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Unit 8 Study Guide Flashcards

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Pulmonary Ventilation

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respiratory gases between atmosphere and alveoli of the lungs

  • Net movement of oxygen from atmosphere to alveoli during inspiration
  • net movement of carbon dioxide from alveoli to atmosphere during expiration
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Alveolar Gas Exchange

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exchange of respiratory gases between alveoli and blood in the pulmonary capillaries

  • oxygen diffused from alveoli into blood
  • carbon dioxide from blood into alveoli
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Gas Transport

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transport of respiratory gases in blood between lungs and systemic cells of the body

  • oxygen is transported from lungs to systemic cells
  • Carbon dioxide is transported from system cells to lungs
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Systemic Gas Exchange

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exchange of respiratory gases between the blood and the systemic capillaries and systemic cells of the body

  • Oxygen diffuses from blood into systemic cells
  • Carbon Dioxide diffuses from systemic cells into blood
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Intrapleural pressure vs intrapulmonary pressure?

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intrapleural pressure:

  • pressure in pleural cavity
  • fluctuates with breathing

intrapulmonary pressure

  • pressure in alveoli of the lungs
  • fluctuates with breathing
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How do lungs remain inflated?

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  • intrapulmonary pressure is greater than intracellular pressure
  • the pressure insides greater than the pressure outside
  • about 4mm Hg lower than intrapulmonary pressure between breaths
  • Difference in pressure keeps the lungs inflated due to output pull of chest and inward pull of lungs with consequent “suction”
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How do the pressure gradient between the atmosphere and lungs drive inspiration and expiration?

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  • air moves from area of high pressure to area of low pressure when pressure gradients are established by changes in volume.
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What are the muscles involved in quiet breathing?

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increase the dimensions of the thoracic cavity

  • Diaphragm and external intercostals
  • involved in normal rhymic breathing at rest
  • alternatively contract and relax, resulting into movement of air into and out of the lungs
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what is the relationship between volume and pressure?

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Boyle’s law- volume and pressure are inversely related

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How does the relationship between volume and pressure exhibited in inspiration?

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In inspiration, the diaphragm contracts, which increases the volume of the lungs. Therefore, the intrapulmonary pressure becomes less than atmospheric pressure and air flows in.

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How does the relationship between volume and pressure exhibited in exspiration?

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In expiration, the diaphragm relaxes, which decreases the volume of the lungs. Therefore, the intrapulmonary pressure becomes greater than atmospheric pressure and air flows out.

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What are the structures of the respiratory zone? and describe

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composed of respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli
-Respiratory bronchioles subdivide to alveolar ducts that lead to alveolar sacs (clusters of alveoli)

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Alveoli

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saccular outpocketings

-each lung contains 300 to 400 million alveoli

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Alveolar pores

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openings providing collateral ventilation (inflate at once)

-surrounds by pulmonary capillaries

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What are the two cells that form the alveolar cell wall

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Type I

Type II

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Type I cells

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  • simple squamous alveolar cells
  • 85% of alveolar surface area
  • part of thin barrier separating air from blood
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Type II cells

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  • septal cells

- secrete oily pulmonary surfactant which coats the inside of the alveolus and opposes collapse during expiration

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Describe the structure of the respiratory membrane

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-consist of alveolar type I cells, an endothelial cell of a capillary, and their fused basement membranes

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What is the function of the respiratory membrane

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this is where oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse across during gas exchange because the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries

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Describe the process that happens at the respiratory membrane

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1) oxygen diffuses from the alveolus across the respiratory membrane into the pulmonary capillary-allowing erythrocytes in the blood to become oxygenated
2) oxygen is then transported by the blood to systemic cells
3) Carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood within the pulmonary capillary through the respiratory membrane to enter each alveolus-once in the alveoli, carbon dioxide is expired from the respiratory system into the external enviroment

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What are three ways in which carbon dioxide can be transported in the blood?

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  • CO2 dissolved in plasma
  • CO2 attached to the globin portion of hemoglobin
  • Bicarbonate (HCO3-) dissolved in plasma
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Carbon Dioxide loading?

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occurs as blood moves through systemic capillaries and carbon dioxide moves into the blood plasma

o CO2 diffuses into an erythrocyte
o CO2 is joined to H2O to form H2CO3 (carbonic acid) by carbonic anhydrase
o Carbonic acid splits into bicarbonate (HCO3-) and hydrogen ion (H+)
o HCO3- moves out as Cl- moves in (chloride shift)—————->HCO3- is transported in plasma
o H+ attaches (and is buffered) by hemoglobin
• Formula
• CO2 -> CO2 + H2O -> H2CO3 by carbonic anhydrase
o HCO3- -> leaves and Cl- moves in
o H+ binds to Hb

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Carbon Dioxide unloading

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process is reversed as blood moves through pulmonary capillaries

  • HCO3- moves in while Cl- moves out of the erythrocyte
  • HCO3- recombines with H+ to form H2CO3
  • H2CO3 dissociates into CO2 and H20
  • CO2 diffuses out and into an alveolus
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Describe the oxygen-hemoglobin curve

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the amount of oxygen bound to a hemoglobin is expressed as the percent oxygen saturation of hemoglobin
-Determined by several variables – PO2 being the most important. As PO2 increases, hemoglobin saturation increases. The binding of each O2 molecules causes of conformational change in hemoglobin that makes it progressively easier for each additional O2 molecule to bind to an available ion – cooperative binding effect.

  • The plotted points produce a sigmoidal curve.
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What factors cause the oxygen-hemoglobin saturation curve to shift?

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Shift right – decrease oxygen affinity for hemoglobin 
•	Increased temperature
•	Increase in hydrogen ion concentration
•	Increased CO2
•	Decreased pH
Shift Leftleft– increase oxygen affinity to hemoglobin
•	Decreased temperature
•	Decrease in hydrogen ion concentration
•	Decreased CO2
•	Increased pH
•	Decreased 2,3-BPG
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Oxygen reserve

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  • oxygen that remains bound to hemoglobin after passing through systemic circulation.
  • Provides a means for additional oxygen to be delivered under increased metabolic demands.
  • Only 20-25% percent used
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How does temperature affect hemoglobin

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elevates temp interferes with hemoglobins ability to bind and hold oxygen

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Bohr effect

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-hydrogen ions bind to hemoglobin and cause a conformational change. This causes a decreased affinity for O2 and oxygen release

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2,3-BPG

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produced by glycolysis

  • molecule binds to hemoglobin, causing the release of additional oxygen
  • certain hormones stimulate it such as: thyroid, epinephrine, GH and testosterone
30
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CO2 binding

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causes the release of more oxygen from hemoglobin

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Haldane effect

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release of oxygen causes a conformational change in hemoglobin that increases the amount of carbon dioxide that can bind

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respiratory center

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the collection of autonomic nuclei within the central nervous system that controls breathing

33
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Pontine respiratory center

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located in the pons

  • facilitates smooth transitions between inspiration and expiration
  • sends signals to medullary respiratory center
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Medullary Respiratory center

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contains two groups:

  • Ventral Respiratory group in anterior medulla contains both inspiratory and expiratory neurons
  • Dorsal respiratory group in posterior medulla
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How does central chemoreceptors regulate breathing rate

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located in medulla (close to medullary respiratory center) monitor pH of CSF

  • CSF pH changes are caused by changes in blood PCO2
  • CO2diffuses from blood to CSF where carbonic acid forms-dissociated into HCO3-and H+
  • Blood PCO is the most importan stimulus affecting breathing. Raising blood PCO2 by 5 mm Hg causes doubling of breathing time. CO2 fluctuations influence sensitive central chemoreceptors
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How does peripheral chemoreceptors regulate breathing rate

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located in aortic and carotid bodies

  • stimulated by changed in H+ or respiratory gases in blood
  • Blood PO2 is not a sensitive regulator of breathing.
  • Arterial oxygen must decrease from 95 to 60 mmHg to have major effect independent of PCO2
  • When PO2 drops its causes peripheral chemoreceptors to be more sensitive to blood PCO2.
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What occurs with the chemoreceptors in responses to an increase in ventilation

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  • Central Chemoreceptors detecting increase H+ concentration of CSF
  • Peripheral chemoreceptors detecting increase in blood H+ or PCO2
38
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What occurs with the chemoreceptors in response to a decrease in ventilation

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detect if they detect decreases in H+ or PCO2

39
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What is the Partial pressure of O2 and CO2 in alveoli?

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PO2= 104 mmHg

PCO2=40 mmHg

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What is the partial pressure of OC and CO2 in systemic cells?

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PO2= 40 mmHg
PCO2= 45mmHg

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