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Week 5 Respiratory system Flashcards

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Type I PNEUMOCYTES

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Epithelium is Simple squamous , Function is to do Gas Exchange

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Type II PNEUMOCYTES

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Produces Surfactant

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Surfactant is produced and released at what age?

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Produced at 24 weeks gestation, released at birth

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What is surfactant?

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A lipid and protein mixture that lines the alveolis

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What is the function of surfactant?

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decreased surface tension during exhale, so lungs dont collapse

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What chemical causes surfactant to be released at birth?

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cortisol

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Internal respiration is :

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respiration between cell capillary and alveoli

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External respiration is:

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The respiration occurring between the atmosphere and lungs

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What is another name for external respiration?

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ventilation

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Air always flows from ____ to _____.

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high to low

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Barometer detects _______ exerted by the ________.

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pressure, atmosphere

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Boyle’s law states that pressure and volume are ______ ______.

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inversely proportional

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Intrapulmonary pressure is

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Pressure inside the lungs

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Intrapulmonary volume is

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volume inside the lungs

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The atmospheric pressure at sea level is

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760 mmHg

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At rest, _________ pressure and __________ pressure are the same.

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atmospheric and intrapulmonary (760 mmHg)

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At rest ____ levels are ___ in blood and ____ levels are ____ in blood.

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At rest O2 levels are low in blood and CO2 levels are high in blood.

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Lung volume at rest is around ____ ml of air

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40 ml

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How do we make air enter the lungs if the two pressures are the same?

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By changing the pressure inside the lungs, since you can’t change the pressure of the atmosphere

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Steps of inspiration:

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low O2/High CO2 -> stimulates chemoreceptors -> stimulates medulla (respiratory center) -> stimulates phrenic nerve -> stimulates diaphragm/respiratory muscles -> diaphragm/muscles move down & out -> negative pressure is then created in lungs -> thoracic veins drain into lungs -> increase in intrapulmonary volume-> decrease in intrapulmonary pressure (4hgmm) -> air enters lungs

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what are chemoreceptors?

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receptors that respond to chemicals

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What stimulates the medulla?

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increase in CO2 and decrease in O2

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What are the two types of chemoreceptors ?

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Type 1: central receptors and Type 2: peripheral receptors

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Central receptors are located near the ______.

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medulla

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Central receptors detect ____ concentration in ___. By detecting ____ concentration it can tell if ___ has increased.
Central receptors detect "H" concentration in CSF. By detecting "H" concentration it can tell if CO2 has increased.
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Increase in "H" concentration means a decrease in __ and increase in ___ levels.
pH, CO2
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The central receptor is the _____ chemoreceptor for the respiratory system. It can override what the ________ chemoreceptors are telling the medulla.
main, peripheral
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Peripheral receptors are located in the ______ ______ & _______ _________.
carotid artery & aortic bodies
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Peripheral receptors detect a decrease in __ levels and if decreased it stimulates the ________.
O2, medulla
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The higher brain centers , ______ ______, can override both the chemoreceptors and tell the ______ ______ what it wants it to do.
cerebral cortex, respiratory center
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For expiration to occur, the __________ ________ must be less than the ___________ _________.
atmospheric pressure, intrapulmonary pressure.
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Expiration steps:
Inhalation caused lungs to fill with air -> this stimulates stretch receptors w/in medulla -> this inhibits the phrenic nerve -> This inhibits diaphragm and respiratory muscles -> diaphragm and muscles relax -> diaphragm moves up and muscles move inward -> lungs fall back on themselves (recoiling property) -> blood is pushed out of the lungs -> this decreases intrapulmonary volume-> in turn increasing intrapulmonary pressure (8hgmm)-> then air leaves lungs
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TV
tidal volume
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IRV
Inspiratory reserve volume
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IC
Inspiratory Capacity
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VC
Vital capacity
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TLC
Total lung capacity
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ERV
expiratory reserve volume
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RV
residual volume
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FRC
functional residual capacity
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EC
expiratory capacity
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Tidal volume is
A normal breath (1 inhale & 1 exhale)
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Inspiratory reserve volume is
Amount of air you can forcefully inhale after a normal inhale
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Expiratory reserve volume is
Amount of air you can forcefully exhale after a normal exhale
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inspiratory capacity is
Amount of air your lungs can inhale
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Tidal Volume + Inspiratory Reserve Volume =
Inspiratory Capacity
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Expiratory capacity is :
Total amount of air the lungs are able to exhale.
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Tidal volume + Expiratory reserve volume =
Expiratory capacity
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Residual volume is :
Amount of air always left in the lungs
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Functional residual capacity is:
Amount of air left in the lungs after a normal exhale
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Expiratory reserve volume + residual volume =
functional residual capacity
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Vital capacity is
Amount of air that can be manipul- ated
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IRV + TV + TLC =
vital capacity
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Total lung capacity is
Total amount of air your lungs can hold
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__% of oxygen that enters our blood stream diffuses into the plasma.
2%
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__% of oxygen that enters our blood enters the red blood cells, binds with ___, and forms _____________.
98%, hgb, oxy-hemoglobin
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Steps to CO2 transport in venous blood
CO2 enters capillary -> CO2 and H20 combine via CARBONIC ANHYDRASE (ENZYME) -> you then get H2CO3 (carbonic acid)-> carbonic acid then breaks down into Hydrogen and bicarbonate (H + HCO3-) -> bicarbonate (HCO3-) then leaves the RBC and Chloride comes in via alkaline tide pump
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__ % of CO2 diffuses into the capillaries.
70
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What is the alkaline tide pump ?
a pump that allows Bicarbonate (HCO3-) and Chloride (Cl) to enter and exit the RBC in opposite directions
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__% CO2 is bound to hgb.
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When CO2 is bound to HgB it is called
carboaminohemoglobin
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The rest of the __% of CO2 dissolves in plasma.
10
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Steps to CO2 release from venous blood
Bicarbonate comes back in and Chloride exits the RBC via alkaline tide pump-> once bicarbonate is back in it combines with the Hydrogen it once left and forms bicarbonate-> bicarbonate then breaks down into CO2 and H20 via carbonic anhydrase(enzyme)->then the co2 diffuses out and enters alveoli
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What happens to carboaminohemoglobin in co2 RELEASE?
it breaks up into CO2 and Hgb
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Metabolic acidosis is due to
Excess acid in body or Not enough base in body
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Respiratory acidosis is due to
excess CO2 in body
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Metabolic alkalosis is due to
Excess base in body or Not enough acid in body
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Respiratory alkalosis is due to
not enough CO2 in the body
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What system compensates for metabolic acidosis ?
Respiratory system
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How do you compensate for metabolic acidosis
hyperventilation - releasing CO2
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What organ compensates for Respiratory acidosis ?
kidneys
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How do you compensate for Respiratory acidosis
kidneys reabsorb bicarbonate (HCO3-)
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What system compensates for metabolic alkalosis ?
respiratory system
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How do you compensate for metabolic alkalosis?
Hypoventilation – retaining CO2
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What organ compensates for Respiratory alkalosis ?
kidneys
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How do you compensate for respiratory alkalosis?
Kidneys will increase secretion of HCO3-

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