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Respiratory physiology

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By: Aoife O'Connor
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Decks in this class (17)

intro to resp physiology
What is the anatomical dead space,
What is the physiological dead space,
What is alveolar dead space
14  cards
anatomy & histology of respiratory system
What are the functions of the res...,
What is inspiration,
What is expiration
31  cards
lung volumes & alveolar ventilation
Define the term tidal volume,
What amount of air in ml is the t...,
Define inspiratory reverse volume...
29  cards
Mechanics of breathing 1
Describe the active process of in...,
What occurs as a result of the co...,
What is boyle s law
26  cards
Mechanics of breathing 2
What kind of pressure allows the ...,
What is pip,
What forces cause pip to be negative
27  cards
Transport of oxygen
What is dalton s law of partial p...,
How is the partial pressure of ox...,
Why do we need to measure water v...
29  cards
transport of CO2
What are the 6 layers of the resp...,
What are the 4 factors affecting ...,
If there is an increase in membra...
21  cards
Acid base balance
What is an acid,
What are voltaile acids,
What are fixed acids
24  cards
Acid base balance 2 - acidosis and alkalosis
What is the respiratory response ...,
What is the respiratory response ...,
What is the definition of acidosi...
27  cards
oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the lung
What does fick s law state,
How does oxygen move in gas excha...,
How does carbon dioxide move in g...
30  cards
pulmonary circulation
Compare the ciruclation differenc...,
Why does the mean pressure in the...,
Compare vascular resistance and p...
24  cards
Pulmonary shunt
What is a shunt,
What are examples of normal shunt,
What is intrapulmonary shunt
5  cards
control of breathing
Where is the respiratory centre o...,
What is the function of the respi...,
Describe the dorsal respiratory g...
25  cards
Peripheral chemoreceptors
What is a chemoreceptor,
What are the 2 types of chemorece...,
Where are the peeipheral chemorec...
23  cards
protective reflexes
Describe the nasal receptors foot...,
Describe the laryngeal receptors ...,
What is laryngospasm
19  cards
Central chemoreceptors
Where are the central chemorecept...,
What is a chemoreceptor,
What are the central chemorecepto...
16  cards
airway resistance / obstruction
What is the pressure gradient in ...,
What equation is relavent to the ...,
Therefore if the pressure gradien...
33  cards

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