Respiratory system Flashcards
(26 cards)
Function
supply oxygen, remove carbon dioxide,
Nas-, rhin-
nose
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plastic surgery
pleur-
chest lining
pneum-, pulm-
lungs
thora-
chest
trache-
Windpipe
Upper respiratory
Nose, nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx
Lower respiratory
Trachea, bronchi, bronochioles, conducting bronchioles, terminal bronchioles, respiratory bronchioles alveoli
Conducting zone
acts to transport air
Respiratory zone
region where gas exchange occurs
Air spaces
Cervical air spaces, clavicular air sac, cranial thoracic air sac, caudal thoracic air sacs,abdominal air sacs, lungs
Components
Trachea, syrinx, bronchi, lungs: mesobronchi, ventrobronchi, dorsobronchi, parabronchi, air capillaries
Compliance
Ability to stretch
Elasticity
tendency to return to original size after distention
Surface Tension
the tension due to the attraction between like molecules
Mammal Pulmonary surfactant
Lowers surface tension between the alveolar membranes. made in alveolar cells in late pregnancy
Avian pulmonary surfactant
lowers surface tension between air capillary membranes. made from laminated osmiophilic bodies on day 18
Functions of the Upper respiratory system
Filter, Heat, Humidify
Tidal Volume
Volume of air moving in and out during respiration
Minute Respiratory Volume
Tidal volume times respiration rate
Resting tidal volume
Volume of air moving in an out during respiration at rest
Vital capacity
Maximum volume of air inspired after maximum expiration
Residual volume
the air that remains in the airways after maximal forced expiration and thus cannot be removed