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Respiratory Part II

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Eupnea: Hyperpnea: - quiet breathing; normal - forced breathing
What are the two pressure gradients inside the thoracic cavity? 1. intrapulmonary pressure (inside lungs) 2. intrapleural pressure (within cavity)
What is the difference with intrapulmonary pressure? - -1mm Hg (inhalation) or +1mm Hg (exhalation) - 1 ATM=760 mmHg
What is the difference for intrapleural pressure? - avg. -4mmHg (-756 for suction)
Pneumothorax: Atelectasis: - the tilt that breaks contacts and ruins pressure - collapsed lung result
Alveolar Ventilation Rate: - determines rate of actual oxygen delivery to alveoli - factors in the 150 mL of dead air; unusable; must be subtracted from equation
Partial Pressure: - pressure contributed by single gas - adds up to 760 mmHg - O2 is 20.9%
Henry's soda law: - pressure increases, more gas goes into solution - pressure decreases, gas will leave solution
What binds to iron in Hb molecules? New molecule=? - Oxygen - Oxyhemoglobin
In a hb saturated curve, what happens when it sways left? Right? - Left: keeps, oxygen levels are high - Right: lets go, oxygen levels are low
Hb prefers ? What will happen? - Carbon Monoxide; will never unbind, so you will never receive oxygen
Pre Botzinger complex: - pacemaker for respiration
Created by: madelineyork
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