Respiratory A&P Flashcards
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Respiration
The exchange of gas between an organism and its environment
Inspiration
The process of bringing oxygen to cells of the body to sustain life
Expiration
The process of eliminating waste products by breathing out
ribs
- 12 pairs of ribs that form a cylinder-like structure that enclose the lungs
- posterior attachment to the vertebral column
- anterior attachment to the sternum via cartilage
- provides primary structural support for respiration
true ribs
1-7
make direct attachment to the sternum
false ribs
8-10
makes attachment to the sternum by means of cartilage
floating ribs
11-12
articulate only with the vertebral column; 11-12
Each rib has…
Head Neck Tubercle Shaft Angle
ribs connect to the spinal column by
ligaments
clavicular breathing
short
chest
3 components of sternum
- Manubrium sterni
- Corpus sterni
- Xiphoid Process
muscles of rib cage for inspiration
External Intercostals
Serratus Posterior
Levatores Costrum Longus
Levatores Costrum Brevis
accessory muscles of the neck for inhalation
Sternocleiodomastoid Scalenes (Anterior, Middle, Posterior)
diaphragm
Thick, dome-shaped muscle that forms the floor of the thoracic (chest) cavity
3 major openings of diaphragm
Abdominal Aorta
Esophageal hiatus
Inferior vena cava
negative pressure
The decrease in pressure
inhalation
Boyle’s law
given a gas of constant temperature, if you increase the volume of the chamber that holds the gas, the pressure will decrease
When contracted, the diaphragm…
pulls the central tendon down and out
Bronchial tree
Main stem bronchi (primary bronchi)
Lober bronchi (secondary bronchi)
Terminal respiratory bronchi (Tertiary Bronchi) at the end called bronchioles
At end of becomes alveolar ducts, which communicates with alveolus.
alveoli
This terminal point is where gas exchanges occur due to:
-architecture (how its made) and its connection with the vascular (blood) supply
Type I pneumocytes
flat cells (membranous pneumocytes) directly involved in the gas exchange.
Type II pneumocytes
cuboidal cells make surfactant that is released into the alveolus to prevent collapsing during respiration
Visceral pleura
pleural lining encasing the lungs
Parietal pleura
pleural lining the thoracic cavity (along rib cage)