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Ventilation   The process of moving air in & out of the lungs.  
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Respiration   The process of gas exchange (O2 & CO2)across a membrane into or out of the blood stream.  
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The Thoracic Cage   Is where the major structures of the pulmonary system are contained & is both rigid (to protect organs)& flexible (to allow for expansion & retraction w/ inspiration & expiration.  
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Which ribs are called the "floating ribs"   11th & 12th  
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The connection of the 2nd rib to the sternum is the landmark known as   The angle of Louis  
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Which ribs are connected directly to the sternum   Ribs 1-7  
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Ribs 8-10   connect to ribs 1-7 via cartilage  
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Major organ components of the Pulmonary system are the   2 lungs  
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The mediastinum (space between the lungs) contains   the heart, the great vessels, the esophagus, and the lymphatics  
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Components of the lung   Right lung has RUL, RML, RLL Left lung has LUL, middle area called lingual, LLL  
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Fissures   separations between lobes  
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Visceral Pleura   outside surface of the lungs  
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Parietal Pleura   Inner surface of the chest wall & mediastinum  
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Intrapleural Pressure is created by the   attraction of the 2 pleural surfaces, is subatmospheric (less than).  
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Intrapleural Pressure becomes more negative as you   breathe in. It is the negative pressure that causes air to rush in & inflate the lungs.  
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Why is it important to maintain negative pressure in the intrapleural space   to keep the lung from collapsing  
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Muscles of inspiration increase or decrease the thoracic cage   increase the thoracic cage  
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Muscles of expiration increase or decrease   decrease the thoracic cage  
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The primary muscle of inspiration is the   diaphragm (it does 80% of the work)  
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Spinal injury at which level affects ventilatory function   C3-C5  
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The process of expiration during normal breathing is passive or active   passive  
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Expiration that is active involves which muscles   accessory muscles, scalene, sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, chest/back muscles  
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Pulmonary airways are divided into to two airways they are   conducting (upper) airway & respiratory (lower) airway  
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Conducting airways (trachea, nasal & oral cavities, pharynx, larynx)   provide warmth & humidity, protect the gas exchange airways from foreign material,& acts as a passageway for air to reach the gas exchange areas of the lungs  
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C shaped rings on the trachea/bronchus   prevent the trachea from collapsing, especially during bronchoconstrictions or a strong cough  
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Respiratory airway consist of   bronchioles, aveoli also known as the "acinar units" or "terminal respiratory units"  
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The respiratory bronchioles provide a pathway for   air conduction & contain pouches of alveoli where gas exchange occurs  
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Alveolar Epithelial cells type II   move in to help line the interior surface of the alveolus whenever type I cells are injured, they also produce, secrete & store pulmonary surfactant  
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Surfactant helps   lower the surface tension of the alveoli, preventing them form collapsing when you exhale  
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Alveolar macrophages function as   part of the defense mechanism of the lung, kill microbes & eliminate phagocytosis, can move from alveoli to alveoli through the pors of Kohn  
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Which is the 1st & 2nd vascular bed   1st pulmonary(formed around the alveoli allows circulating blood to participate in gas exchange), Bronchial is the 2nd (systemic blood supply for the tracheobronchial tree & other pulmonary structures)  
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Lymphatic system   Is apart of the immune system, removing debris & large particles from the lungs, producing antibodies, & contributing to the cell-mediated immune response, helps remove fluid from lungs & keeps alveoli clear  
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The process of ventilation occurs because   a gradient exists between the atmospheric pressure & intrapulmonary pressures  
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Mechanism for regulating ventilation is coordinated by 3 mechanisms   CNS, thoracic musculature, variety sensors (central & peripheral chemoreceptors)  
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CNS regulates ventilation by   various areas of the CNS, brainstem, cerebral cortex & neurons  
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Chemoreceptors regulate ventilation by   responding to changes in the chemical composition of blood &/or fluid  
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2 types of Chemoreceptors regulate ventilation   central: in the medulla of the brain, responds to hydrogen ion concentration in the ECFperipheral: found in the aortic arch in the common carotid arteries, increase ventilation in direct response to arterial O2 concentration  
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Lung Capaciy measurements are the sum of   2 or more lung volumes  
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Functional residual capacity is the sum of   expiratory reserveresidual volumes  
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Inspiratory capacity is the sum of   tidal volumeinspiratory reserve volume  
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Vital capacity is the sum of   tidal volumeinspiratory reserveexpiratory reserve volumes  
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Perfusion alveolar ventilation & pulmonary capillary perfusion occurs @ a rate of   4l/min & 5l/min (ventilation & perfusion ratio of 4:5)  
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Dead space areas in the lung   are ventilated but no gas exchange takes place  
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intrapulmonary shunting   when some alveoli are not able to ventilate & there is no opportunity for gas exchange but blood is still perfusing the area  
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low ventilation perfusion   when adequate blood flow & underventilated alveoli  
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External respiration is gas exchange occurring at the   alveolar-capillary membrane  
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Internal respiration gas exchange occurring at the   capillary & cell  
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External & Internal respiration are primarily accomplished by   diffusion  
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Oxygen is carried in the blood in 2 ways   dissolved in plasmaattached to hemoglobin  
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Hemoglobin represents   O2 carrying capacity  
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PaO2 is the   dissolved O2  
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hypoxemia is the   decrease in measured O2 in the blood  
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Most common cause of hypoxemia   ventilation/perfusion defect resulting from hypoventilation  
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Oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve   represents the relationship between the PaO2 & the saturation of hemoglobin with O2  
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