Lecture 20 4/15/14 Flashcards
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Respiratory Centers of the brain
located in the reticular formation of the pons and medulla.
Respiratory Rhythmicity Centers
Sets the basic rhythm for respiration. Not thinking about respiration. Controls the Respiratory Rate and Rhythm at Rest.
Two Parts of the Respiratory Rhythmicity Centers
Dorsal Respiratory Center
Ventral Respiratory Center
Dorsal Respiratory Center
Controls the Respiratory, Rate, and Rhythm Centers.
Ventral Respiratory Center
Anterior to dorsal. Involved in the spill over effect into the ventral during exercise. Increase the respiratory rate.
Apneustic Center
located posterior and inferior to pons. Blocks off or switches off the inspiratory ramp. Adjust the rate and depth of respiration.
Pneumotaxic Center
Involved modifying the activities of the rhythmicity center.
Mechanoreceptors
Respond to lung volume
Mechanoreceptors Proper
Stretch receptors of the lung
Inflation Reflex
Prevents over expansion of the lungs
Deflation Reflex
Opposite of Inflation Reflex. Stimulates inspiration when the lungs begin to collapse.
Baroreceptors
Monitors blood pressure through the lungs
Chemoreceptors
They monitor blood gases and pH.
CO2, O2, and pH.
CO2 is the main driver for what?
Respiration
Increase in CO2 causes what?
Drives respiration.
In high altitudes, what drives respiration?
O2
Higher Centers in the brain?
Cerebrum which allows voluntary control of respiration
Receptors from these areas send info back to the brain to alter respiration. What are they?
Mechanoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
Higher Centers in the Brain
Respiratory Center performance can be altered by what?
Input from:
Mechanoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
Higher Centers in the Brain
Digestion
the process of converting food to chemical substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body’s tissues.
5 Activities of Digestive System
Ingestion
Peristalsis
Mechanical and Chemical Digestion
Absorption
Defecation
Ingestion
eating/taking food into the body
Peristalsis
the movement of food along digestive tract via smooth muscle contraction. Pushes food into one area to the next.
Mechanical and Chemical Digestion are a part of what?
part of the mouth