Inspiration And Expiration

Question 1

What happens during inspiration

Answer 1

Diaphragm flat
Intercostals contract
Ribs move up and out
Air rushes in

Question 2

What happens during expiration

Answer 2

Diaphragm relaxes
Intercostals relax
Ribs move in and down
Air rushes out

Question 3

What happens when we cough

Answer 3

Abdomen contracts

Glotus opens

Question 4

Describe air flow

Answer 4

Air comes in
Into the apices
Down the bronchus
Splits into left and right brochus

Question 5

Why is the left lung angled

Answer 5

Due to the heart

Question 6

What is the role of the kidneys if the lungs stop working

Answer 6

Kidneys give hydrogen ions to compensate

Question 7

What is the difference between air flow in large and small divisions of the tracheobronchial tree

Answer 7

More air in large divisions

Less air in small divisions

Question 8

What keeps the diaphragm alive?

Answer 8

C3, 4, 5 keeps you breathing and alive

Question 9

What affects resistance through the tracheobronchial tree?

Answer 9

Mucus
Inflammation 
Scarring 
Anophylaptic shock
Disease pathology 
Infection

Question 10

What is the purpose of the cartilage between the ribs

Answer 10

Allows ribs to move during inspiration and expiration

But children don’t have this cartilage