Chapter 23 Exam III Flashcards
(43 cards)
External respiration involves gas exchange between what two structures?
Blood & Alveoli
Internal respiration involves gas exchange between what two structures?
Blood and Body tissues
What type of tissue is there in resp passages?
Sudostratified columnar epithelium
Alveolar & capillary walls are thin permitting what?
Diffusion of gasses
What antibody do asthmatics have too much of?
IgE
Asthma drugs are compiled of what 2 classes of drugs?
Sympathomimentics
Steroids
Type II respiratory cells produce what?
SUrfactant
Simple squamus
Type I cells
___ ___ is a measure if the lung’s “stretchability.”
Lung Compliance
When compliance is abnormally ___ the lungs might fail to hold themselves open and are prone to collapse.
High
When compliance is abnormally ___ WOB is increased.
Low
Which muscles are utilized in breathing?
Diaphragm
Intercostals
An emboli causing a blockage of a branch of the pulmonary artery stops blood flow to a grp of lobules or alveoli is known as a ___ ___.
Pulmonary Embolism
Forced breathing is known as ___.
Hyperpnea
Hyperpnea causes what physiologic result in the body?
Alkalosis
Define tidal volume
Amt of air in and out during 1 resp cycle.
Define Inspiratory Reserve Volume.
Amt of air you can take in over and above tidal volume
Define Expiratory Reserve volume.
Amt of air you can voluntarily expel aft completing normal quiet voluntary resp cycle
Asthmatics have terrible ERVs or IRVs?
ERV
Define Vital Capacity.
Max amt air you can move into or out of your lungs in single resp cycle
What is difference between lung volume and lung capacity?
.
What is residual volume?
Amt of air remaining in lungs aft maximal exhalation
What 3 things keep alveoli inflated.
Surfactant
Residual Volume
Boyle’s Law says what?
For a gas in a closed container, @ constant temp, pressure is inversely proportional to volume