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Unit 2: Respiratory System (Lecture) Flashcards

1
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Refers to the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and pulmonary circulation

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External respiration

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2
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Refers to gas exchange between capillary oxygen and tissue cells

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Internal respiration

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3
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Refers to oxidation of glucose to produce ATP

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Cellular respiration

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4
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Key functions of the respiratory system

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  • Filtering, warming, and humidifying of air
  • Ventilation + gas exchange
  • Sound production
  • Smell
  • Hormone metabolism
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5
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Components of the upper airway

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  • Nasopharynx
  • Oropharynx
  • Laryngopharynx
  • Larynx
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6
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What separates the upper and lower parts of the respiratory system?

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The larynx

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7
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What is the largest conducting airway?

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Trachea

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8
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What is the trachea lined with?

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ciliated epithelium and mucus secreting goblet cells

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9
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What supports the trachea?

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Rings made of hyaline cartilage

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10
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Nutritional flow

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Lung tissue receives oxygenated blood from the bronchial arteries

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11
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Where do bronchial arteries branch from?

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Aorta

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12
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Pulmonary flow

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pulmonary arteries supply the lung capillaries

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13
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Each lung lobule receives a branch of the…

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pulmonary artery

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14
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Where do the pulmonary venules drain into?

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Pulmonary veins

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15
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The two lungs are separated by the…

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mediastinum

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16
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Which lung contains the superior, middle, and inferior lobes?

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right lung

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17
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Which lung contains the superior and inferior lobes only?

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left lung

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18
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The trachea divides and forms the right and left…

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primary bronchi

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19
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Each primary bronchi divides into…

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the secondary or lobar bronchi

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20
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Secondary bronchi divide into…

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tertiary or segmental bronchi

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21
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There is one segmental bronchus for each…

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bronchopulmonary segment

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22
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Tertiary bronchi branch extensively giving rise to smaller…

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bronchi

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23
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As bronchi subdivide and become smaller, they lose their cartilage and become…

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bronchioles

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24
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What are slightly smaller branch extensions of bronchioles?

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Terminal bronchioles

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25
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Portion of the lung that is supplied by a tertiary bronchus

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Bronchopulmonary segment

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26
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How many bronchopulmonary segments are in the right lung?

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10

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27
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How many bronchopulmonary segments are in the left lung?

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8

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28
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Each segment is divided into many smaller…

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lung lobules

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29
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Each terminal bronchiole supplies one…

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lung lobule

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30
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Each lobule contains…

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  • A lymph vessel
  • A pulmonary arteriole
  • A pulmonary venule
  • Respiratory bronchioles
  • Alveolar ducts
  • Aveolie
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31
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What is formed as terminal bronchioles sub-divide into microscopic branches and alveoli begin to form?

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Respiratory bronchioles

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32
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Respiratory bronchioles open into…

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alveolar ducts

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33
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Sac-like pouchings of the respiratory portion of the bronchial tree

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Alveoli

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34
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How many alveoli are in a normal lung

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300 million

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35
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What are alveolar walls comprised of?

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Type I alveolar cells

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36
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Type II alveolar cells secrete…

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a surfactant (detergent)

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37
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Ventilation

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The altering flow of air into and out of the lungs

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38
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Minute/Pulmonary ventilation

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tidal volume x respiratory rate

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39
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Alveolar ventilation

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(tidal volume - dead space volume) x respiratory rate

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40
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The region in the respiratory tract where no gas exchange occurs

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Anatomic dead space

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41
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The skeletal portion of the thorax is called the…

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thoracic cage

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42
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The respiratory muscles, rib cage, pleural membranes, and lung elastic tissues

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Respiratory pump

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43
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Pleural cavity

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Between the pleural membranes

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44
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What expands the thorax driving movement of air into lungs?

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Inspiratory muscles

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45
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Elevates the sternum

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sternocleidomastoid

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46
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Raises top two ribs

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scalenes

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47
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Expand the rib cage by moving ribs upward and out

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External intercostals

48
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The primary inspiratory muscle

49
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What reduces the diameter of the thorax to create the driving movement of air out of the lungs

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Expiratory muscles

50
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Muscles pull the ribs down and inward reducing the diameter of the rib cage

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Internal intercostal

51
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Depress the lower ribs, and move the diaphragm up into the thorax

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Abdominal muscles

52
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What are the inspiratory (respiratory pump) muscles?

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  • Sternocleidomastoid
  • Scalenes
  • External intercostals
  • Diaphragm
53
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What are the expiratory pump muscles?

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  • Internal intercostals
  • Abdominal muscles
54
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What depends on periodic pressure changes in the lungs?

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Ventilation

55
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Pressure in the lungs becomes lower than atmospheric pressure

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Inspiration

56
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Pressure in the lungs is higher than atmospheric pressure

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Expiration

57
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During inspiration, what happens to the pleural membranes?

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The parietal pleura is pulled outward and the visceral pleura follows it

58
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When does inspiration begin?

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When the diaphragm contracts enlarging the thoracic cage

59
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When the diaphragm contracts what happens?

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The contraction enlarges the intrapleural space and lowers the pressure to open alveoli

60
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During inspiration, alveolar pressure…

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drops below atmospheric pressure

61
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At the end of inspiration, the diaphragm relaxes and the elastic tissues in the lung…

62
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Recoil results in…

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air compression and raises alveolar pressure above atmospheric pressure

63
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Transpulmonary pressure (Ptp)

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Palv (alveolar pressure) - Ppl (pleural pressure)

64
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Lung compliance definition

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Measure of the ease with which lungs can be inflated

65
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Lung compliance equation

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∆volume (ml) / ∆pressure (cmH2O)

66
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What decreases compliance of lungs?

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Thickening or stiffening of lung tissue by diseases such as asbestosis

67
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Disease that increases lung compliance and FRC

68
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Functional residual capacity

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The volume of air remaining in the lungs after expiration

69
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What does fresh air mix with in the lungs?

70
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When the FRC is larger breathing is…

71
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When the FRC is smaller, there is…

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large fluctuations in O2 and CO2

72
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In a mixture of gases, each gas exerts a pressure that is…

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proportional to its concentration

73
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The partial pressure exerted by each gas will be a function of the…

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total gas pressure or atmospheric pressure

74
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Atmospheric pressure in San Diego

75
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Atmospheric pressure in Tucson

76
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Atmospheric pressure in Denver

77
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Percent of O2 in the atmosphere

78
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Percent of N2 in the atmosphere

79
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Percent of CO2 in the atmosphere

80
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Most direct and accurate way to measure whole body O2 uptake is called…

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the Fick method

81
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O2 consumption ml/min =

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cardiac output x (aterial - mixed venous)

82
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CO2 production (ml/min) =

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cardiac output x (mixed venous - arterial)

83
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Typical O2 consumption at rest

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250 (ml/minute)

84
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Typical CO2 Production at rest

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200 (ml/minute)

85
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Typical O2 consumption at max exertion

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3500 (ml/min)

86
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Typical CO2 consumption at max exertion

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3800 (ml/min)

87
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Respiratory quotient

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Amount of CO2 produced divided by O2 consumed

88
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RQ for pure fat

89
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Binding and release of O2 from hemoglobin is critically dependent on…

90
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Where is PO2 quantity increased compared to the PO2 in the pulmonary capillaries?

91
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Tissue PO2 is low, resulting in…

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release of O2 from hemoglobin

92
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Transit time

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rate of diffusion and rate of blood flow through the pulmonary capillaries

93
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At rest, what is blood transit time?

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0.8 seconds

94
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In a healthy lung, how long does complete oxygen diffusion take?

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0.25 seconds

95
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What percent of oxygen is transported dissolved in plasma?

96
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What percent of oxygen is transported bound to hemoglobin?

97
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What three factors alter the oxy-hemoglobin dissociation curve?

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  1. pH
  2. Temperature
  3. CO2
98
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What shift does a reduction in blood pH create?

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shift to the right

99
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What shift does an increase in PCO2 create?

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shift to the right

100
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What shift does an increase in temperature create?

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a shift to the right

101
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A shift to the right the oxy-hemoglobin curve is called?

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A bohr shift

102
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During a bohr shift, what happens?

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The hemoglobin molecule will release more oxygen at any given PO2

103
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When fully saturated with oxygen, each gram of hemoglobin can bind to how much oxygen?

104
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A normal adult male has how many grams of hemoglobin per liter of blood?

105
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A normal adult female has how many grams of hemoglobin per liter of blood?

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140-150 grams

106
Q

How saturated is arterial blood?

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Nearly 100%

107
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Anemia

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Low blood hemoglobin concentration

108
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Hypoxia

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Low blood O2 –> therefore a low hemoglobin saturation

109
Q

CO2 is released from active tissue cells and diffused into…

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plasma and then RBCs

110
Q

How much CO2 is transported in plasma as biocarbonate ions?

111
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How much CO2 is transported bound to Hb as carbamino-hemoglobin

112
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How much CO2 is transported dissolved in plasma?

113
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Where does the formation of carbonic acid and carbaminohemoglobin occur?

114
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Exchange of O2 and Co2 in pulmonary capillaries

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External respiration

115
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Exchange of O2 and CO2 in systemic capillaries

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Internal respiration

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