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What is the primary function of the respiratory system that involves the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide?
What is the primary function of the respiratory system that involves the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide?
- Gas exchange (correct)
- Protection from pathogens
- Maintaining blood pH
- Ventilation
What structure prevents food and drink from entering the lungs during swallowing?
What structure prevents food and drink from entering the lungs during swallowing?
- Trachea
- Bronchi
- Larynx
- Epiglottis (correct)
Which part of the respiratory system is responsible for conducting air in and out of the lungs?
Which part of the respiratory system is responsible for conducting air in and out of the lungs?
- Respiratory tract
- Conduction zone (correct)
- Alveoli
- Accessory structures
What is the term for the process by which oxygen diffuses into the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses out in the alveoli?
What is the term for the process by which oxygen diffuses into the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses out in the alveoli?
What is the purpose of the hairs in the nose, mucus, and cilia in the conduction zone?
What is the purpose of the hairs in the nose, mucus, and cilia in the conduction zone?
What is the term for the movement of air in and out of the lungs?
What is the term for the movement of air in and out of the lungs?
What is the purpose of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles in the respiratory system?
What is the purpose of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles in the respiratory system?
What is the term for the process of maintaining the blood's pH level?
What is the term for the process of maintaining the blood's pH level?
What is the site of gas exchange in the lungs?
What is the site of gas exchange in the lungs?
What is the purpose of the nasal cavity in the respiratory system?
What is the purpose of the nasal cavity in the respiratory system?
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What is the primary function of alveolar surface tension?
What is the primary function of alveolar surface tension?
What is the role of surfactant in the lungs?
What is the role of surfactant in the lungs?
What is the effect of emphysema on ventilation?
What is the effect of emphysema on ventilation?
What is the effect of respiratory distress syndrome on ventilation?
What is the effect of respiratory distress syndrome on ventilation?
What is the effect of the diameter of airways on airflow?
What is the effect of the diameter of airways on airflow?
What is the cause of narrowing of airways in conditions like asthma, bronchitis, and COPD?
What is the cause of narrowing of airways in conditions like asthma, bronchitis, and COPD?
What happens to the diameter of bronchioles during exercise?
What happens to the diameter of bronchioles during exercise?
What is the result of increased bronchiole diameter during exercise?
What is the result of increased bronchiole diameter during exercise?
What is the direction of air movement during inhalation?
What is the direction of air movement during inhalation?
What changes occur in the thoracic cavity during inhalation?
What changes occur in the thoracic cavity during inhalation?
What property of the lungs allows them to return to their original shape during exhalation?
What property of the lungs allows them to return to their original shape during exhalation?
During exhalation, what happens to the intrapulmonary pressure?
During exhalation, what happens to the intrapulmonary pressure?
According to Boyle's Law, what happens to the pressure of a gas when its volume increases?
According to Boyle's Law, what happens to the pressure of a gas when its volume increases?
What is the primary driver of ventilation?
What is the primary driver of ventilation?
What happens to the air during inhalation?
What happens to the air during inhalation?
What is necessary for the lungs to accommodate volume changes during inhalation?
What is necessary for the lungs to accommodate volume changes during inhalation?
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What determines the direction of gas movement in gas exchange?
What determines the direction of gas movement in gas exchange?
What is the primary direction of oxygen movement in the process of gas exchange?
What is the primary direction of oxygen movement in the process of gas exchange?
What is the approximate partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli?
What is the approximate partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli?
In the tissues, what happens to oxygen and carbon dioxide?
In the tissues, what happens to oxygen and carbon dioxide?
What is the normal range of oxygen saturation in the blood measured by a pulse oximeter?
What is the normal range of oxygen saturation in the blood measured by a pulse oximeter?
What is the measurement of blood gas levels crucial for understanding?
What is the measurement of blood gas levels crucial for understanding?
What facilitates gas exchange in the lungs?
What facilitates gas exchange in the lungs?
What condition can cause oxygen levels to drop as low as 50%?
What condition can cause oxygen levels to drop as low as 50%?
What is the approximate partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood?
What is the approximate partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood?
How is carbon dioxide levels measured in blood panels?
How is carbon dioxide levels measured in blood panels?
Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?
Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?
What determines the direction of oxygen movement in the lungs?
What determines the direction of oxygen movement in the lungs?
What is the purpose of measuring blood gas levels?
What is the purpose of measuring blood gas levels?
What is the approximate partial pressure of oxygen in the blood entering the tissues?
What is the approximate partial pressure of oxygen in the blood entering the tissues?
What is the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood in the lungs?
What is the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood in the lungs?
What happens to the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the lungs?
What happens to the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the lungs?
What is the process by which gases move across membranes?
What is the process by which gases move across membranes?
What is the cycle of gas exchange?
What is the cycle of gas exchange?
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What percentage of oxygen in the blood is dissolved in plasma?
What percentage of oxygen in the blood is dissolved in plasma?
What is the maximum number of oxygen molecules that can bind to a hemoglobin molecule?
What is the maximum number of oxygen molecules that can bind to a hemoglobin molecule?
Where does the loading reaction occur?
Where does the loading reaction occur?
What promotes the unloading reaction?
What promotes the unloading reaction?
What is the term for the curve showing the percent oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in response to partial pressure of oxygen?
What is the term for the curve showing the percent oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in response to partial pressure of oxygen?
In which state does hemoglobin exist when oxygen is bound to it?
In which state does hemoglobin exist when oxygen is bound to it?
What is the result of the unloading reaction?
What is the result of the unloading reaction?
Where does the unloading reaction occur?
Where does the unloading reaction occur?
What is the purpose of hemoglobin in the blood?
What is the purpose of hemoglobin in the blood?
What is the term for the process of oxygen moving from the alveoli into the blood?
What is the term for the process of oxygen moving from the alveoli into the blood?
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What is the primary location where carbon dioxide is produced in aerobic cellular respiration?
What is the primary location where carbon dioxide is produced in aerobic cellular respiration?
What is the majority of carbon dioxide transported as in the plasma?
What is the majority of carbon dioxide transported as in the plasma?
What is the enzyme responsible for converting carbon dioxide into carbonic acid in red blood cells?
What is the enzyme responsible for converting carbon dioxide into carbonic acid in red blood cells?
What is the pH range that the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffering system regulates in the blood?
What is the pH range that the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffering system regulates in the blood?
What happens to the reaction when the blood pH is low (acidic)?
What happens to the reaction when the blood pH is low (acidic)?
What is the principle that governs the direction of the carbonic acid-bicarbonate reaction?
What is the principle that governs the direction of the carbonic acid-bicarbonate reaction?
What is the form of carbon dioxide that is dissolved in the plasma?
What is the form of carbon dioxide that is dissolved in the plasma?
What is the role of carbonic anhydrase in the lungs?
What is the role of carbonic anhydrase in the lungs?
What happens to the hydrogen ions when the pH is high (alkaline)?
What happens to the hydrogen ions when the pH is high (alkaline)?
What is the net effect of the carbonic acid-bicarbonate reaction on blood pH?
What is the net effect of the carbonic acid-bicarbonate reaction on blood pH?
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What primarily regulates breathing rate?
What primarily regulates breathing rate?
What happens to blood pH when you hold your breath?
What happens to blood pH when you hold your breath?
What is the stimulus for the negative feedback response pathway that regulates breathing rate?
What is the stimulus for the negative feedback response pathway that regulates breathing rate?
What is the role of chemoreceptors in the regulation of breathing rate?
What is the role of chemoreceptors in the regulation of breathing rate?
What happens to breathing rate when CO2 levels drop?
What happens to breathing rate when CO2 levels drop?
What is the effect of hyperventilation on blood pH?
What is the effect of hyperventilation on blood pH?
Where are peripheral chemoreceptors located?
Where are peripheral chemoreceptors located?
What is the result of increased CO2 levels in the blood?
What is the result of increased CO2 levels in the blood?
What triggers the response to increase breathing rate?
What triggers the response to increase breathing rate?
What is the role of the respiratory centers in the brain?
What is the role of the respiratory centers in the brain?
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Flashcards
Respiratory system function
Respiratory system function
Ventilation (breathing), gas exchange (oxygen in, carbon dioxide out), and maintaining blood pH.
Conduction zone
Conduction zone
The part of the respiratory system that conducts air, humidifies, warms, and filters it.
Nasal Cavity
Nasal Cavity
Part of the conduction zone, first part of respiratory tract
Pharynx
Pharynx
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Larynx
Larynx
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Trachea
Trachea
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Bronchi
Bronchi
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Bronchioles
Bronchioles
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Alveoli
Alveoli
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Epiglottis
Epiglottis
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Gas exchange
Gas exchange
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Alveolar Macrophages
Alveolar Macrophages
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Pulmonary surfactant
Pulmonary surfactant
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Chronic smoking
Chronic smoking
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Emphysema
Emphysema
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Pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis
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Simple diffusion
Simple diffusion
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Respiratory tract
Respiratory tract
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Cilia
Cilia
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Type 2 alveolar cells
Type 2 alveolar cells
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Study Notes
- The respiratory system has three primary functions: ventilation (breathing), gas exchange (oxygen in, carbon dioxide out), and maintaining blood pH.
- The respiratory system also provides protection from pathogens and debris in the air through the conduction zone, which includes the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles.
- The respiratory tract includes the respiratory tract and accessory structures like the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.
- Air enters the respiratory system through the nostrils (nares) and moves into the nasal cavity, then the pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and finally the bronchioles, which terminate in the alveoli (air sacs) of the lungs.
- The epiglottis, a cartilaginous flap, covers the passageway to the lungs when swallowing food or drink to prevent entry into the lungs.
- The conduction zone (nasal cavity to bronchioles) is responsible for conducting air in and out of the lungs, humidifying and warming the air, and filtering out debris and pathogens.
- The conduction zone has features like hairs in the nose, mucus, and cilia (moving to push materials up and away from the lungs) to help filter the air.
- The alveoli are the site of gas exchange, where oxygen diffuses into the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses out, relying on simple diffusion.
- The alveoli have structural features that promote gas exchange, including a large surface area, a net of capillaries, and a thin air-blood barrier (one cell layer thick).
- Alveolar macrophages in the alveoli engulf debris and pathogens, providing a second line of defense.
- Type 2 alveolar cells produce pulmonary surfactant, which helps with lung expansion during inhalation.
- Chronic smoking damages the cilia, immune cells, and alveoli, leading to chronic respiratory issues.
- Emphysema, often associated with chronic smoking, damages delicate alveolar tissue, creating large air spaces and affecting gas exchange.
- Pulmonary fibrosis, caused by inhaling particulates, leads to inflammation, fibrous connective tissue development, and impacted gas exchange.
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Learn about the three primary functions of the respiratory system, including ventilation, gas exchange, and maintaining blood pH. Explore the conduction zone, respiratory tract, and accessory structures, as well as the process of gas exchange in the alveoli.
