A&P Exam IV Flashcards

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What is the purpose of the FEF 25/75 test?

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More sensitive test for medium and small airway obstruction

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What is the FEF 25/75?

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The rate of airflow when the middle half of VC is being expired

Ignores beginning 25% and last 25% of expiration.

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If the result of a PFT comes in below the predicted value then the test is considered to be….

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Abnormal

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If the result of a PFT comes in near the predicted value then the test is considered to be….

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Normal

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What type of effort is not included in the FEF 25/75?

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Dependent

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What is a good FEF 25/75 for a patient with asthma?

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1000 mL/s

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What is another term for FEF 25/75?

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Forced Mid Expiratory Flow (FMEF)

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What 3 things generate the negative pleural pressure?

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  1. Chest wall
  2. Lungs
  3. Diaphragm tone
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What does loss of elastin cause?

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  1. Higher lung volumes
  2. More positive pleural pressure
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What is the reason we have a lower lung volume while supine?

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Less chest wall recoil in the supine position

Determines FRC

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What are the reasons that paralytics cause a decrease in lung volume?

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  1. Decrease tone of diaphragm
  2. Decrease tone of intercostal muscles
  3. Decrease outward chest recoil
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What controls the rate and depth of breathing?

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Medulla in the brainstem

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What is the pH in the CSF?

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7.31

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What percentage of blood gas sensing is controlled by central chemoreceptors? Peripheral?

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85% ; 15%

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Where are the cartoid bodies located?

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Just before the bifurcation of the internal and external carotid arteries

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Chest wall recoils…

at FRC

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Outwards

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How many pairs of carotid bodies are there?

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2 pairs

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How many aortic bodies do we have?

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3-5

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How do carotid bodies send information? Aortic bodies?

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CN IX (Glossopharyngeal); CN X (Vagus)

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The peripheral chemoreceptors are primarily concerned with…

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Oxygen

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Brain stem (central) chemoreceptors are primarily concerned with…

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CO2
H+

also looks at O2

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As O2 decreases, carotid body impulses…

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increase

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As O2 increases, carotid body impulses…

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decrease

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What control center can we have voluntary control?

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respiratory system

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Where is the diaphragm fastened?
L-spine in the abdomen
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Which ribs have intercostal muscles?
The first 10
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What are the two sets of muscles that stabalize the ribcage?
1. Scalene 2. Sternocleidomastoid
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What are the two connection points for the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Sternum and mastoid process (behind ear) | and clavicle
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What are the connections for the pectoralis minor?
Scapula and front of the ribcage
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What are all the accesory breathing muscles? | there are several...
1. Serratus Anterior 2. Pectoralis Minor 3. Sternocleidomastoid 4. Scalene Muscles 5. Intercostal Muscles 6. Rectus Abdominus 7. Interal and external oblique 8. Trasnverse abdominus
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What anchors the falx cerebri to the skull?
Crista Galli
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What are the 3 sets of tonsils called?
1. Pharyngeal/Adenoids 2. Palatine 3. Lingual
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Lungs recoil...
inwards
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What happens when a lung has a smaller than normal recoil?
Chest wall pulls out further 1. increase our lung volume 2. increases pleural pressure (less negative)
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How does being supine affect chest recoil?
decreases outward recoil
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How does being upright affect chest recoil?
Increases outward recoil
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What does the pons look like?
An olive
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What is normal arterial blood pH?
7.4
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What is the pH, PCO2, and protein concentration in arterial blood?
pH 7.4 PCO2 40 mmHg Protein buffers
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What is the pH, PCO2, and protein concentration in CSF?
pH 7.32 PCO2 50 mmHg Little protein
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Where in the medulla are the chemoreceptors found?
Anterolateral sides
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What stimulates respiratory drive?
Increased H+ Increased PCO2 Decreased O2
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What happens with chemoreceptors if levels are 80 mmHg or above?
Chemoreceptors slow down
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What happens with chemoreceptors if levels are 60 mmHg or below?
chemoreceptors increase firing speed
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If there is an increase activity/O2 requirements how does the body change ventilation?
1. Increases VT if that isn't enough or is not possible 2. RR increases
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If there is an increase in activity/O2 requirements how does the body change perfusion?
1. Increase CO 2. BP also increases
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If there is an decrease in activity/O2 requirements how does the body change perfusion?
CO reduced and BP decreases
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How can we decrease BP without giving an medications?
Increase ventilation of the patient Blow off CO2
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H2O + CO2 --->
H2CO3
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H2CO3 -->
HCO3 + H+
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What happens to Ca2+if there is a large decrease in H+ concentration (blow off too much CO2)?
Ca2+ will bind to the plasma proteins in place of the H+. This decreases ionized Ca2+, thereby **reducing CO**
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What are the two connective tissue layers of pleura? Where are they found?
1. Visceral - on the lungs 2. Parietal - on the inside of the chest | Thin layer of mucus lubricates
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Which set of intercostal muscles help with inspiration?
External intercostals
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Which set of intercostal muscles help with expiration?
Internal intercostals
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What is the location and connections for scalene muscle on rib 5?
Anterior C3-C6
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What is the location and connections for the scalene muscle on rib 6?
Middle C3-C7
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What is the location and connections for scalene muscle 7?
Posterior C5-C7
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Contraction of the serratus anterior occurs during
Inspiration Pulls on side of the ribs to increase size of chest cavity
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What does contraction of the pectoralis minor do?
Pulls shoulder forward unless we are holding arms on stable surface
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What are the abdominal muscles? Do they help with inspiration or expiration?
Rectus Abdominus Internal Oblique External Oblique Transverse Abdominus Assist w expiration during labored breathing
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What are the divisions of the upper airway?
1. Nasopharynx 2. Oropharynx 3. Laryngopharynx
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What is the anesthesia consideration for the tongue?
Tongue is controlled by skeletal muscles. Paralytics will cause tongue to relax and fall backwards and obstruct airway.
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What is the opening for the drainage from the middle ear into the throat called?
Pharyngeal Tympanic Tube or Eustatian canal
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What are the projections on the inside of the nose? What are they for?
Concha 1. Increases the SA for warming and humidification 2. Functions as turbines to speed airflow through the nose
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What are the roles of the nose?
1. Mucus production (filter) 2. Humidification 3. Warming air
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Why is the nose able to add humidity?
Inside of nose is very vascular. Supplies water needed for humidification, mucus production and warmth.
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What is the noses primary source of blood supply?
External carotid artery | some branches from internal carotid a via opthalmic a
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How many sets of concha do we have?
1. Superior 2. Middle 3. Inferior
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The inferior concha are part of what bone?
Maxilla (upper jaw bone)
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The middle and superior concha are part of what bone?
Ethmoid
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How should we place an ETT inside a nasal airway?
Midline along the floor of the nose. More space at the bottom.
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What canial nerve innervates a majority of the oral cavity?
CN 5 (Trigeminal)
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What cranial nerve innervates everything at the back of the throat behind the tongue and from the larynx to trache?
CN X (Vagus)
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What cranial nerve innervates the lower portion of the nasopharynx?
CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)
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What cranial nerve innervates the upper portions of the nasopharynx?
CN V (Trigeminal)
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What are the 3 salivary glands?
1. Parotid (on side of face, large, susceptible to injury) 2. Submandiublar 3. Sublingual
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What are the nerves that give us icecream fog/brainfreeze?
Nasopalantine nerve Infraorbital nerve Greater palatine nerve Lesser palantine nerve Buccal Nerve | Seek clarification on this one
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What are the 3 divisions of CN V? What do they innervate?
V1- Opthalmic (eyes, forehead) V2 - Maxillary (roof of mouth, nose) V3 - Mandibular (mandible)
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What CNs are responsible for somatic sensation on the tongue?
Trigeminal (V) Glosspharyngeal (IX) Vagus (X)
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What CNs are responsible for taste sensation on the tongue?
Glossopharyngeal (IX) Facial (VII)
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Why does the turbines in the nose help with filtration?
Spining the air makes it easier to get caught in mucus
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What is capable of paralyzing the cilia?
Smoke, toxins
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Where is cilia found?
All the way from the small airways all the way up through the trachea
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Where does the curve of the MAC blade pull the tongue forward?
Behind the lingual tonsil and in front of the epiglottis (valecula)
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Where is the pivot point in the larynx?
where the epiglottis is attached to the front part of the larynx at the thyroid cartilage
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What happens in the larynx when you swallow?
Epiglottis seals off the cords
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Where is the valecula located?
inbetween the lingueal tonsil and the epiglottis
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What is the "J shaped" cartilage?
Thyroid cartilage
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What direction does the epiglottis and larynx move during swallowing?
epiglottis moves downward (on a hinge) and larynx moves upward to close off the vocal cords
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What is located between the tracheal cartilage and thyroid cartilage?
cricoid cartilage
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What is the only continuous cartilage?
Cricoid cartilage | Makes a complete circle
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What ligaments hold the hyoid bone in place?
Median Thyrohyoid ligament Thyrohyoid ligament Hyoepiglottic ligament (?) Thyrohyoid membrane
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Where is the formen for superior laryngeal artery and nerve located?
Thyrohyoid membrane
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What does the superior laryngeal nerve branch from? What branch enters the foramen?
Vagus (X); Internal branch of the SLN
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What does the external laryngeal nerve innervate?
Motor function for cricothyroid muscles
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What does the internal superior laryngeal nerve innervate?
Sensory for the larynx Ex something stuck in throat
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What are the parts of the cricothyroid muscle?
Straight part Oblique part
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What innervates the other muscles inside of the voicebox?
Inferior laryngeal nerve
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Where does the inferior laryngeal nerve branch from?
Left recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN)
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Where does the inferior laryngeal nerves enter the voicebox?
Underneath the cricoid cartilage
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What is a potential complication of the removal of the thyroid gland?
Inferior Laryngeal Nerve can get damaged
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Where is the reccurance of the left recurrant laryngeal nerve (RLN)?
arises anteriorly at the level of the arch of the aorta and loops posteriorly under the aortic arch and back up through the neck
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Where is the recurrance of the right recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN)?
loops around the right subclavian artery
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What are the extensions on the upper posterior portion of the thyroid cartilage called?
Superior horns
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What do the superior horns of the thyroid cartilage connect to?
connects back of the thyroid cartilage to the horns of the hyoid bone via the thyrohyoid ligament
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What is the extension at the base of the thyroid cartilage? What does it connect to?
Cricothyroid joint; cricoid cartilage
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What happens if we pull on the front portion of the thyroid cartilage?
Angles downward due to joint at the superior horn
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What connects the cricoid cartilage to the thyroid cartilage? What is important to know about this spot?
Cricothyroid ligament; area for cricothyrotomy
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Where is the pivot point for thyroid cartilage on the cricoid cartilage?
inferior articular facets
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Why is the cricoid cartilage good at sealing off the esophagus when applying pressure?
Rear portion of the cricoid cartilage (lamina) is larger and has more surface area
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What structure connects with the articular superior facets of the cricoid cartilage?
Arytenoid cartilage
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Why arent the cartilage rings on the trachea complete?
1. Allows room for esophagus to expand when filled with food 2. Allows trachea to narrow during coughing to increase velocity of air
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What connects the cricoid cartilage with the trachea?
cricotracheal ligament?
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What twists, bends, moves around considerably to manipulate vocal cords for speech?
arytenoid cartilage
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How fast does air move during a cough?
50 mph
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What the normal length of the trachea?
10-12 cm | 9-11 cm is intrathoracic
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What amount of the trachea is extrathoracic?
2-4 cm
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What fuses tracheal rings together?
Annular ligaments
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What is the special piece of cartilage at the end of the trachea? What is its purpose?
Carina; directs airflow into the two mainstem bronchi
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Which mainstem bronchi is more vertical?
Right
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Which mainstem bronchi is more horizontal?
Left
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Which mainstem bronchi has a larger diameter?
Right | Right lung is larger than the left
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Which mainstem bronchi is longer in length?
Left
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What angle is formed between the two mainstem bronchi? What can change this angle?
70o Deep inspiration (especially via negative pressure breathing)
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What is the angle of the right mainstem bronchus off of vertical?
25o
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What is the angle of the left mainstem bronchus off of vertical?
45o
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What decreases the angle between the two mainstem bronchi? What increases it?
inspiration; expiration
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Where is the arytenoid cartilage seated?
On top of the cricoid cartilages?
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What are the attachment points on arytenoid cartilage called?
processes
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What is on the tips of arytenoid cartilage?
Corniculate cartilage
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What are the "true" cords? What are the "false" cords?
Vocal ligaments; folds of tissue immediately lateral to the true vocal cords
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Where do the vocal ligaments attach?
thyroid cartilage where the laryngeal prominence is and the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage
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Are the cords open or closed when speaking?
Mostly closed, very narrow opening
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Where does the cricothyroid muscle attach?
Arch of the cricoid cartilage
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What increases the tightness of the vocal cords (made more taut)?
Cricoid cartilage pivoting down | increases difficulty of getting ETT inbetween the cords
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All the muscles that increase the tightness of the cords are thought to be...
intrinsic muscles
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External laryngeal muscles (more superficial) that wrap around the cord are thought to be...
Extrinisc
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What muscles tighten the vocal cords?
Cricothyroid muscle Vocalis muscle
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What muscles **adduct** the vocal cords?
Thyroarytenoid muscle Transverse arytenoid muscle Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
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What muscles **abduct** the vocal cords?
Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
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What are the 6 laryngeal muscles?
Cricothyroid Vocalis Thyroarytenoid Transverse arytenoid Posterior cricoarytenoid Lateral cricoarytenoid
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What muscles have **no effect** on the rima glottidis?
Cricothyroid Vocalis
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What muscles **open** the rima glottidis?
Posterior cricoarytenoid | Should only be posterior?
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What muscles close the rima glottidis?
Thyroarytenoid Transverse arytenoid Lateral cricoarytenoid
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What is the rima glottidis?
opening between the vocal cords
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Where does the vocalis muscle attach?
Arytenoid cartilage where the vocal ligaments attach just lateral
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Where does the thyroarytenoid muscle attach?
Back of the arytenoid cartilage connects the thyroid cartilage and the arytenoid cartilage | pivot, swivel movement
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What muscle connects the two arytenoid cartilages together medially? What does it do?
transverse arytenoid; Pulls arytenoid cartilages closer together
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What is the smallest of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles?
Transverse arytenoid
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Where does posterior cricoarytenoid muscle connect?
posterior inferior tips of the arytenoid cartilage | swivel motion
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What is the laryngeal muscle we want to contract during intubation?
posterior cricoarytenoid
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What are the two muscles are on the opposing sides of the arytenoid cartilage?
Posterior cricoarytenoid Lateral cricoarytenoid
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What is the narrowest part of the adult airway? neonate, pediatric airway?
Cricoid cartilage; vocal cords
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What is the opening between the vocal cords called?
Transglottic space
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What is the atmospheric pressure at the top of mount everest (29,000 ft)?
~ 250 mmHg
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What is the inspired PiO2 at the summit of mount everest (29,000ft)
43 mmHg
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What gases are toxic in excess?
1. O2 2. CO2 3. N2
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What are the 4 dangerous oxygen molecules?
O2- Superoxide OONO- Peroxynitrite H2O2 Hydrogen Peroxide NO Nitric Oxide | controlled by superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase, acetylcysteine
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What does polio do?
Destroys motor neurons ## Footnote No phrenic nerve, can't use diaphragm
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What is the venous PO2 and saturation?
40 mmHg ; 75%
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How much Hgb is required for a PAO2 of 100 mmHg?
15g
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What is a normal RQ value? What is the RQ for carbs, fats, and proteins alone? Which is the lowest? Why?
Normal - 0.8 Carbs - 1 Fats - 0.7 Proteins - 0.8 | Less CO2 being generated by fats
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What is the age formula? What does it tell us?
(Age + 10)/4 Estimates | Ex. (90+10)/4 = 100/4 = 25
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What is the R value affected by?
carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism | Less CO2 being generated by fats
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What is the alveolar gas equation? What does it calculate?
PAO2 = [(PB-PH2O) x FIO2]-PaCO2/R **Predicts alveolar PO2**
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What is the RQ respiratory quotient?
amount of CO2 produced / O2 used
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How much CO2 is produced each minute?
225 mL/min
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What is required for the alveolar gas equation?
FiO2, arterial blood sample (for PaCO2) Want PaO2 to be close to alveolar PAO2 (closer the better)
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What is the central formula?
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Small changes in pH equals...
Large changes in [H+] | Logarithmic (pH 7 to pH 8 is 10 fold increase!)
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What is the pH concentration units?
nmol/L
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How many cartilaginousous rings are there?
20
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What holds the trachea together?
Annular ligaments
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The chemical reaction that produces 100% O2 in planes is
exothermic
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As we elevation decreases pressure______. As elevation increases pressure ______.
increases; decreases
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When does pressure double under water?
33 ft | Pressure increases by 1 ATM every 30 ft
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Air cylinders from scubing diving are generally filled with
regular air 79% N2 21 O2
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What could happen to scuba divers with regular air containers?
N2 pressures could be 4x that of O2. This will force more N2 into the blood. N2 will now come out of solution if the surrrounding pressure decreases.
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What are other options for the air cylinders?
1. Increase O2 to a 50:50 mix. Would decreases N2 concentration in lungs Risks: O2 PP would increase, flammable 2. Use inert gas He does not act the same as N2. Expensive.
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Why is it good N2 insoluble for anesthesia?
Packing gas that holds alveoli open, takes up space.
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When are the cords at full abduction?
Maximum inspiration | Running a marathon
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When are the cords at gentle abduction?
During normal breathing
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When are the cords at phonation?
During speech
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Why are the cords nearly closed while we speak?
Prevents lungs from deflating while we're speaking and the only way to generate enough vibration to speak
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When are the cords in stage whisper?
Whispering
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How far can the pressure go up in a hyperbaric chamber in a hospital?
3 ATM
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What does hyperbaric chamber therapy do?
Increases pressure of O2 to provide increased amounts of O2 to wound tissues
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How much O2 is in 1 dL of arterial blood?
20 mL
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How much O2 is in the dissolved state
0.3 mL O2 | per dL?
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When we reach O2 carrying capacity for Hgb, any added O2 has to be...
in the dissolved form
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If lung O2 pressures are 1000 mmHg, what would the dissolved O2 be?
3.0 mL of O2 in dissolved state (10x) | Linear relationship
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What happens when you place an extra electron on O2? What is it called?
O2 becomes highly reactive. Damages cells; Superoxide
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What does superoxide bind with? What do they form?
Nitric oxide; Peroxynitrite (OONO-) | Can cause CA. **Damages DNA.**
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What breaks down superoxide?
Superoxide dismutase
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What can remove free radicals or detoxify the liver?
Acetylcysteines
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How does the iron lung work during inspiration and expiration?
On inspiration, pressure in the cylinder decreases. On expiration, pressure increases. Negative pressure breathing Outside perimeter of lung tissue is pulled open due to lower pressure. | Close to how we normally breath
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What is the Hgb carrying capacity?
20.1 mL | 20.4 mL if 100% saturation
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What is the amount dissolved O2 in venous blood?
0.12 mL
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What happens to PAO2 and PaO2 as we get older? Why?
The lower the arterial PO2 goes. Both numbers seperate from each other as we get older due to increases in shunting and deadspace.
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Why do fats generate less CO2?
As fatty acid tail is being consumed for NRG, the H+ are liberated and attach to O2, which forms H2O and reduces CO2 formed. .
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What is the difference between ETCO2 and PACO2 in young people?
As we get older the numbers get further apart. If we are young the distance between the two numbers is ~3 mmHg.
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Why are the ETCO2 and PaCO2 numbers are different?
ETCO2 coming out of good alveoli is diluted out by CO2 coming out of the dead space simultaneously, which increases as we get older. | Arterial CO2 is higher than ET
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What can cause seperation between the Alveolar-arterial gas differences?
Age V/Q mismatch Abnormal diffusion barrier (too much fluid in lungs)
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What manages pH in the body?
Kidneys (long term acid/base mgmt) Buffers in the body (short term) Respiratory system
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The direction of the carbonic anhydrase reaction depends on....
Activity is dependent on the substrates in the area too much CO2 = H+ and HCO3- too much H+ and HCO3-= H2O and CO2
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What is the pH of venous blood?
7.35 | pH = -log [H+]
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What is the H+ concentration in the blood?
0.00004 mEq/L | Body functions rely on narrow pH range
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What is the relation between acids and bases with protons?
Acids are H+ donors Bases are H+ acceptors
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What is a nonvolatile acid?
Acid that cannot be removed by respiratory system. Kidney has to process it.
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What pH are buffers effective at?
Within 1 of the pKa.
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How does the body use phosphate?
1. NRG 2. Urinary buffering 3. Signaling (turns off and on)
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What is the lowest tolerable urinary pH?
pH = 4.5
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What are the urinary buffers?
HCO3- HPO5- NH3 | Urinary pH = 4.5
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What is the normal HCO3- level in the body?
24 mE/L
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What is the PaCO2 in venous blood and arterial blood? What is the PACO2 in the alveoli?
45 mmHg; 40 mmHg; 40 mmHg | stabilizes
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A decrease in FRC during anesthesia is mediated by what 3 things? How much does FRC decrease?
1. Supine 2. Paralytics 3. Anesthetics decreases by 2 L. New FRC = 1L. | **PRE OXYGENATE**
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Why is important for us to have a PACO2 40 mmHg?
Helps stabilize gas pressures in the blood, which can affect BP and CO. Serves to stabilize blood PaCO2levels.
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What is an example of a weak acid given in class?
Carbonic Acid H2CO3 | Less H+ donation
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What are alkaline metals?
K+ Na+ Li+ This is why we call patients alkalotic. These metals make strong bases.
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What are the acids associated with normal & abnormal metabolism?
PCO2; Ketones; | Pathology can be involved
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What medication is an acid that we can ingest?
Aspirin (acetylsalycilic acid)
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If the floor of the pH is 4.5, how do we remove H+ from the body?
H+ has to be carried by other urinary buffers
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Can compensation eliminate the acid/base problem?
No. Neither the kidney or lungs will never be able to completely fix a metabolic problem.
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What do the different isobars indicate?
Differences in patient's PCO2 with a normal line plotted in the middle. Hypercapneia is on the left of the graph and hypocapneia is on right. **The degree of the respiratory problem is indicated by how far the isobar is from normal.**
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What does the blue potion in the center of the graph mean?
Represents body's ability to compensate for the acid/base problems. Body can handle blue region within normal limits | Nomogram
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What can cause chronic respiratory alkalosis?
Someone has transitioned to a high altitude. Person will increase rate and depth of breathing.
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What kind of problem is metabolic acidosis?
A bicarb problem
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What is a good correcter of chronic metabolic acidosis?
Lung Increased ventilation to blow off CO2
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How does the body respond to metabolic alkalosis?
Reduce alveolar ventilation PCO2 will rise **Respiratory system's compensation to metabolic alkalosis is less efficient compared to its compensation of metabolic acidosis.**
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The respiratory system's compensation of metabolic alkalosis is less efficient compared to its compensation of metabolic acidosis. Why?
We can only decrease our alveolar ventilation so much. **Decreasing VA will cause hypoxemia, which will trigger an increase in VA.**
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What are the anesthesia related complications that cause respiraotry acidosis?
Anesthetics Sedatives Opiates
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# What do these drugs/disorders cause? Spinal cord injury Phrenic nerve injury Polio, Guillain Barre Botulism, tetanus Myasthenia gravis
Respiratory acidosis
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# What do these drugs/disorders cause? Chest wall restriction Lung restriction Airway obstruction Pulmonary parenchymal diseases
Respiratory acidosis
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# What do these drugs/disorders cause? Pulmonary fibrosis Sarcoidosis Pneumothorax Kyphoscoliosis Extreme obesity
Respiratory acidosis
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# What do these drugs/disorders cause? Anxiety Inflammation Cerebrovascular disease Tumors Hyperventilation syndrome
Respiratory alkalosis
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# What do these drugs/disorders cause? Saliclate OD Bacteremias, fever Acute asthma Hypoxia High altitude
Respiratory alkalosis
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# What do these drugs/disorders cause? Methanol Ethanol Salicylates Ethylene glycol Ammonium chloride
Metabolic acidosis
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# What do these drugs/disorders cause? Diarrhea Pancreatic fistulas Renal dysfunction
Metabolic acidosis
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# What do these drugs/disorders cause? Lactic acidosis Hypoxemia Anemia CO Shock Severe exercise ARDS
Metabolic acidosis