respiratory_week_1_20190518190149 Flashcards
what are the 4 steps of external respiration
ventilation (gas exchange between atmosphere n alveoli)exchange between air in alveoli and blood coming into lungstransport in blood between tissues and lungsexchange between blood and tissues
boyle’s law
at any temperature the pressure exerted by gas varies inversely with volume of gas
what is the forces that link lungs to thorax
intra pleural fluid cohesivenessnegative intrapleural pressure - creates gradient
values of different pressures
atmospheric - 760mmHg/101pKaintra alveolar - 760mmHg/101pKa (less for air to flow)intrapleural - 756mmHg
what muscles are used in active process of inspiration and forceful inspiration
external intercostals lift ribs and move sternum accessory: sternocleidomastoid, scalenus and pectoral
why is the phrenic nerve important in inspiration and expiration and where is it located
passes motor information to diaphragm and receives sensory information from it cervical 3, 4 and 5
what causes the lungs to recoil in the passive process of expiration
elastic connective tissue and alveolar surface tension (attraction between water molecules produce force which resists lung stretching)
what are the muscles of active expiration (hyperventilation)
abdominal muscles and internal intercostals
what are signs of pneumothorax
shortness of breath, chest pain, hyper resonant percussion note and decreased/absent breath sounds
which forces keep alveoli open
transmural pressure gradient pulmonary surfactant (secreted by type II alveoli and lowers surface tension to prevent smaller alveoli collapsing)alveolar independence
What are the lung volumes and capacities?
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what is the FEV1/FVC ratio
proportion of forced vital capacity that can be expired in first second normal is >70%
what is equation of airway resistance
F = ΔP/R
what does airway obstruction do to airway pressure
causes fall in airway pressure along airway downstream resulting in airway compression and rising pleural pressure
what causes decreased pulmonary compliance (greater change in pressure needed for change in volume - stiffer)
pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary oedema, lung collapse, pneumonia, absence of surfactant
what causes increased pulmonary compliance
if elastic recoil of lungs is lost and age
what increases the work of breathing
decreased pulmonary compliance, increased airway resistance, decreased elastic recoil
what is anatomical dead space
inspired air which remains in airways where it is not available for gas exchange - makes it more advantageous to increase depth of breathing rather than rate
what is alveolar dead space
ventilated alveoli which are not adequately perfused with blood
what is physiological dead space
alveolar dead space + anatomical dead space
what is the effect of decreasing O2 on pulmonary and systemic arterioles
vasoconstriction of pulmonaryvasodilation of systemic
what is the partial pressure gradient and what is the equation
pressure exerted by one gas if it occupies full volumePaO2 = PiO2 (PaCO2/0.8)when calculating PiO2, water vapour must be accounted for
what does a big gradient between alveolar PO2 and arterial PO2 suggest
problem of gas exchange in lungs or a right to left shunt in heart
what is ficks law of diffusion
the amount of gas that moves across sheet of tissue is proportional to area of sheet but inversely proportional to thickness