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Respiratory System Flashcards

1
Q

What is respiration?

A

Taking in on oxygen and removal of CO2

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2
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What is internal respiration?

A

Gaseous exchange between blood and body tissues

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3
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What is external respiration?

A

Gas exchange between lungs and blood

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4
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What is cellular respiration?

A

Metabolic reaction and processes that take place in a cell to obtain energy from fuel such as glucose

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5
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How does mucus aid respiration?

A

Moistens air to make it easier to absorb

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6
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How does nose hair aid respiration?

A

Filters out dust and pollen

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7
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What muscles are used for inspiration?

A

At rest:
Diaphragm
External intercostal

Exercise:
Sternocleidomastoid
Scalenes
Pecs

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8
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What muscles are used for expiration?

A

At rest:
None - diaphragm and externals relax

Exercise:
Internal intercostals
Abdominals

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9
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What increases the efficiency of gas exchange?

A

Number of alveoli
Number of capillaries
Thickness of membranes
Blood flow

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10
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What is tidal volume?

A

Volume of blood breathed in or out per breath

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11
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What is frequency?

A

Number of breaths per minute

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12
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What is minute ventilation?

A

Volume of air breathed in or out per minute

Frequency X tidal volume

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13
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What is inspiratory reserve?

A

Amount of air you can forcibly breathe in after a normal breath

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14
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What is expiratory reserve?

A

Amount of air you can forcibly breathe out after a normal breath

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15
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What is residual volume?

A

Volume of air left in lungs after max exhale

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16
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What is vital capacity?

A

Tidal + Inspiratory + Expiratory

17
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What is total lung capacity?

A

Vital + Residual

18
Q

What lung volumes increase during exercise?

A

Tidal volume

Minute ventilation

19
Q

What lung volumes decrease during exercise?

A

Inspiratory reserve

Expiratory reserve

20
Q

What is gaseous exchange?

A

Getting oxygen into the blood an muscles and removing CO2 from the blood

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