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Respiratory system Flashcards

1
Q

Put in order the most soluble to the least soluble
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen

A

Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide

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Oxygen + glucose energy + CO2 + water vapour

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Respiration

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Function of respiration

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Inspire oxygen
expire carbon dioxide
Voice production
Temp regulation
acid base balance
Sense of smell

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4
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Define EXTERNAL respiration

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Gaseous exchange between the air and the blood

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Define Internal respiration

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Gaseous exchange between the blood and the tissues

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Structures involved in upper respiratory

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(nose, nasal cavity, sinuses, pharynx and larynx)

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Structures involved in lower respiratory tract

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trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs and alveoli

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8
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Percentage of nitrogenous gasses inspired and expired

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Inspired: 79%
Expired: 79%

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9
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Percentage of oxygen inspired and expired

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Inspired:21%
Expired: 16%

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10
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Percentage of carbon dioxide inspired and expired

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Inspired: 0.04%
Expired: 4.5%

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Structures within the nose

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Nasal cavity and turbinate bones

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PHARYNX

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Cavity at back of mouth leading to the oesophagus and trachea

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LARYNX

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Between the pharynx and trachea, the voice box

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TRACHEA

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The windpipe running from the larynx down the neck and into the thorax

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BRONCHI

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Divisions and branches of the trachea entering the lungs

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ALVEOLI

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Tiny air filled sacs within the lungs where gaseous exchange occurs

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17
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Nose and Nasal Cavity functions

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Warming
Filtering
Moistening

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18
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What tissue lines the nasal cavity

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Ciliated mucous
epithelium

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19
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Location, structure and function of Turbinates?

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Nasal cavity
scrolled bones
cooling of air?

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20
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Tissue covering external Rhinarium

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stratified
squamous epidermis
(containing glands)

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21
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Alar folds

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The scrolls of the external Rhinarium

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22
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Philtrum

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line down to mouth

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23
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What is TRE

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typical respiratory epithelium

ciliated pseudo-stratified columnar epithelium with
goblet cells

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24
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Where is TRE found in the body

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Upper respiratory tract

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25
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What are sinuses?

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A sinus is an air-filled cavity lying within a bone

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26
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location of The Frontal Sinus

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Lies within the frontal bone of the skull, above and between the eyes

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27
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Location of The Maxillary Sinus

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Lies between the maxillary bone and the palatine bone just below each eye

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28
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What are the three sections the pharynx is split into?

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Nasopharynx (dorsally)
Oropharynx (ventrally)
Laryngopharynx

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29
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What splits the pharynx the Nasopharynx and Oropharynx.

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The soft palate

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30
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Purpose of Eustachian or auditory tubes

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Ensure air pressure is equalised to protect the tympanic membrane

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31
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The Larynx

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framework of cartilage, vocal cords and
muscle that connects the pharynx and trachea

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32
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Function of the larynx

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ensure that only gases pass down
into the lower respiratory system

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33
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syrinx

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sound producing organ of birds

34
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What suspends the larynx

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hyoid apparatus

35
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hyoid apparatus

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Bones that suspend the larynx

36
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epiglottis

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Elastic Cartilage flap that sits over the glottis

37
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Glottis

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The structure of boney cartilage forming a hole leading to larynx

38
Q

Where is the epiglottis lying when breathing

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over the Pharynx

39
Q

List the laryngeal cartilages

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Epiglottis
Thyroid
Arytenoid
Cricoid

40
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Location of hypoid apparatus

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cranial end of the neck region, just ventral to the
skull

41
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What type of tissue is the Trachea made out of

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Hyaline cartilage

42
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Structure of trachea

A

permanently open by rings of
cartilage
Between these rings are annular ligaments made up of fibrous connective
tissue and smooth muscle

43
Q

bifurcation of trachea

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Where the trachea splits into 2 Bronchi
Above heart

44
Q

muco-ciliatory
escalator

A

Cilia which help to remove debris by
their wave-like motion upwards

45
Q

What does the muco- ciliatory escalator move

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Mucus and debri up the trachea

46
Q

Carina?

A

The carina is a ridge of cartilage in the trachea that occurs
between the division of the two main bronchi

47
Q

Foreign bodies entering the trachea are more likely to fall down which bronchi and why?

A

Right Bronchus
The ridge of the Carina lies to the left of the midline.

48
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The Bronchi

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Continuation of trachea that enter the lungs

49
Q

What tissue is bronchi made from

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Walls contain smooth muscle

50
Q

What is the last part of bronchioles called

A

terminal bronchiole

51
Q

What are alveolis lined with

A

simple
squamous epithelium

52
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Lungs AKA

A

pleural cavities

53
Q

Name the lobes of the lungs

A

Cranial - apical
* Middle- cardiac
* Caudal- diaphragmatic
* The right lung has a 4th lobe – accessory

54
Q

Surfactant

A

are compounds that lowers the surface
tension of fluids and gases and facilitates movement of
molecules across

55
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TIDAL VOLUME

A

Amount of air breathed in and out in ONE respiratory cycle

56
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RESIDUAL VOLUME

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Air remaining in lungs after maximum expiration

57
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MINUTE VOLUME

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Amount of air moving in and out of lungs during a minute

58
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TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY

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Total amount of air that can be inspired (based on 1 breath)

59
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EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME (ERV)

A

total volume of air that can be voluntarily expired in
normal breathing

60
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INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME (IRV)

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volume of air that can be inspired above the tidal volume

61
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VITAL CAPACITY

A

maximum amount of air that a person can expel from the
lungs after first filling the lungs to their maximum extent

62
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FUNCTIONAL RESIDUE CAPACITY (FRC)

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Air left in lungs after a quiet respiration (Normal out after a normal breath in!)

63
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DEAD SPACE

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volume of air in respiratory tract that never reaches the alveoli

64
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Spirometry

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Measures volume of air held in the lungs during respiration

65
Q

Normal Respiration Rates
Dog

A

10–30/minute

66
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Normal Respiration Rates Cat

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20-30/minute

67
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Normal Respiration Rates Rabbit

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35–60/minute

68
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Normal Respiration Rates G-pig

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60 – 140/minute

69
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Normal Respiration Rates Hamster

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74–80/minute

70
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Normal Respiration Rates Rat

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60 – 140/minute

71
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Normal Respiration Rates mouse

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100 – 280/minute

72
Q

Is pressure in the thorax neg or pos?

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Pressure in thorax is negative

73
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Muscles used in inspiration

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External intercostal muscles
Trapezius
Pectoralis
Scalenes
Sternomastoid
Clavomastoid
Diaphragm

74
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Muscles used in expiration

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Internal intercostal muscles
Obliques
rectus abdominus

75
Q

What is the Hering Breuer reflex

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a reflex triggered to prevent the over-inflation of the lung.

76
Q

Where are the chemorecptors located that monitor Oxygen levels in blood

A

carotid arteries and aortic arch

77
Q

Where is blood monitored for hormones such as carbon dioxide

A

medulla of hindbrain

78
Q

oedema

A

excess fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.

79
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Pneumothorax

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presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung.

80
Q

Pyothorax

A

presence of pus
within the chest cavity

81
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Haemothorax

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when blood collects between your chest wall and your lungs

82
Q

Asthma/bronchospasm

A

muscles that line your bronchi tighten.

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