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Chapter 21: The Respiratory System Flashcards

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Most ATP synthesis requires ________ and produces _______.

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Oxygen
Carbon dioxide

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What are the respiratory and cardiovascular systems jointly known as?

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Cardiopulmonary system

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What is respiration?

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The ventilation of lungs (breathing)

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What are the functions of respiration?

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Gas exchange, communication, olfaction, acid-base balance and BP regulation

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What is the conduction division only?

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Air flow

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The conduction system consists of those passages that serve only for airflow, essentailly from the _______

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Nostrils through the major bronchioles

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What is the respiratory divsion of the repiratory system involved in?

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Gas exchange

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The respiratory divison consists of the ____

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Alveoli and other gas-exchange regions

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What is the upper respiratory tract comprised of?

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Nose through larynx
Respiratory organs of head and neck

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What is the lower respiratory tract comprised of?

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Trachea through lungs
respiratory organs of thorax

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What are the functions of the nose?

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Warms, cleanses, humidifies inhaled air

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What are the 3 folds of tissue on lateral walls?

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Superior, middle and inferior nasal conchae

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____ are narrow air passages between each conchae

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Meatuses

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What tissue is the nasal (respiratory) mucosa made of?

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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

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What is the the olfactory epithelium?

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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with Immobile cilia

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____ are stiff guard hairs that block debris from entering nose

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Vibrissae

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The lamina propria contains ____ and has many _____

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Mucous glands
lymphocytes and plasma cells

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What is the erectile tissue (swell body)?

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Venous plexus in inferior conchae

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What tissue is the nasopharynx made of?

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pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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What does the nasopharynx do and contain?

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Receives auditory tubes and contains pharyngeal tonsil

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What tissue is oropharynx made of?

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stratified squamous epithelium

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The oropharynx contains ____ and _______

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palatine and lingual tonsils

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What tissue is the laryngopharynx made of?

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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Where does the laryngopharynx range from?

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Epiglottis to cricoid cartilage

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Why is the Oro- and Laryngo-pharynx lined with stratified squamous epilthelium?
b/c they must contact food and drink
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The voice box is known as the _____
larynx
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What is the function of the larynx?
to keep food and drinks out of the airways
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What is the glottis made of?
vocal cords and superior opening
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____ is the flap of tissue that guards glottis, directs food and drink to esophagus
Epiglottis
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What does the epiglottis do?
Closes airway and directs food to esophagus behind it
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What are the extrinsic ligaments?
Thyrohyoid ligament hyoidepiglottic ligamenet cricotracheal ligament
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Why are they called extrinsic ligamnets?
b/c they link the larynx to other organs
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____ cartilages make up framework of larynx
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What are the 3 solitary/relatively large cartilages of the larynx?
Epiglottic cartilage Thyroid cartilage Cricoid catilage
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________ is the largest, laryngeal prominence (Adam’s apple)
Thyroid cartilage
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What stimulates the growth of Adam's apple?
Testosterone
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What are the 3 smaller, paired cartilages of the larynx?
Arytenoid, corniculate and cuneiform cartilage
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________ is superior a pair, close glottis during swallowing
Vestibular folds
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What do the vocal cords do?
Produce sound
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The trachea is lined with ____ which functions as ______
Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium Mucocillary escalator
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____ is to make a temporary opening in the trachea and insert a tube to allow airflow
Tracheostomy
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What is the bronchial tree comprised of?
the primary (main) bronchi the secondary (lobar) bronchi the tertiary (segmental) bronchi bronchioles alveoli
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The right bronchus of the primary bronchi is slightly ____ and more ______
wider and vertical
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Between the right and left main brochus, where are foreign objects lodged more?
Right
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Each Tertiary (segmental) bronchi feeds a _________
functionally independent unit of the lung
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What do the bronchioles lack?
Cartilage
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Why do the bronchioles have a layer of smooth tissue?
Allows the bronchioles to contract and dilate
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What are the types of the alveolar cells?
(type I) squamous alveolar cells (type II) alveolar cells (great alveolar cells), Alveolar macrophages (dust cells)
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____________ allow for the gas exchange between the capillaries from the pulmonary artery and the alveoli
Type (I) squamous alveolar cells
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________ secrete a lipid and protein mix: surfactant. Also repair damaged squamous cells.
Type (II) alveolar cells, great alveolar cells
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____ cells are a defense against dust particles
Alveolar macrophages (dust cells)
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Why do mammals need alveolar blood supply?
Mammals have this to provide high surface area for gas exchange.
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Why so we need more oxygen?
We need more O2 for our high metabolic rates.
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________ have highest lymphatic drainage in body
Lungs
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Why is there excess fluid in the alveolus?
b/c oncotic pressure here is greater than the low blood pressure
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What side of the lungs is shorter?
Right
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What side of the lungs is taller and narrower?
Left
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The lungs do not ventilate themselves, that job belongs to the skeletal muscles of the trunk, especially the _________
the diaphragm and intercostal muscles
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What is the diaphragm known as?
the primary mover of respiration
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Describe the German legand of Ondine.
Inspired name of real life disorder that results from brain stem damage, usually resultant from polio or neurosurgery damage People must be kept on ventilator while they sleep
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What is the real name of the disease Ondine's Curse called?
Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome or CCHS
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The inflammation of bronchial walls is known as _________.
bronchitis
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What is asthma?
Excessive stimulation and bronchoconstriction
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What happens when type II alveolar cells do not produce enough surfactant?
Respiratory distress syndrome
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____ is the inflammation of lobules
Pneumonia
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In ____, pulmonary vessels are easily blocked by blood clots, fat, or air bubbles
Pulmonary embolism
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What are the factors affecting gas exchange?
Concentration gradients of gases Gas solubility
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What is the concentration gradient in oxygen?
104 mm Hg in alveolar air versus 40 mm Hg in blood
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What is the concentration gradient in carbon dioxide?
46 mm Hg in blood arriving versus 40 mm Hg in alveolar air
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What happens in carbon monoxide posioning?
Carbon monoxide (CO)—competes for the 𝐎𝟐 binding sites on the hemoglobin molecule (competitive inhibition)
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Carboxyhemoglobin binds ____ as tightly as oxygen and ties up Hb for a long time
210
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____ is a deficiency of oxygen in a tissue or the inability to use oxygen
Hypoxia
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What causes hypoxemic hypoxia?
Usually due to inadequate pulmonary gas exchange
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What causes ischemic hypoxia?
Inadequate circulation of blood
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What kind of poison is cyanide?
Metabolic poison
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What is cyanosis?
Blueness of the skin and a sign of hypoxia
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COPD stands for ______
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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What are the major COPDs?
Major COPDs are chronic bronchitis and emphysema
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What can cause COPDs?
Smoking, air pollution, hereditary defects, exposure to airborne irritants
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What prevents choking?
Epiglottis and the pinching of the intrinsic muscles

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