Exam III - Respiratory and Digestive Flashcards
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Blood gas transport
Moves O2 and CO2 in the blood (through hemoglobin)
Pulmonary ventilation
First air taken in and out of lungs
How does inspiration work?
We are negative pressure breathers. We suck air in. Pulmonary alveoli pressure must be lower than atmospheric pressure during inspiration.
How does expiration work?
Pulmonary alveoli pressure must be greater than atmospheric pressure during expiration.
Boyle’s Law
As volume increases pressure decreases. If you have an amount of water in small container but move the water to a bigger container (volume) the pressure decreases.
Negative pressure
Lungs get bigger to lower pressure so they can fill with oxygen
Pressure at sea level?
760 mmHg = 1 atmosphere
What does pressure drop to during inspiration?
755 mmHg
What does pressure drop to during expiration?
765 mmHg
As you go higher does atmospheric pressure increase or decrease?
Decrease
Hilus
Where lungs are attached
Intraplueral space
Normally negative pressure. Between lungs and ribs.
Visceral Pleural
Lining of the outside of lungs
Parietal Pleural
Inside lining of thoracic cavity
Pleurisy
When it hurts when you breath, because no fluid between visceral and parietal pleura
Pneumothorax
Lung collapsed
Atelectasis
Could be caused by hydrothorax or hemothorax. Tissue of lung collapses or fails to develop.
When thoracic cavity increases (inspiration), does pleural pressure increase or decrease?
Decreases, so oxygen will move into the lungs
When thoracic cavity decreases (expiration), does pleural pressure increase or decrease?
Increases, so oxygen will move out and alveoli pressure increases
Normal expiration is a __________ process.
Passive
Compliance
Measure of destincibility, elasticity, and stretch ability of the lungs or thorax. ( change in volume divided by change in pressure)
Lung compliance
Stretch ability, elasticity of the lungs
CL = 0.2 L / cm h2o
Chest wall compliance
Stretch ability, elasticity of chest wall
Total compliance
Depends on lung and chest compliance