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What type of respiration refers to the exchange of gases between the tissues and blood? |
Internal Respiration |
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What type of respiration refers to the exchange of gases between the aveoli's and blood? |
External Respiration |
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What is the process of obtaining 02 and elimates C02? |
Respiration |
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True or False: Ventilation is another word for breathing. |
True |
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What is the purose of surfactant? |
Decrease surface tension Allow alveoli to stay open Gas exchange Lubrication |
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What type of cells are flat and single layered? |
Type I alveoli cells |
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What type of cells secrete surfactant? |
Type II alveoli Cells |
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What is surfactant composed of? |
Lipids |
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What is given to neonates with NRDS? |
Artificial surfactant |
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What does NRDS stand for? |
Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
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Where is the respiratory zone does no gas exchange occur? |
Terminal Bronchioles |
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What is another word for the conducting zone? |
Dead zone |
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What is the name of the layer that touches the lung? |
Visceral Pleura |
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What is the number that measures atmospheric pressure? |
760 mm Hg |
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What are the names of the three pressures needed for breathing? |
-Atmospheric Pressure -Intrapulmonary Pressure -Intrapleural Pressure |
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Where is the Intrapulmonary pressure located? |
In the alveoli |
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Where is the intrapleural pressure located? |
in the pleural sac |
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What happens to pressure as the altitude increases? |
Pressure decreases |
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What happenes to the air flow if the intrapulmonary pressure falls below 760? |
Air flows into the lungs |
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What happens to the air flow if the intrapulmonary pressure goes higher than 760? |
Air flows out of lungs |
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What type of pressure is considered to be a negative pressure? |
Intrapleural Pressure |
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What type of pressure gradient does the intrapleural pressure produce? |
Transmural |
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What does transmural mean? |
across wall |
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What is the job of the transmural pressure gradient? |
keep lungs close to the thoracic wall |
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Is the intrapleural pressure greater than or less than the atmospheric pressure? By how much? |
Less than; 3-6 mm Hg |
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What happens during pneumothorax? |
Hole in chest =>Transmural pressure becomes 0 ==>lung collapes |
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What happens to the lung volume and pressure during inhalation? |
Volume goes up ==>Pressure goes down |
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What is another word for inhale? |
Inspiration |
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What is Boyle's Law? |
Pressure = 1/volume (inversely proportional) |
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Which muscles contract during inhalation? |
Diaphragm and external intercostals |
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What is another work for exhale? |
Expiration |
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How does air flow during breathing? |
Passively from high to low |
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How do we calculate air flow? |
Flow = Pressure/Resistance |
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Which system stimulates bronchioconstriction? |
Parasympathetic Nervous System |
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Which system stimulates bronchiodialation? |
Systemic Nervous System and Epinepherine |
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What is the volume capacity for Tidal Volume? |
500 mL |
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Which has a greater volume inspiratory reserve volume or expiratory reserve volume? |
Inspiratory Reserve Volume |
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True or False: During exercise, expiratory and inspiratory reserves increase in volume. |
False; decrease |
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What is the lung volume capacity? |
5-6L (5,000-6,000 mL) |
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Name two types of ventilation. |
Pulmonary & Alveolar |
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How do we calculate Pulmonary Ventilation? |
Tidal Volume (ml/min) X Respiratory Rate (RR) |
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If I want to increase ventilation, what will I need to increase? |
Tidal volume and Respiratory Rate |
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How do you calculate Alveolar Ventilation? |
(Tidal Volume - Dead Space) X Respiratory Rate |
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How much volume is exchanged through alveolar ventilation? |
4.2 L/min |
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If the transpulmonary pressure equals zero, a. a pnemothorax has proaby occurred b. the lungs cannot inflate c. elastic recoil causes lungs to collapse d. all of these apply |
d. all of these apply |
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The maximum amount of air that can be expired after a maximum inspiration is a. the tidal volume b. the forced expiratory volumes c. the vital capacity d. the maximum expiratory flow rate |
c. the vital capacity |
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If a person with normal lung function were to hyperventilate for several seconds, there would be a significant a. increase in the arterial P02 b. decrease in the arterial PC02 c. Increase in the arterial percent oxyhemoglobin saturation d. decrease in the arterial pH |
b. decrease in the arterial PC02 |
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Most of the C02 in the blood is carried in the form of a. dissolved C02 b. carbaminohemoglobin c. bicarbonate d. carboxyhemoglobin |
c. bicarbonate |
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The bicarbonate concentration of the blood would be decreased during a. metabolic acidosis b. respiratory acidosis c. metabolic alkalosis d. respiratory alkalosis |
a. metabolic acidosis |
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Where is the rhythmicity center located? |
In the Medulla Oblongata |
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Breathing is affected by chemoreceptors sensitive to what? |
Pc02 P02 pH |
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Where are the central chemoreceptors located? |
medulla oblongata |
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At what volume do the tidal volumes inhibit inspiration by strech receptors in the lungs? |
1 L or more |
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What is hemoglobin composed of? |
2 alpha polypeptides 2 beta polypeptides 4 heme groups |
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What is hemoglobin called when iron is in its reduced form and not attached to oxygen? |
deoxyhemoglobin |
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What is another term used to desribe deoxyhemoglobin? |
Reduced hemoglobin |
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What is hemoglobin called when iron is in its reduced form and attached to oxygen? |
Oxyhemoglobin |
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What is the henoglobin called when iron is attached to carbon monoxide? |
Carboxyhemoglobin |
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What is the hemoglobin called when iron is in an oxidized state and unable to transport any gas? |
methemoglobin |
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What type of reaction does deoxyhemoglin combine with oxygen in the lungs? |
Loading reaction |
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What type of reation does deoxyhemoglobin break its bonds in the tissue cappilaries? |
Unloading Reaction |
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What is a graph of percent of oxyhemoglobin saturations at different values of P0? |
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve |
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At rest, the difference between arterial and venous oxyhemoglobin saturations indicates about how much percent of the oxyhemoglobin unloads its oxygen into the tissues? |
22% |
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During exercise, what happens to the venous P02 and percet of oxyhemoglobin saturation? |
Decreased |
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During exercise, what do decreased levels of P02 and percent of oxyhemoglobin saturation indicate? |
High percentage of oxyhemoglobin has unloaded its oxygen into the tissues? |
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What influences the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen? |
the pH and temperature of blood |
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What decreases the affinity of blood? |
fall in pH |
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What increases the affinity of blood? |
rise in pH |
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Who discovered affect pH has on the affinity of blood? |
Bohr |
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A rise in temperature increases or decrease the affinty of blood? |
decreases |
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What happens when the blood affinty decreases? |
-Oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve is shfted to the right -Indicates greater unloading percentage of oxygen in the tissues |
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What is the organic molecule called that also decreases the affinity of hemoglobin? |
2,3-diphosphoglyceric acid |
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What type of hemoglobin cannot bind to 2,3-DPG? |
Fetal hemoglobin |
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What do striated nuscles contain? |
Myoglobin |
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All of the followng can bond wih hemoglobin except: a. HCO3- b. O2- c. H+ d. CO2+ e. NO |
a. HCO3- |
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Nitrogen makes up what percentage of the air? |
78% |
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Oxygen makes up what percentage of the air? |
21% |
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Every gas has a partial pressure of how much? |
760 mm Hg |
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What is the partial pressure of 02 in the aveoli? |
105 mmHg |
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What is the partial pressure of C02 in the alveoli? |
40 mmHg |
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What is the partial pressure of 02 in the pulmonary artery? |
40 mm Hg |
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What is the partial pressure of C02 in the pulmonary artery? |
46 mmHg |
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What is the partial pressure of 02 in the pulmonary vein? |
100 mm Hg |
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What is the partial pressure of C02 in the pulmonary vein? |
40 mm Hg |
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Why do gasses diffuse? |
reach equilibrium |
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Does emphysema increase or decrease surface area for diffusions? |
Decrease |
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If ventilation is low and heart rate is high, what happens? |
pulmonary arterioles vasonconstrict |
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How does an increase in altitude affect the atmospheric pressure? |
Decrease |
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How much 02 is transported and dissolved in blood? |
1.5% |
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All oxygen that is nt dissolved in blood is carried by what? |
hemoglobin |
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How manu subunits does hemoglobin contain? |
4 |
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How many hemes do myoglobin have? |
1 |
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What is another word for HHgB? |
reduced hemoglobin |
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What is Hgb + 02 called? |
oxyhemoglobin |
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How much 02 is in 100mL of plasma? |
0.3 mL |
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How much 02 is in 100mL of whole blood? |
20 mL |
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T or F: The 02 bound to Hgb cotributes to the P02 of blood |
False |
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How many 02 are needed to completely saturate hemoglobin? |
4 |
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What part of the dissociation curve does unloading of 02 occur? |
Steep portion |
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HgB is almost completely staurated at what pressure? |
60 mmHg |
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Based on the Bohr effect, if PC02 increases, pH decreases, or temperature increases, what will happen? |
Shift to the RIGHT to DECREASE Hgb saturation and INCREASE 02 unloading |
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Based on the Bohr effect, if PC02 decreases, pH increases, or temperature decreases, what will happen? |
Shift to the LEFT to INCREASE Hgb saturation and DECREASE 02 unloading |
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How much of C02 is dissolved in blood during the transport of CO2 in blood? |
7% |
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How much C02 binds to Hgb to make cabaminohemoglobin? |
20% |
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72% of C02 is converted into what during the transport of Co2 in blood? |
bicarbonate ions |
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C02 + H20 <-->H2C03 <-->H+ + HC03- What enzyme is used in this reaction? |
Carbonic anhydrase |
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What do chemorecpetors measure? |
-Aterial PC02 -Arterial P02 -Arterial pH |
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An increase of just how much pressure will increase respiratory rate? |
5 mmHg |
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What is it is called when the arterial PC02 increases? |
hypercapnia |
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What is it called when the arterial PC02 decreases? |
hypocapnia
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