Unit 2: Body Systems I Respiratory System Flashcards
What are the 4 steps of External Respiration?
- Ventilation or Gas exchange between he atmosphere and air sacs (Alveoli) in the lungs
- Exchange of O2 and CO2 between air in the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries
- Transport of O2 and CO2 by the blood between the lungs and the tissue
- Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the blood in the systemic capillaries and the tissue cells.
List the structures inside of the lung starting from the largest to smallest.
- Bronchus (Left or Right)
- Bronchiole
- Terminal Bronchiole
- Alveolar Sac
- Alveolus
- Pores of Kohn
- Pulmonary Cappilaries
The terminal Bronchiole has a layer of ______________ wrapped around it.
Smooth muscle
The alveolar sacs are wrapped with a layer of ____________ fibers.
Elastic Fibers
These allow for expansion and retraction of the alveolar sacs
Elastic Fibers
List 3 characteristics of the Trachea and large Bronchi.
- Fairly Rigid
- Non muscular Tubes
- Rings of Cartilage
list the 3 features of the Bronchioles
- No Cartilage
- Walls contain smooth muscle innervated by autonomic nervous system
- Sensitive to certain hormones and local chemicals
These alveolar cells secrete Surfactant which decrease surface area and prevent the lungs from collapsing.
Type 2 Alveolar Cells
These alveolar cells are for structural support
Type 1 Alveolar cells
What are the 4 sections of the lungs?
- Thoracic Cavity
- Outer Chest wall
- Diaphragm
- Pleural Sac
This region of the lungs consists of highly branched airways, alveoli, pulmonary blood vessels, and large quantities of elastic connective tissue
Thoracic Cavity
This region of the lungs consists of 12 pairs of ribs which join the sternum anteriorly and thoracic vertebrae posteriorly.
Outer chest wall (thorax)
This region of the lungs is a dome-shaped sheet of skeletal muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
Diaphragm
This is a double-walled, closed sac that separates each lung from the thoracic wall.
Pleural Sac
The left and right lung are wrapped inside of this structure ____________________.
Pleural Sac
The outerwall of the Plural sac is known as the ________________
Parietal Pleura
The inner wall of the pleural sac is the _________________
Visceral Pleura
In Between the parietal and visceral pleura is the ________________
Intrapleural fluid
What happens to the pleural sac when the lungs expand?
The plural sac expands as well.
At which week does surfactant production begin in the prenatal period
26-28 wks
What is the main concern if the baby has immature and/or damage type II Pneumocytes? (Alveolar cell)
- Low Levels of surfactant
- Lungs Collapse
- Hypoxia
- Pulmonary Vasoconstriction
- Alveolar lining cell damage