount of air inhaled and exhaled during one cycle of quiet breathing?

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Tidal volume

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18
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What separates the nasal cavity into left and right halves?

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nasal septum

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What is oxyhemoglobin?

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hemoglobin with one or more oxygen molecules bound to it

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20
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What is deoxyhemoglobin?

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hemoglobin with no oxygen bound to it

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21
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What is carboxyhemoglobin?

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hemoglobin with carbon monoxide bound to it

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22
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What is carbaminohemoglobin?

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compound of hemoglobin and carbon dioxide

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23
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Which term refers to an acid-base imbalance in which the blood pH is higher than 7.45?

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alkalosis

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24
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What are the roles of the respiratory system?

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Supply the body with oxygen; play a role in regulating blood pressure (lungs play critical role in production of angiotensin II, a potent vasoconstrictor); assist in the removal of carbon dioxide, and functions in vocalization and speech

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25
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insufficient oxygen levels in a tissue is called what?

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hypoxia

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26
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How is most carbon dioxide transported in the blood?

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as a bicarbonate

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27
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What airway supplies air to a single bronchopulmonary segment of the lungs?

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tertiary bronchus

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28
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Which airway supplies air to one of the two lungs?

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primary bronchus

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29
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What are the hairlike structures on epithelial cells in teh tracheal lumen called?

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cilia

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30
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Which two muscles (or muscle groups) are primarily responsible for resting (non-forced) inspiration?

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intercostals and diaphragm

31
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Which two factors contribute most to airflow resistance?

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diameter of the bronchioles and lung compliance

32
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What is the pressure between the visceral and parietal pleurae?

A

intrapleural pressure

33
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In what forms is carbon dioxide transported in the blood?

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dissolved gas, bicarbonate ion, and carbaminohemoglobin

34
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What is the elastic cartilage structure in the larynx which helps prevent food from entering the airway during swallowing?

A

epiglottis

35
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What type of stimulus do the central chemoreceptors detect?

A

pH of the CSF

36
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What type of stimuli do peripheral chemoreceptors detect?

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oxygen level, carbon dioxide level, and pH of blood

37
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What type of stimuli do stretch receptors detect?

A

inflation of the lungs

38
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What type of stimuli do irritant receptors detect?

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smoke, dust, pollen, chemical fumes, cold air, and excess mucus

39
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Aspirated objects that enter the trachea are more likely to lodge in which primary bronchus?

A

Right, because the right primary is wider and more vertical than the left

40
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Which structures are responsible for generating sounds within the larynx?

A

Vocal cords and vocal folds

41
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The system that supplies the body with oxygen and expels carbon dioxide by the rhythmic intake and expulsion of air is what?

A

respiratory system

42
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Which muscle or muscle group is the prime mover of respiration, producing about two-thirds of pulmonary airflow?

A

diaphagm

43
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Airway resistance in the lungs is usually controlled by changing the diameter of what?

A

bronchioles

44
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The sum of the expiratory reserve volume, the inspiratory reserve volume, and tidal volume is what?

A

vital capacity

45
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What structures are part of the conducting zone of the respiratory system?

A

larynx, trachea, pharynx, and main bronchi

46
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Which lung has three lobes and two fissures?

A

right

47
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Between the expiratory reserve volume, inspiratory reserve volume, and tidal volume, which has the highest volume?

A

inspiratory reserve volume (3000mL), followed by RV (1200), and then tidal volume (500 mL)

48
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What two terms describe the anterior openings of the nasal cavity?

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nares and nostrils

49
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What is the enzyme found in erythrocytes that catalyzes the formation of carbonic acid, which then dissociates into bicarbonate and hydrogen ions?

A

carbonic anhydrase

50
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Describe the respiratory cycle

A

one complete inspiration and expiration

51
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What is the portion of the pharynx found superior to the soft palate at the back of the oral cavity?

A

nasopharynx

52
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What are the functions of the larynx?

A

to keep food and drink out of the airway and to produce sound

53
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Which locations contain the brainstem respiratory centers?

A

pons and medulla oblongata

54
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What term refers to the potential space between the visceral and parietal pleurae?

A

pleural cavity

55
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What is the superior point of the lung called?

A

apex

56
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What is the inferior point of the lung called?

A

base

57
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What are the components of a respiratory membrane?

A

endothelial cell of capillary, Type I (squamous) alveolar cell, and one shared basement membrane

58
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When the diaphragm relaxes, air is forced from the lungs. This process is known as what?

A

expiration

59
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How many secondary bronchi does the right lung have?

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three (one for each lobe)

60
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What term describes the ease with which lung tissue expands during breathing?

A

pulmonary compliance

61
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What is it called when there is a bluish color of the skin and mucous membranes due to ischemia or hypoxemia?

A

cyanosis

62
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What zone of the respiratory system serves only for airflow and is incapable of gas exchange between the air and the circulatory system?

A

conducting zone

63
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Where does squamous-cell carcinoma originate?

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originates in the basal cells of the bronchial epithelium

64
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Where does adenocarcinoma originate?

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originates in the mucous glands of the lamina propria

65
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Where does small-cell carcinoma originate?

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originates in the main bronchi but invades the mediastinum and metastasizes quickly

66
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What happens to lung volume and intrapulmonary pressure during exhalation?

A

lung volume decreases, intrapulmonary pressure increases

67
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What term refers to the exchange of gases that occurs in the capillary networks between the blood and the body’s cells?

A

systemic gas exchange

68
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In what division does the diffusion of oxygen form the alveoli into the blood occur?

A

respiratory division

69
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How many oxygen molecules are bound to a fully loaded hemoglobin molecule?

A

four

70
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What factors would decrease the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen, in regards to blood pH and PO2 of surrounding tissue?

A

decreased blood pH and decreased PO2 of surrounding tissue

71
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Why does air flow into the lungs during inspiration?

A

atmospheric pressure is greater than intrapulmonary pressure, and air flows toward the lower pressure area

72
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What term refers to the volume of air remaining in the lungs after total exhalation?

A

residual volume

73
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What is the double-walled serous membrane that encloses each lung?

A

pleurae

74
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What structures enter the lungs at the hilum?

A

blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves

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