4 Flashcards
lungfish, amphibians, and some reptiles have what kind of lungs?
saccular
some reptiles and mammals have what kind of lungs?
alveolar
birds have what kind of lungs?
parabronchi
what are kohn pores?
allows communication between different alveoli
what is the geometric rule where if you divide every 90 degrees you will increase your area?
fractal model of air filling tree
explain the dividing of everything in the lung
trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles, respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs
what part leads into the part of the lungs that deal with gas exchange?
terminal bronchioles
when air does not make it all the way to the gas exchanging part of the lung what is it called?
dead space
number of branching before gas exchange part of lung, and than in it
1E^4. 3-6E^8
explain air flow in lungs (mass flow and diffusion)
goes by mass flow until it reaches gas exchanging part of lung where it uses diffusion
explain emphysema
cigarette smoking causes macrophages, proteolytic enzymes, destory elastic fibers, kills cells, destory alevolar walls, less surface area. becomes harder to breath
what irritates the cilia found in lungs? the name for it
chronic bronchitis-smoking
what is another name for emphysema?
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
capillary blood comes into the lung at what amount og mm HG?
40
what are positive pressure breathers?
fish, and amphibians
what are negative pressure breathers?
mammals, reptiles, and birds
positive pressure build us where?
in the mouth
negative pressure created where?
in the thoracic cavity because the diaphrgam moves down
exhalation is largely (active/passive) except for when?
passive. excercise
what is vital capacity?
the amount of air you take in and let go when you take in and release as much as possible
equation for expired ventilation or total ventilation?
V dot E = f x Vt
what is f?
breathing rate