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1
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How many pairs of ribs attached to the sternum? (true ribs)

A

7

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how many pairs of false ribs are there?

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3

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how many pairs of floating ribs are there?

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2

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ventilation

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breathing in and out, mechanically

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gas exchange at the alveolar level is technically…

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respiration

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what is atmospheric pressure?

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760 mm Hg

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what is intapleural pressure in relation to intra-alveolar pressure during both inhalation and exhalation?

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always 4 mm hg lower

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Transpulmonary pressure=

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[intrapulmonary (intr-alveolar) pressure]-[intrapleural pressure]

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Boyle’s law states that volume and pressure have a what type of relationship?

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inverse

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what muscle is responsible for 75% of quiet inhalation?

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diaphragm

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muscles that account for 25% of quiet inhalation

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external intercostals

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the amount of air that enters and leaves the lungs during quiet breathing:

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tidal volume (500 cc)

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the innervation to the diaphragm is by the______ nerve. What level of the spinal cord is it derived from?

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phrenic nerve; C3, 4, 5

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when the diaphragm decends and the external intercostals expand and the chest in the intrapulmonary volume _______ and the pressure _____. D/t the pressure gradient created, air [enters/exits] the lungs.

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increases, decreases, enters

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T/F

quiet exhalation is d/t the contraction of specific muscles

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False

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When the diaphragm and external intercostals relax, the volume _______ and the pressure _______. During this phase the intra pulmonary pressure is _____ than the atmospheric and air [enters/exits] the lungs.

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decreases, increases, higher, exits

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during forceful inhalation the muscles that assist the diaphragm and external intercostals are the (3)

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SCM, scalenes and pectoralis minor

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the amount of air that can inhaled over and above the tidal volume is termed the…

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inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) 3100cc

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the major muscles that result in forceful exhalation are the ________. These muscles are assisted by the ___________.

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abdominal muscles.

internal intercostal muscles

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the amount of air that can be exhaled over and above that of a quite exhalation is termed…

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expiratory reserve volume (ERV) 1200 cc

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the inspiratory capacity equals the addition of which two volumes?

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tidal volume and inspiratory reserve volume

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the functional residual capacity equals the addition of which two volumes?

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expiratory reserve volume and residual volume

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the vital capacity equals the addition of which volumes

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tidal volume, inspiratory reserve volume and expiratory reserve volume

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the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) equals :

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the amount of air that can be forcefully exhales in 1 second after taking the deepest breath possible

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how would the instructions for vital capacity differ from that of FEV1?
the exhaled portion is timed
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noral ventilator rate per min
12-20 breaths per min
27
calculate the minute ventilation
tidal volume X respiratory rate
28
the atomic dead space is air that stays in the airways and is unavailable for gas exchange equals ____ % of the tidal volume.
30%
29
air always moves from a region of ____ pressure to a region of _____ pressure
high -> low
30
the lipid substance produced by type II pneumocytes is
surfactant
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the function of surfactant is to ______ the surface tension
decrease
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compliance is defined as the ____ required to inflate the lungs and is a measure o the change in _____ that occurs for a given change of the ________ pressure
effort volume transpulmonary
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if the diameter of an airway is decreased, the resistance will increase _____
exponentially to the 4th power
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air flow is [directly/indirectly] proportional to a pressure gradient and [directly/inversely] proportional to resistance
directly | inversely
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What is the type of adrenergic receptor for norepinephrine on smooth muscle in the airways
beta-2
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binding of norepi to a beta-2 receptor results in ______ of the muscle and __________.
relaxation | bronchodilation
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signs of respiratory distress
nasal flaring (infants), grunting, pursed lips, retractions, wheezing
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what law states that each gas in a mixture of gases exerts its own pressure independent of the other gases
Dalton's law
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partial pressure of O2 (PA O2) in the air and when it reaches the alveoli?
160 in the air; 104 mmhg at alveoli
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what law states the proportion of gas that will dissolve in the liquid (ie blood) I proportional to the partial pressure of the gas and its solubility coefficient?
Henry's law
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At the alveolarcapilary membrane, O2 moves _____ the pulmonary capillaries d/t a large pressure gradient
into
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at the tissue level, the O2 moves _____ the systemic capillaries d/t a large pressure gradient
out of
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the pressure gradient for carbon dioxide is _____ than the gradient for O2
Smaller
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the solubility of the Carbon dioxide is ____ than the solubility of oxygen
greater than
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at the tissue level, carbon dioxide ____ the systemic capillaries
enters
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at the alveolarcapillary membrane, carbon dioxide ____ the pulmonary capillaries
exits
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The amount of O2 in inspired atmosphere?
21%
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the higher partial pressure of O2, the greater/lower rate of binding of O2 to hemoglobin
greater
49
how many molecules of O2 can each hemoglobin bind?
4
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normal O2 saturation
>95%
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On the hemoglobin -oxygen dissociation curve an arterial PO2 of 100 mm Hg would correlate with an O2 saturation of ....
95-100%
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On the hemoglobin -oxygen dissociation curve an arterial PO2 of 70 mm Hg would correlate with an O2 saturation of ....
95%
53
the normal range of partial pressure of O2 in arterial blood gas samples:
70-100 mmHg
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The normal partial pressure of carbon dioxide in an arterial blood gas sample ranges from :
35-45 mm Hg
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The normal range of pH of the blood in an arterial blood gas sample ranges from :
7.35-7.45
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When O2-hemoglobin curve is shifted to the right, hemoglobin has (Less/More) affinity or O2.
less affinity | will release O2 more readily to the tissues
57
Tucker's favorite chemical equation
H20 + CO2 -> H2CO3 -> H+ + HCO3 | Reversible, enzyme is carbonic anhydrase
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when the O2/hemoglobin cure is shifted to the right when the concentration of CO2 is:
increased
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the increase of what ion concentration will shift the O2/Hemoglobin curve to the right?
hydrogen
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when the pH decreases, which way will the O2/hemoglobin curve shift? What is this called?
to the right; acidosis
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the O2/hemoglobin curve shifts to the right do to a decrease in pH (what is the named effect?)
Bohr effect
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which way is the O2/hemoglobin curve shifted when the O2 is more readily released into the tissues?
right
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The majority of carbon dioxide is transported in the blood in what form?
as a bicarbonate ion
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what % of CO is transported as Bicarbonate?
70%
65
Approximately what percentage of carbon dioxide is transported dissolved in blood?
7%
66
Approximately what percentage of carbon dioxide is transported attached to hemoglobin (carbaminohemoglobin)?
23&
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Carbon dioxide is better able to bind to hemoglobin for transport when the partial pressure of oxygen and thus oxygen saturation is lower. This is termed the :
Haldane effect
68
The major nuclei for stimulation of ventilation (rhythm generator) is located in which region of the brainstem?
medulla
69
The specific group of neurons that stimulated the ventilation is termed the ....
ventral respiratory group (VRG)
70
. The three nuclei that modify the basic rate of breathing are the: (and where are they located)
dorsal respiratory group (DRG) in medulla the apneustic nuclei pons the pneumotaxic in pons.
71
. The chemoreceptors that send information to the brainstem regarding the need to take a breath are located in which two blood vessels? (Hint-it's the same as the baroreceptors
aorta and internal carotid
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The ventilatory drive is triggered primarily by :
Carbon dioxide

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