Term Test 2 Flashcards
What are physiological risk factors for cardiovascular disease?
- High levels of LDL’s
- diabetes mellitus
-> astherosclerosis
What are controllable risk factors for CVD?
- smoking
- obesity
- sedentary lifestyle
- hypertension
- cholesterol
- stress
What are the four functions of the respiratory system?
- Breathing
- Protect against pathogens
- Vocalization
- Regulate body pH
How do the airways condition air?
a) warm temperature to 37 C
b) Humidify 100%
c) Filter air
How does the respiratory system filter pathogens?
- mucus traps pathogens, cilia push mucus to pharynx which pushes to esophagus for digestion in GI tract
- immune cells secrete antibodies and disable pathogens
What is the purpose of the bifurcations in the airways?
Distribute air to large surface area of alveoli and lower air velocity so gas exchange has enough time
1st bifurcation
right and left main bronchi
2nd-4th bifurcation
Lobar Bronchi (has cartilage to maintain shape
5-11th bifurcation
Segmental Bronchi
12-16th bifurcation
Terminal bronchioles (stabilized by SM bronchiolar muscles)
how does alveolar gas exchange occure?
passive diffusion
How is blood transported to and from the lungs?
[deoxygenated blood] right ventricle of heart -> pulmonary trunk -> pulmonary arteries -> pulmonary arterioles -> capillaries [gas exchange at lungs -> oxygenated blood] -> pulmonary venules-> pulmonary veins -> left atrium of heart
What is the blood volume and pressure of the lung?
Volume = 10% of cardiac output
Pressure = 25/8mmHg, low because proximal to heart
How does pulmonary congestion cause heart failure?
- left ventricle not working -> right ventricle hypertrophy to overcompensate -> lower compliance of heart, working harder -> fluid buildup in heart and lungs -> heart failure
How is the respiratory system protected from pathogens?
- Filtering action of nose hairs
- Mucous and action of cilia lining airways
- Antibodies secreted into respiratory surface
- Macrophages in respiratory tract and alveoli
Vt
Tidal volume: Amount of air exhaled or inhaled during a normal breath
IRV
inspiratory reserve volume: the maximal volume of air that can be forcibly inhaled beyond the tidal volume (after a normal breath)
ERV
expiratory reserve volume: the maximal amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled beyond the tidal volume (after a normal breath)
RV
residual volume: the amount of air still in the lungs after a forced exhalation
IC
inspiratory capacity: the maximal volume of air that can be inhaled after a normal expiration (Vt + IRV)
FRC
functional respiratory capacity: volume in the lungs after a normal exhalation (Vt + ERV)
VC
vital capacity: the greatest volume of air that can be exhaled after taking the deepest possible breath in (IRV + ERV + VT)
Total Lung capacity
total lung capacity: maximum amount of air your lungs can hold (IRV + ERV + VT + RV)
How does obstructive lung disease impact lung volumes and capacities?
OLD (ex. asthma) -> more airway resistance via bronchoconstriction
- reduced IRV
- increased RV
- increased TLC
How does inspiratory restrictive lung disease impact lung volumes and capacities?
IRLD (ex. pulmonary fibrosis) -> less compliant lung due to damage or scar tissue
- reduced TV
- reduced IRV
- greatly reduced TLC
How does expiratory restrictive lung disease impact lung volumes and capacities?
ERLD (ex. obesity) -> organs push diaphragm up
- reduced ERV
- reduced TLC
What is the relationship b/w FEV and FVC, and what does it tell you?
After maximal inhalation:
FEV: forced exhalation after 1 second
FVC: forced exhaled air (vital capacity)
ratio = how much air is exhaled in first second (normal = 80%)
FEV and FVC in obstructive lung disease?
Very low FEV: air has trouble escaping lung, esp at high velocities
Low FVC: problem with all air escaping at all points
ratio is around < 80%
FEV and FVC in restrictive lung disease?
Low FEV: lung damage
Low FVC: low lung compliance
ratio is > 80% -> inability to retain air -> lung transplant potentially
How do the muscles of inspiration increase lung volume when breathing?
Muscles:
- sternum
- scalene (first two ribs)
- external intercostals
- diaphragm
ribs + sternum move up in a bucket handle fashion -> increased volume
what are the muscles of expiration, and when are they active?
internal intercostals, abdominal muscles
inactive at rest during regular breathing, active when breathing frequency is high
What role does interpleural pressure play in breathing?
Pleural fluid/interpleural space maintains a negative pressure. Since pressure goes from high to low, this causes the volume to increase when the alveolar pressure is increased form breathing, sucking lungs into thoracic cavity.
negative pressure created from tug of war between ribcage moving outward, and lung moving inward.
What is pneumothorax, and how is it treated?
Collapsed lung.
- apply wet dressing to reestablish pleural fluid
- add positive pressure to mouth by inflating lungs
Relationship between thoracic and alveolar pressures?
Thoracic pressure changes faster than alveolar pressure
How is lung compliance defined?
How much lung volume changes when interpleural pressure changes.
How much will the lung move when pressure changes? See graphs in slides (W2)
How are compliance and elasticity related?
Inversely related:
- more elastic means more rigid/returns to original form -> less compliant (bendable to your will) and vice versa
What influences lung compliance?
- Elastin fiber network
- surface tension in alveoli
How is lung compliance measured?
Cl = V/P
How does surface tension influence compliance?
Greater surface tension-> lower volume of alveoli -> greater pressure -> less compliant -> more elastic
Surfactant reduces surface tension
How can pressure be measured in relation to surface area?
P =2T/r
r = radius
T = surface tension
How do surfactants influence surface tension?
Reduce surface tension
what are the 3 kinds of air flow, and how where are they seen?
Laminar: trachea
Turbulent: alveoli
Intermediate: bronchus
how is resistance measured?
L = length(viscosity)/radius^4
how can bronchiole resistance be altered?
Bronchoconstriction (histamine with allergies)
- increases resistance
Bronchodilation (CO2, epinepherine bind B2 receptors)
- with increased exhalation
Dead and fresh air explanation!
review diagram at the end of lecture for explanation!
Basically, when you inspire, you inhale 500mL of fresh air. The 150mL of air that was in the dead space moves into the alveoli, so only 350mL of fresh air enters the alveoli, and the remaining 150mL of fresh air goes into the dead space. When you expire 500mL, the first 150mL comes out of the dead space, so only 350mL leaves the alveoli, leaving 150mL, which becomes stale air that goes into the alveoli. We start the process over again from the beginning.
PB
Atmospheric pressure, 760 mmHg
PB humidified air
760mmHg - 47mmHg
PO2, PCO2, FO2, FCO2
PO2 = PB x FO2
PCO2 = PB x FCO2
FO2 = 21%
FCO2 = 0.04%
what determines the amount of gas in solution?
- partial pressures of gas in solution
- solubility of gas
- temperature of solution
What is the relationship b/w pressure and solubility of O2 and CO2 in water?
At equilibrium, the partial pressures are the same, but more CO2 dissolves in water than oxygen does at the same pressure.
CO2 is more water soluble
What is Fick’s Law Of Diffusion
gas transfer = constant x partial pressure gradient x surface area / wall thickness
which respiratory diseases lower the PO2?
- Emphysema (misshapen alveoli -> reduced SA)
- Fibrotic lung disease -> wall thickness
- Pulmonary edema -> increased diffusion distance
- Asthma -> bronchoconstriction -> less O2 in