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Overview of Respiration & Respiratory Mechanics (Lectures 1&2) Flashcards

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What does internal respiration refer to?

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The intracellular mechanisms that consume oxygen and produce carbon dioxide

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What does external respiration refer to?

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The sequence of events that allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the external environment and the cells in the body

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What are the 4 steps of external respiration?

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  1. Ventilation between atmosphere and alveoli
  2. Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between air in alveoli & blood
  3. Transport fo CO2 and O2 between lungs & tissues
  4. Exchange of O2 & CO2 between blood and tissues
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Which body systems are involved in external respiration?

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Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Haematology, and Nervous System

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What is ventilation?

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Air flow from a region of higher to lower pressure

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Which relation between alveoli and atmospheric pressure must exist to allow air to flow into the lungs?

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The alveolar air pressure must be lower than atmospheric pressure

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Inspiratory muscle contraction allows the thorax and lungs to _____

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expand

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What links the lungs to the chest wall?

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Intrapleural fluid cohesiveness

Negative intrapelural pressure

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What is meant by Intrapleural Fluid Cohesiveness?

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That water molecules in the intrapleural fluid stick together so the pleural membranes stick together

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What is meant by negative intrapleural pressure?

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That the intrapleural pressure is lower than atmospheric pressure

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How does negative intrapleural pressure contribute to Lung to chest wall linkage?

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Creates a transmural pressure gradient across the lung wall so the lungs are forced to expand outwards while the chest is forced to squeeze inwards

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Which pressures are involved in ventilation?

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Atmospheric, intrapleural and intra-alveolar pressure

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Contraction of the diaphragm is controlled by the ____ nerve?

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Phrenic

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Which mechanism causes movement of ribs that results in change in transverse diameter of the thorax

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Bucket-Handle Mechanism

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What is a pneumothorax?

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Air in the Pleural space

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What are main two types of pneumothorax?

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Traumatic

Spontaneous

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Why does a hole in the lung cause a pneumothorax?

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Because air from the atmosphere flows down its concentration gradient and enters the pleural cavity; thus abolishing the transmural gradient

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What gives the lungs their elastic behaviour?

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Alveolar surface tension and elastic connective tissue

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What is alveolar surface tension?

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Attraction between water molecules at liquid air interface –> produces force to prevent stretching of the lungs in the alveoli

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What would happen if the alveoli were lined only by water?

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Surface tension would be too strong and the alveoli would collapse

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What is LaPlace’s Law?

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P = 2T/r 
P = inward directed collapsing pressure
T = Surface tension
r = radius of alveoli 
i.e. smaller alveoli have a higher tendency to collapse
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What is the purpose of pulmonary surfactant?

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Lower alveolar surface tension and prevent smaller alveoli from collapsing

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What is Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome caused by?

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Premature babies may have insufficient surfactant so they make every strenuous inspiratory efforts to overcome the high surface tension and inflate the lungs

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What is alveolar interdependence

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If an alveolus starts to collapse the surrounding alveoli are stretched & recoil exerting forces in collapsing alveolus to open it

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What forces keep the alveoli open (3)?
Pulmonary surfactant Transmural pressure gradient Alveolar interdependence
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What forces promote alveolar collapse?
Alveolar surface tension | Elasticity of stretched pulmonary connective tissue
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What are the major muscles of inspiration?
Diaphragm External intercostal muscles Sternum Ribs
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What are the accessory muscles of Inspiration?
``` Sternocleidomastoid Scalenus Serratus anterior Pectoralis major Pectoralis minor Lattissimus dorsi ```
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When are accessory muscles of inspiration used?
During forceful inspiration, either due to physiological or pathological reasons
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When do the major muscles of inspiration contract?
Every inspiration; relaxation --> cause passive expiration
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What is Tidal volume?
Volume of air entering/leaving the lungs during a single breath
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What is the Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)?
Extra volume that can be inspired above the typical resting tidal volume
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What is the inspiratory capacity (IC)?
Maximum volume of air that can be inspired at the end of a normal quiet inspiration
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What is the expiratory reserve volume (ERV)?
Extra volume of air that can be actively expired beyond normal volume of air after resting tidal volume
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What is the residual volume (RV)?
Minimum volume of air remaining in the lungs after maximal expiration
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What is the functional residual capacity (FRC)?
The volume of air at the end of a normal passive expiration (FRC = ERV + RV)
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What is vital capacity?
The maximum volume of air the can be moved out during a single breath following a maximum inspiration (VC = IRV + TV + ERV)
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What is the total Lung Capacity?
The maximum volume of air that the lungs can hold | TLC = VC + RV
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What is Forced Vital Capacity?
Volume that can be forcibly expelled from the lungs following a maximum inspiration
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What is the FEV1?
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second - the volume of air that can be expired during the 1st second of expiration in a FVC determination
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What is the normal range of the FEV1/FVC ratio?
> 70%
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How can FVC and FEV1 be determined?
Spirometry
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What kind of FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC ratio would andairway obstructive disease show?
``` FVC = low/normal FEV1 = low FEV1/FVC = low ```
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What kind of FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC ratio would an airway restrictive disease show?
``` FVC = low FEV1 = low FEV1/FVC = normal ```
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What kind of FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC ratio would a combination of airway restrictive and obstructive disease show?
``` FVC = low FEV1 = low FEV1/FVC = low ```
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How can airflow be calculated?
F = change in pressure / resistance
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Resistance in a normal airway is _____
very low
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What is the primary determinant of airway resistance?
The radius of the conducting airway
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What effect does parasympathetic stimulation have on the airways?
Bronchoconstriction
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Wha effect does sympathetic stimulation have on the airways?
Bronchodilation
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What is more difficult; inspiration or expiration?
Expiration
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Why is expiration more difficult in patients with an airway obstruction?
Dynamic airway compression: if there is an obstruction the driving pressure between airway & alveolus is lost over the obstructed segment causing a fall in airway pressure along the airway downstream and resulting in airway compression by rising pleural pressure during active expiration
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What worsens obstructive airways?
If the elastic recoil of the lungs is decreased
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What is the purpose of a peak flow meter?
Gives an estimate of peak flow rate - assesses airway function in patients with an obstructive airway disease
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What is pulmonary compliance?
Measure of the effort needed to stretch/distend the lungs
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Which units are used to measure pulmonary compliance?
Volume change per unit of pressure
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What can decrease pulmonary compliance?
``` Pulmonary fibrosis Pulmonary oedema Lung collapse Pneumonia Absence of surfactant ```
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Decreased pulmonary compliance may show a _______ lung disease pattern in spirometry?
Restrictive
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When does pulmonary compliance increase abnormally?
if the lungs' elastic recoil is lost
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Dynamic airway obstruction is aggregated in patients with __________(3)
Obstructed airways Emphysema COPD
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How much of total energy expenditure is normally needed for quiet breathing?
3%
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In which cases is the work of breathing increased? (4)
Decreased pulmonary compliance Increased Airway resistance Decreased elastic recoil If there is no need for increased ventilation
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Which mechanism causes movement of ribs that results in change in anteroposterior diameter of the thorax?
Pump-Handle mechanism

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