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Respiration

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The exchange of gasses between the atmosphere, blood and cells

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3 processes for respiration to occur

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Ventilation( breathing )
External ( pulmonary) move gas from blood to lungs
Internal ( tissue) from tissue to blood

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Components of respiratory system ( Structurally )

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2 parts

  • Upper respiratory
  • Lower respiratory
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Components of respiratory system

Functionally

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2 parts

  • conducting: nose all the way to alveli
  • respiratory: exchange of gasses; alveli
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Upper Respiratory consists

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Nose, Pharynx, and associated structures

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Lower Respiratory consists

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Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi and lungs

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Nose external Portion

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Made up of cartilage and skin is lined with mucous membrane

Bone only located at top then rest of nose is cartilage

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Epiglotis

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Closed when swallowing food and open when breathing or talking

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Vocal cords

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Above the trachea

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Valecula

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Where you insert instrument through trachea to help with breathing etc.

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Nose Framework

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Formed by the frontal, nasal and maxillary bones

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Pharynx and regions

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Functions as a pathway for air and food, provides a resonating chamber for speech sounds and houses the tonsils which participate in immunological reactions against foreign invaders
Regions include : 
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx: 
Larynogopharynx
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Larynx

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The voice box

a Passage that connects the pharynx and trachea

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Trachea

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Extends from the larynx to the primary bronchi
Consists of cartilage and the esophagus, lined with muscle.
Main muscle is the Pseudostratified ciliated columnar

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Bronchi

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Trachea branches onto the right bronchi and the left

The right is straighter then the left that is horizontal

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Bronchi branching

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The primary bronchi divides further to form smaller and smaller branches
Trachea-Main Brochi-Lobar bronchi-Segmental bronchi-Bronchioles-Terminal bronchioles
( will subdivide 21 times before they branch to alveoli)

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Lungs

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Paired organs in the thoracic cavity

Enclosed and protected by the pleural membrane

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Right lung

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Contains Apex. superior lobe, Oblique fissure, Inferior fissure, Horizonatal fissure, middle lobe, hilum and base

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Left lung

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Contains Apex, Superior lobe, oblique fissure, inferior lobe, cardiac notch , Hilum and base

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Alveoli

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“air sacs”
Once the conduction zone ends, the respiratory zone begins
Terminates at the alveoli
Consists of single

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Alveolus

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Two types
Type I: Basic structure, walls
Type II: Cell that produced surfactant, soapy lipid, secretion that prevents walls from sticking together
Avelo Macrophage: antigen cells, phagocytic, presents antigens, clears up gunk that accumulates in lungs ( if your a smoker they’re working 2x harder )

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Respiratory Membrane

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Composed of
Layer of type I and type II alveolar cells( constitutes the alveolar wall)
Epithelial basement membrane ( underlies the alveolar wall)
Capillary basement membrane( fused to the epithelial basement membrane)
Capillary endothelium

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Blood supply to the lungs

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Blood enters the lungs via the pulmonary arteries( pulmonary circulation) and bronchial arteries(systemic circulation)
Blood exists the lungs via the pulmonary veins and the bronchial veins

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Ventilation-perfusion coupling

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Vasoconstriction in response to hypoxia diverts blood from poorly ventilated areas to well ventilated areas
(ammonia)

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Pulmonary Ventilation

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Air flows between the atmosphere and the alveoli of the lungs because of alternating pressure differences created by contraction and relaxation of respiratory muscles
-Inhalation and exhalation

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Boyle’s Law

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Pressure changes that drive inhalation and exhalation

The volume of a gas varies inversely with its pressure

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Muscles of inhalation

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Sternocleidomadtoid
Scalenes
External intercostals
Diaphragm

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Muscles of exhalation

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Internal intercostals
External Obliques
Internal obliques
Transversus abdominis
Rectus abdominis
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Diaphragm position during inhalation and exhalation

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Moves down, contracts, lung volume expands. (inhalation)
After a few seconds, it relaxes and lung volume decreases and pressure increases, resulting in air moving out. (Exhalation)

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Pressure changes in pulmonary ventilation

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3 compartments

  1. Outside: atmospheric pressure: 760 mmHG
    In the lungs: Alveolar pressure: same pressure as outside, 760 mmHG
    Lower: intrapleural pressure: 756 mmHG
  2. Diapgram lowers alveolar pressure is now 758mmHG
    Intrapleural pressure lowers to 754mmHG

3.Diahram relaxes, volume decreases and alveolar pressure increases to 763mmHG along with intrapleural pressure=756

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Surface tension

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Inwardly directed force in the alveoli which mist be overcome to expand the lungs during each inspiration

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Elastic recoil

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when alveoli decrease in size during expiration (letting air out)
this happens after you increase the alveoli and lung tissue by breathing in

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Compliance

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How easily the lungs expand

a little more difficult when your older

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Eupnea

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normal breathing

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Apnea

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stopped breathing

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Dyspnea

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difficulty breathing

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Tachypnea

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fast/ rapid respirations

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Costal breathing

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breathing with lungs in effect, only with ribs

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Diaphragmatic breathing

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dely breathing

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Ventilation

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Movement of air into/out of lungs

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Valsalva Maneuver

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Forced exhalation against a closed rim glottids as may occur during periods of straining while defecating

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Perfusion

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flow of blood in pulmonary capillaries

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Daltons law

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Each gas in a mixture of gasses exerts its own pressure as if no other gasses were present

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Henry’s law

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The quantity of a gas that will dissolve in a liquid is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas and its solubility coefficient when the temp. remains constant

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External respiration

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Oxygen moves from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries

-co2 moves in the opposite direction

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Internal respiration

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Oxygen moves from the systemic capillaries into the tissue

-co2 moves in the opposite direction

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Gas exchange

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Oxygen PAO2=paO2

Gradient 100-104mm Hg= 40mm Hg

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Transport of O2 in blood

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Oxygen

  1. 5% of the O2 is dissolved in the plasma
  2. 5 of the O2 is carried by hemoglobin
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Transport of CO2 in blood

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7% of the CO2 is dissolved in the plasma
23% is carried by Hb inside RDC
70% is transported as bicarbonate ions

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Factors that affect affinity of Hb for O2

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PO2
pH
Temperature
BPG
Type of Hb
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aging and the respiratory system

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Decreased vital capacity, blood O2 level, Alveolar macrophage activity and ciliary action of respiratory epithelia
Thats why elderly people are more susceptible to pneumonia, bronchitis and other issues

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Hypercapnia

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Increase in PCO2

Stimulates central chemoreceptors

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Hypoxia

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Oxygen deficiency at the tissue level

Caused by low PO2 in arterial blood due to high altitude, airway obstruction or fluid in the lungs

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Dorsal respiratory groups

During normal quiet breathing

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Primary signal
fires and disgraphm contract, moves down and inspiration occurs
Then dorsal group quiets down and recoil of lungs occurs, exhalation

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Dorsal respiratory groups

During forceful breathing

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signals ventral respiratory group and they simulates accessory muscles and stimulates rate at which one breathes
Ventral respiratory group is active when your active

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cortical influences

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allow conscious control of respiration that may be needed to avoid inhaling noxious gases or water

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Chemoreceptor

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Central and peripheral chemoreceptors monitor levels of O2 and CO2 and provide input to the respiratory center