Mechanics of Breathing
During inspiration, antero-posterior elevation of ribs is known as which movement?
Pump Handle Movement
What is the phenomenon which causes unloading of oxygen in presence of high carbon dioxide levels in blood, called as?
Bohr Effect
The rhythm of respiration is generated by which group of neurons in the brainstem?
Dorsal Respiratory Group of neurons
According to which law, would smaller alveoli collapse into larger alveoli without pulmonary surfactant?
Laplace's Law
The phenomenon which causes unloading of carbon dioxide, when oxygen binds to hemoglobin, is called as?
Haldane's Effect
The Central Chemoreceptors are sensitive to which ion/molecule?
Hydrogen ions
The phenomenon by which stability of alveoli is maintained, by pulmonary surfactant, is known as?
Interdependence of alveoli
The antiporter, which mediates the phenomenon of chloride shift, is called as?
Band 3/ Anion Exchanger-1
The sequence of events in Type I glomus is the following?
Hypoxia- closure of oxygen-sensitive potassium channels- influx of calcium- release of neurotransmitter