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Chapter 22 Respiratory System Flashcards

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The Respiratory system consists of the

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respiratory and conducting zones

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Respiratory zone

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  • site of gas exchange

* consists of bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli

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COnducting zone

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  • conducts the air to reach the sites of gas exchange

* includes all other respiratory structures (e.g., nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea)

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Respiratory muscles

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diaphragm and other muscles that promote ventilation (the supply of air to the lungs, especially by artificial means)

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Respiratory System

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See picture on back

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Major functions of the respiratory system are to supply the body with

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oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide

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Respiration (the action of breathing) has four distinct processes that must happen. Those 4 processes are:

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  • pulmonary ventilation
  • external respiration
  • transport
  • internal respiration
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Pulmonary ventilation (breathing)

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moving all the air into and out of the lungs

*includes inhalation and expiration

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External respiration

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gas exchange between the lungs and the blood

*occurs in the lungs where oxygen diffuses into the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses into the alveolar air

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Transport

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transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and tissues

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Internal respiration

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gas exchange between systemic blood vessels and tissues

*occurs in the metabolizing tissues, where oxygen diffuses out of the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses out of the cells

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The nose is the only

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externally visible part of the respiratory system

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The nasal cavity lies

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in and posterior to the external nose

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Nasal Cavity

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See picture on back

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Paranasal sinuses are the sinuses in bones that

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surround the nasal cavity

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Sinuses lighten the skill and help to

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warm and moisten the air

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The Pharynx is the

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funnel-shaped tube of skeletal muscle that connects to the:

  • nasal cavity and mouth superiorly
  • larynx and esophagus inferiorly
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The Pharynx extends from the base of the

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skull to the level of the sixth cervical vertebra

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The pharynx is divided into three regions:

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  • nasopharynx
  • oropharynx
  • laryngopharynx
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Nasopharynx lies

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posterior to the nasal cavity, inferior to the sphenoid and superior to the level of the soft palate

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The nasopharynx is strictly an

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air passageway

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The nasopharynx closes during

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swallowing to prevent food from entering the nasal cavity

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the pharyngeal tonsil lies

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high on the posterior wall

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Oropharynx extends inferiorly from the

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level of the soft palate to the epiglottis

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The oropharynx opens to the
oral cavity via an archway called the fauces
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The oropharynx serves as a common
passageway for food and air
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In the oropharynx, the palatine tonsils lie
in the lateral walls of the fauces
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The laryngopharynx serves as a common
passageway for food and air
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The laryngopharynx lies
posterior to the upright epiglottis
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The laryngopharynx extends to the larynx, where the
respiratory and digestive pathways diverge
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The larynx is known as the
voice box
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The larynx attaches to the
hyoid bone and opens into the laryngopharynx superiorly
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The larynx is continuous with
the trachea posteriorly
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The three functions of the larynx are:
* to provide a patent airway * to act as a switching mechanism to route air and good into the proper channels * to function in voice production
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Framework of the Larynx | Laryngeal prominence is known as the
Adam's apple
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Epiglottis is
elastic cartilage that covers the laryngeal inlet during swallowing
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Framework of the Larynx
See picture on back
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Movement of Vocal Cords
See picture on back
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The larynx is closed during
coughing, sneezing and Valsalva's maneuver
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The trachea is a flexible and mobile
tube extending from the larynx into the mediastinum
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The trachea is composed of three layers
mucosa, submucosa, and adventitia
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mucosa
made up goblet cells and ciliated epithelium
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submucosa
connective tissue deep to the mucosa
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adventitia
outermost layer made of C-shaped rings of hyaline cartilage
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Trachea
See picture on back
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Conducting Zone: Bronchi | Bronchi subdivide into
secondary bronchi, each supplying a lobe of the lungs
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COnducting Zones
See picture on back
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Respiratory Zone is defined by
the presense of alveoli; begins as terminal bronchioles feed into repiratory bronchioles
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Respiratory bronchioles lead to alveolar ducts, then to
terminal clusters of alveolar sacs composed of alveoli
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There are approximately 300 million a
alveoli
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The 300 million alveoli account for most of the lungs
volume
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The alveoli also provide tremendous
surface area for gas exchange
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Respiratory Zone
See picture on back
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Respiratory Zone
See picture on back
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Alveoli contain open pores that
* connect adjacent alveoli | * allow air pressure throughout the lung to be equalized
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Alveoli house macrophages that keep
alveolar surfaces sterile
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Respiratory Membrane
See picture on back
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Lungs occupy all of the
thoracic cavity except for the mediastinum
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Root
the site of vascular and bronchial attachments
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Costal surface
anterior, lateral, and posterior surfaces in contact with the ribs
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Apex
narrow superior tip
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Base
an inferior surface that rests on the diaphragm
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Hilus
is the indentation that contains pulmonary and systemic blood vessels
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Organs in the Thoracic Cavity
See picture on back
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Transverse Thoracic Section
See picture on back
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Left lung
separated into upper and lower lobes by the oblique fissure
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Right lung
separated into three lobes by the oblique and horizontal fissures
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Lungs are perfused by two circulations:
pulmonary and bronchial
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Pulmonary arteries
supply systemic venous blood to be oxygenated * branch profusely, along with bronchi * Ultimately feed into the pulmonary capillary network surrounding the alveoli
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Pulmonary veins
carry oxygenated blood from respiratory zones to the heart
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Breathing or pulmonary ventilation consists of two phases:
inspiration and expiration
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Inspiration-
air flows into the lungs
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Expiration-
gases exit the lungs
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Pulmonary ventilation is a mechanical process that
depends on volume changes in the thoracic cavity
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Volume changes lead to pressure changes which lead to
the flow of gases to equalize the pressure
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Inspiration is when
the lungs are stretched and intrapulmonary volume increases
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Expiration is when
thoracic cavity volume decreases
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There are four respiratory volumes
* tidal volume (TV) * inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) * Expiratory reserve volume (ERV * Residual volume (RV)
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Tidal volume (TV)-
air that moves into and out of the lungs with each breath (Approximately 500 ml)
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Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)-
air that can be inspired forcibly beyond the tidal volume (2100-3200 ml)
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Expiratory reserve volume (ERV)-
air that can be evacuated from the lungs after a tidal expiration (1000-1200 ml)
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Residual volume (RV)-
air left in the lungs after strenuous expiration (1200 ml)
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Respiratory capacities:
* Inspiratory capacity (IC) * Functional residual capacity (FRC) * Vital capacity (VC) * Total lung capacity (TLC)
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*Inspiratory capacity (IC)-
total amount of air that can be inspired after a tidal expiration (IRV+TV)
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*Functional residual capacity (FRC)-
amount of air remaining in the lungs after a tidal expiration (RV+ERV)
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*Vital capacity (VC)-
the total amount of exchangeable air (TV+IRV+ERV)
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*Total lung capacity (TLC)-
the sum of all lung volumes (approximately 6000 ml in males)
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Spirometer-
an instrument consisting of a hollow bell inverted over water, used to evaluate respiratory function
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Spirometry can distinguish between:
* obstructive pulmonary disease-increased airway resistance | * restrictive disorders-reduction in total lung capacity from structural or functional lung changes
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Nonrespiratory air movements mostly result from
reflex action | *Examples include: coughing, sneezing, crying, laughing, hiccuping and yawning
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Oxygen transport is when molecular oxygen is
carried in the blood: | * it's bound to hemoglobin (Hb) within red blood cells
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Role of Hemoglobin in oxygen transport; each Hb molecule
binds four oxygen atoms in a rapid and reversible process
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Saturated hemoglobin-
when all four hemes of the molecule are bound to oxygen
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Partially saturated hemoglobin-
when one to three hemes are bound to oxygen
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Lung problems | Chronic obstructed pulmonary disease (COPD)-
a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Symptoms: difficulty breathing, cough, mucus production, and wheezing
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Lung problems | Asthma-
a respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs. Characterized by dyspnea (difficult breathing), wheezing, and chest tightness
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Lung problems | Tuberculosis-
an infectious disease characterized by the growth of nodules in the tissues. Symptoms include fever, night sweats, weight loss, a racking cough, and a splitting headache. Treatment entails a 12-month course of antibiotics.
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Lung problems | Lung cancer-
accounts for 1/3 of all cancer deaths in the U.S. 90% of all patients with lung cancer were smokers

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