Exam 4 Lecture Notes Flashcards
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required to maintain partial pressure gradients for oxygen to diffuse to pulmonary capillaries
ventilation
ultimately supports cellular respiration
ventilation
decrease in oxygen
hypoxia
complete lack of oxygen
anoxia
necessary for movement of oxygen
pressure gradient
conducting zone has what
lots of hyaline cartilage
conducting zone does what
treats the air
respiratory zone is what
very vasculaized
where does exchange occur (zone and structure)
respiratory zone, alveoli
diaphragm action inhalation
diaphram lowers with contraction, increasing volume in pleural cavity which causes lungs other expand along with cavity, decreasing pressure within them… air rushes into lower pressure area
what is a diaphragm and where does it insert
sheet of muscle, inserts on itself
what happens to diaphragm during exhalation
it relaxes, moves up
when diaphragm contracts, how does it move
moves down
why does diaphragm move down during contraction
helps with volume change
analogy of relationship between lung and pleural sac
lollipop and water filled balloon
which muscles are used all the time
primary respiratory muscles
which group of muscles are used during exertion
accessory respiratory muscles
which muscles are primary respiratory
diaphram, external intercostals
tension pneumothorax aka
collapsed lung
what happens to gradient in collapsed lung
gradient is lost causing air to get into pleural cavity
what cause collapsed lung
puncture to lung, thinning of walls of alveoli causing problems to outside of lungs but inside pleural cavity causing collapse
air in pleural cavity called what
pneumothorax
what actually happens with tension pneumothroax
can push heart against stable lung
how is tension pneumothorax fixed
sucking air out of pleural cavity