Gross Anatomy of the Lungs Quiz
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What is the volume of anatomical dead space in the conducting zone airways?

  • 200 ml
  • 250 ml
  • 50 ml
  • 150 ml (correct)

    • Which of the following is a characteristic of obstructive pulmonary diseases?

  • Increased lung elasticity
  • Increased airway resistance (correct)
  • Decreased lung volume
  • Decreased respiratory rate

    • What does the Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) measure?

  • The volume of gas expelled during normal breathing
  • The amount of gas expelled quickly after a maximal inspiration (correct)
  • The total lung capacity at rest
  • The rate at which gases diffuse through the alveoli

    • In healthy lungs, what percentage of Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) is typically expelled in the first second of exhalation (FEV1)?

    <p>80%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can cause alveolar dead space in the lungs?

    <p>Mucus obstruction or alveolar collapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the pulmonary arteries?

    <p>They transport systemic venous blood to the lungs for oxygenation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which surface of the lungs is described as being deep to the ribs?

    <p>Costal surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do the pulmonary veins transport blood after it has been oxygenated?

    <p>Back to the heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What anatomical feature serves as the entry/exit point for various structures in the lungs?

    <p>Hilum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of the pulmonary circulation system?

    <p>It is a low-pressure, high-volume system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What anatomical aspect of the lungs is located deep to the clavicle?

    <p>Apex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme is housed in the capillary endothelium of the lungs, playing a role in blood pressure regulation?

    <p>Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structure connects the lungs to the mediastinum?

    <p>Lung root</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) in venous blood returning to the heart?

    <p>40 mm Hg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of oxygen is dissolved in plasma during transport?

    <p>1.5%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many oxygen molecules can one hemoglobin (Hb) molecule transport?

    <p>4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does alveolar ventilation (AV) measure?

    <p>The volume of air available for gas exchange in the respiratory zone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can alveolar ventilation (AV) be calculated?

    <p>AV = frequency × (TV - dead space)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the carbon dioxide (PCO2) level in venous blood after equilibrating with tissue PCO2?

    <p>45 mm Hg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is formed when oxygen binds to hemoglobin?

    <p>Oxyhemoglobin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about tissue gas exchange is true?

    <p>O2 equilibrium is reached when tissue PO2 is 40 mm Hg.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does increasing tidal volume (TV) more than frequency have on alveolar ventilation (AV)?

    <p>It increases AV</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which percentage of blood oxygen is loosely bound to hemoglobin?

    <p>98.5%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to alveolar ventilation when tidal volume approaches the volume of dead space?

    <p>Effective ventilation approaches zero</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What maintains the diffusion gradient for oxygen exchange between blood and tissues?

    <p>Tissue PO2 is lower than arterial blood PO2.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the hypothetical patients studied, which breathing pattern resulted in the lowest alveolar ventilation?

    <p>Rapid, shallow breathing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the alveolar ventilation (AV) for the patient exhibiting normal breathing patterns?

    <p>7000 ml/min</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements regarding the effect of breathing rate and depth is true?

    <p>Increasing TV while maintaining a low frequency maximizes AV</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated minute ventilation (MV) for the patient with slow, deep breathing?

    <p>10,000 ml/min</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes asthma?

    <p>Couphing, dyspnea, wheezing and acute episodes with symptom-free periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What leads to airway inflammation in allergic asthma?

    <p>Production of IgE antibodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common cause of lung cancer deaths?

    <p>Smoking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of lung cancer originates in peripheral lung areas?

    <p>Adenocarcinoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a critical factor for improving survival rates in lung cancer patients?

    <p>Early detection of cancer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

    <p>Tuberculosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the symptoms associated with tuberculosis?

    <p>Coughing up blood and night sweats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which treatment method is suggested for lung cancer if metastasis has occurred?

    <p>Radiation and chemotherapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Gross Anatomy of the Lungs

    • The lungs occupy the entire thoracic cavity except for the mediastinum.
    • Each lung is surrounded by pleurae and connected to the mediastinum by the lung root, which contains vascular and bronchial attachments.
    • The costal surface of the lungs is the anterior, lateral, and posterior surfaces deep to the ribs.
    • The apex of the lungs is the superior tip, deep to the clavicle.
    • The base of the lungs is the inferior surface that rests on the diaphragm.
    • The hilum of the lungs is located on the mediastinal surface and serves as the entry/exit point for blood vessels, nerves, bronchi, and lymphatic vessels.

    Blood Supply and Innervation of the Lungs

    • The lungs are perfused by two distinct circulations: the pulmonary circulation and the bronchial circulation.
    • The pulmonary circulation carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
    • Pulmonary arteries branch extensively leading into pulmonary capillary networks surrounding the alveoli.
    • Oxygenated blood is carried from the alveoli back to the heart by pulmonary veins.
    • The pulmonary circulation is a low-pressure, high-volume system, with the entire blood volume passing through it every minute.
    • The capillary endothelium of the pulmonary circulation is an ideal location for enzymes that act on blood.
    • An example of such an enzyme is angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), which activates the important blood pressure hormone angiotensin II.

    Dead Space

    • Anatomical dead space refers to the volume of inspired air filling the conducting zone airways, which does not contribute to gas exchange.
    • Approximately 150 ml of a 500 ml tidal volume constitutes anatomical dead space.
    • Alveolar dead space is the volume of inspired air occupying nonfunctional alveoli, which may be due to collapse or obstruction by mucus.
    • The sum of anatomical and alveolar dead space equals the total dead space.

    Pulmonary Function Tests

    • Spirometry can differentiate between obstructive and restrictive pulmonary diseases, though it cannot diagnose them.
    • Obstructive pulmonary diseases, such as bronchitis, are characterized by increased airway resistance.
    • Restrictive diseases, such as tuberculosis or exposure to environmental agents like fibrosis, involve reduced lung volume.
    • Pulmonary function tests evaluate the rate of air movement.
    • Forced vital capacity (FVC) measures the amount of gas forcibly expelled after a maximal inspiration.
    • Forced expiratory volume (FEV) measures the amount of gas expelled during a specific time interval of FVC, with FEV1 representing the amount of air expelled in the first second.
    • In healthy lungs, FEV1 typically constitutes about 80% of FVC.
    • Patients with obstructive diseases exhale less than 80% of their FVC in the first second.

    Alveolar Ventilation

    • Minute ventilation refers to the amount of air flowing in and out of the respiratory tract each minute.
    • At rest, minute ventilation is approximately 6 L/min (12 breaths/min x 0.5 L/breath).
    • Minute ventilation can increase to 200 L/min during exercise.
    • Minute ventilation is not a reliable measure of respiratory efficiency as it includes air filling the conducting zone.
    • Alveolar ventilation (AV) is the amount of air flowing in and out of the respiratory zone each minute, representing the site of gas exchange.
    • AV is a good measure of effective ventilation and takes dead space into account.
    • AV can be calculated as follows: AV (ml/min) = frequency (breaths/min) x (TV (ml/breath) - dead space (ml/breath)).
    • As dead space is constant in an individual, AV is influenced by tidal volume (TV) and frequency.
    • Large increases in AV are primarily achieved by increasing TV rather than frequency.
    • Rapid, shallow breathing (panting) significantly reduces AV, and as TV approaches the dead space value, effective ventilation approaches zero.

    Tissue Gas Exchange

    • Capillary gas exchange in body tissues involves partial pressure and diffusion gradients that are reversed compared to pulmonary gas exchange.
    • Tissue PO2 is consistently lower than arterial blood PO2 (40 mm Hg vs 100 mm Hg).
    • Oxygen diffuses from blood to tissues until equilibrium is reached.
    • Tissue PCO2 is consistently higher than arterial blood PCO2 (45 mm Hg vs 40 mm Hg).
    • Carbon dioxide diffuses from tissues into blood until equilibrium is reached.
    • Venous blood returning to the heart has a PO2 of 40 mm Hg and a PCO2 of 45 mm Hg after equilibrating with tissue partial pressures.

    Oxygen Transport

    • Molecular oxygen is transported in blood in two ways:
      • 1.5% is dissolved in plasma.
      • 98.5% is loosely bound to hemoglobin (Hb) in red blood cells (RBCs).
    • Hemoglobin is composed of four polypeptide chains, each containing an iron-containing heme group, allowing it to transport four oxygen molecules.
    • Binding of oxygen to Hb forms oxyhemoglobin (HbO2).
    • Release of oxygen from Hb forms reduced hemoglobin (HHb), or deoxyhemoglobin.

    Asthma

    • Asthma is characterized by coughing, dyspnea (shortness of breath), wheezing, and chest tightness.
    • Although sometimes classified as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma episodes are acute and reversible, with symptom-free periods.
    • Active inflammation of the airways precedes bronchospasms in allergic asthma.
    • Airway inflammation is an immune response triggered by the production of IgE antibodies and the recruitment of inflammatory cells.
    • The thickened airways caused by inflammatory exudate amplify the effects of bronchospasms.
    • Current treatments target the underlying inflammation using inhaled corticosteroids and other medications, rather than solely addressing symptoms with bronchodilators like albuterol.

    Tuberculosis (TB)

    • Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    • Symptoms include fever, night sweats, weight loss, a persistent cough, and coughing up blood.
    • Deadly strains of drug-resistant TB, including multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB, emerge when treatment is incomplete or inadequate.
    • Resistant strains are found globally.

    Lung Cancer

    • Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in North America, with smoking responsible for approximately 90% of cases.
    • The three most common types of lung cancer are:
      • Adenocarcinoma (40% of cases) originates in peripheral lung areas and develops from bronchial glands and alveolar cells.
      • Squamous cell carcinoma (20% of cases) arises in the bronchial epithelium.
      • Small cell carcinoma (15% of cases) contains lymphocyte-sized cells that originate in the primary bronchi and subsequently metastasize.
    • Early detection is crucial for survival in lung cancer.
    • If metastasis has not occurred, surgery to remove diseased lung tissue is an option.
    • If metastasis has occurred, radiation and chemotherapy are used, though success rates are relatively low.
    • Newer targeted drug therapies are showing increased success in treating lung cancer.

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