Respiratory System Flashcards
Define cellular and external respiration
Cellular = use of O2 by cell to make ATP External = EXCHANGE of O2 and CO2 between organism and external environment
Define the 5 steps of the respiratory system
- Exchange 1, between atmosphere and lungs, breathing ventilation
- Exchange 2, betweens lungs and blood
- Transport, gases in blood circulation
- Exchange 3, between blood and cell
- Cellular respirator in tissues
LOOK AT DIAGRAM OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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How do cilia, music and phagocytes serve as protective mechanism?
Trachea ciliated epithelium
Secreted mucus and watery saline, cilia move music with trapped particles towards pharynx to be swallowed. music immunglobins, stomach acids and enzymes destroy
Define alveoli and what its function is
Clusters of elastic fibres that recoil after stretch, capillary network for gas exchange
Function is it constricts in repossess to irritants-
Define type I and type II cells
Type I - Gas excahnge, flat epithelial cells one layer thick
Type II - Secrete surfactant, increase compliance thicker smaller cells
What does the pleura do? Pleural sac?
Separates the lungs and the thoratic wall
Pleural sac surrounds each lung
Define visceral, parietal pleura, pleural space and pleural fluid
Visceral - attached to lungs
Pariental - attached to chest wall
Pleural space - between them
Pleural fluid - 30 ml only, allows membranes to slip not stick, holds lungs against chest wall
How does cystic fibrous affect the function of the lungs?
CFTR needed to secrete watery layer, but there is a channel problem which is therefore called cycles fibrous. Mucus is unable to move so bacteria begins to grow
What are the functions of the repository system? 4 of them
Gas exchange between atmosphere and blood
Vocalization by air moving across vocal cords
Homeostatis regulation of pH selective CO2 release
Protection from inhaled pathogens and other irritants
What are Daltons? What are Boyles?
Daltons = total pressure in a gas mixture is the sum of the pressure of each gas Boyles = Increasing container volume decreases gas pressure, decreasing container volume increases gas pressure P1V1 = P2V2
Facts about ventilation, 7 of them
- Need skeleto-muscle pump to change volume of lungs
- Contract inspiratory muscles
- chest expands so lung volume increases palu decreases and air flows in
- Relax inspiratory muscles
- Chest recoils so lung volume decreases and palv increase and air flows out
- Patm is greater than Palv, air flows into lungs OR Palv is greater than Patm, air flows out of lungs
Palv = Patm NO AIR FLOW
What is the formula for flow?
Flow = (Patm-Palv)/Air flow resistance (R)
Define alveolar pressure
Held within the alveoli of the lungs during inspiration, pressure valve is the difference from atmospheric pressure which is considered zero when establishing the valve
Define Inrapleural pressure
Pressure within the pleural cavity. Normally this pressure is slightly less than the atmospheric pressure
Define negative intrapleural pressure
Must remain negative or else lungs will recoil and collapse
Define pneumothorax, what is needed to happen for the lung to function again
Pleural membrane punctered “seal” is broken
For lung to function again you need to repair hole in the pleural membrane and return pip to negative pressure
How does Boyle’s law apply to ventilation?
Inspiration= increase lung volume, decreased pal, air flows INTO lungs Expiration = decrease lung volume, increase palv, air flows OUT of lungs
Sequence of events that happen during inspiration and expiration?
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Define residual volume
air in lungs that cannot be expired
Define tidal volume
single quiet inspiration then quiet experation Vt
Define expiratory and inspiratory reserve volume
Expiratory = extra volume of air that can be expired Inspiratory = extra volume of air that can be inspired
Define total lung capacity
IRV + VT + ERV + RV
Maximum volume of air that can be in the lungs
Define vital capacity
IRV + VT + ERV
Maximum volume of air that can move into or out of the lungs
Define inspiratory capacity and functional residual capacity
VT + IRV
RV + ERV
What is FEV1?
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second
breathe in as much as possible, breathe out as fast and forcefully, measure volume of air expired in first sec, measure FVC
FEV1/FVC x 100%, should be bigger than 80, anything less can be possible restrictive lung disease
Define lung compliance, what is surfactant and respiratory distress syndrome
How much force must inspiratory muscles exert to stretch lungs
Greater compliance = easier to stretch
Sufactant = reduces surface tension, increases compliance
respiratory distress syndrome = lack of surfactant