Chapter 10 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Deoxygenated blood enters the rise of the heart through
Right Atrium
What pumps blood to the lungs
Right Ventricle
the oxygenated blood then travels back to the heart into the
Left Atrium
what then pumps the oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
Left Ventricle
the process of loading oxygen molecules onto hemoglobin molecules in the bloodstream
oxygenation
physical act of moving air into and out of the lungs
Ventilation
the actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli as well as the tissues of the body
respiration
104 mm Hg
Oxygen’s partial pressure
40 mm Hg
Carbon Dioxide’s partial pressure
What is the average adults male’s tidal volume
500 mL
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
failure to meet body’s need of oxygen
Hypoxia
fast heart rate
tachycardia
shortness of breath
dyspnea
0-1 minute without oxygen
cardiac irritability
0-4 minutes without oxygen
brain damage not likely
4-6 minutes without oxygen
brain damage possible
6-10 minutes without oxygen
brain damage likely
More than 10 minutes without oxygen
irreversible brain damage
active part of breathing
inhalation
thorax size decreases
exhalation
functional site of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
alveoli
space between the lungs
mediastinum
backup system to control respiration
hypoxic drive