Question | Answer |
name the two phases pulmonary ventilation/breathing are | inspiration & expiration |
inspiration | when air is taken into the lungs |
expiration | when air passes out of the lungs |
as the inspiratory muscles (external intercostals & diahragm) contract during inspiration the size to the throacic cavity | increase |
during inspiration the diaphragm moves from ____ to ___ | a relaxed dome shape to a flattened position (increase the superoinferior volume |
the _____ lift the rib cage; ____ the anteroposterior & lateral dimensions | external intercostals; increasing |
lungs adhear to the thoracic walls bc of the presence of | serous fluid in the pleural cavity |
as intrapulmonary volume increase, the air (gas) pressure inside the lungs ___ | decreases |
what is intrapulmonary volume | volume within the lungs |
during expiration the ____ relax | inspiratoy muscles |
during expiration the natural tendency of the elastic lung tissue to reoil acts to ___ the ___ & ___ volumes | decrease the intrathoracic & intrapulmonary volumes |
as the gas molecules within the lungs are forced closer together, the intrapulmonary pressure ___ | rises; to a oint higher than atmospheric pressure |
what does this cause? | gases to flow from the lungs to equalize the pressure inside & outside the lungs (act of expiration) |
normal quiet breathing moves about _____ of air in & out of th elungs w. each breath | 500ml |
TV | idal volume; amount of air inhaled or exhaled w. each breath under resting conditions (500ml) |
IRV | inspiratory reserve volume; amount of air that can be forcefully inhaled after a normal tidal volume inhalation (3100 ml) |
ERV | expiratory reserve volume; amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after a normal tidal volume exhalation (2100 ml) |
VC | vital capacity; maximm amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximal inspiration (4800 ml) |
give the VC equation | VC= TV+ IRV + ERV |
spirometer | measures respiratory volumes |
name the two major types of spirometers | handheld dry/wheel & "wet" spirometers (phipps & Bird spirometer) |
emphysema | a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes the ERV to be dramatically reduced in conditions in which the elasticity of the lungs is decreased |
give the equation for MRV | (minute respiratory volume (MRV= TV x respirations/min) |
FVC | (focrced vital capacity) measures the amount of gas expelled when the subject takes the deepest possible breath & then exhales focefully & rapidly |
pulmonary function tests can help the clinician to distinguish between __&___ | obstructive disorders & restrictive pulmonary diseases |
Examples of obstructive disorders | chronic bronchitis & asthma |
what is happening during obstructive disorders | airway resistance is increased |
Examples of restrictive diseases | polio & tuberculosis |
what is happening during restrictive disease | total lung capacity declines |
FEVt | forced expiratory volume; specifically looks at the percentage of the vital capacity that is exhaled during specific time intervals of the FVC test |
FEV1 | amount exhaled during the first second (low in those w. obstructive disease) |
the neurl centers that control respiratory rhythm & maintain a rate of __ to __ respirations/min are located in the ___ & ___ | 12 to 18; medulla & pons |
death occurs whe ______ are completely ____ | medullary centers are completely suppressed |
an example of this happening would be | an overdose of sleeping pills or gross overindulgence in alcohol & respiration ceases completely |
pneumograph | apparatus that records variations in breathing patterns, is the best means of obs resp variations resulting fr. physical & chemical factors |
bronchial sounds | produced by air rushing through the large respiratory passageway (the trachea & the bronchi) |
vesicular breathing sounds | results from air filling the alveolar sacs & resmbles the sound of a rustling or muffled breeze |