Breathing 101
Gas exchange occurs here.
Where is the alveoli?
The largest tube in the lung without cartilage.
What comes before and after this structure in the airway.
What are broncioles?
Bronchi>bronciole>
The degree of shock that can be recovered from through homeostasis.
What is compenstated shock?
Most common kind of capillary
What is continuous capillaries?
The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
What is the left AV valve or the tricuspid valve?
Term for breathing without thinking about it or in a involunatry/natural way.
What is quiet respiration?
__________: makes up most surface area __________: secretes pulmonary surfactant __________: Most numerous in #
squamous alveolar, Great alveolar, alveolar macrophages (dust cells)
Which forms the membrane, which cleans up debris, which prevents lung collapse
Weakening of the artery wall causing a bulging.
What is an aneurysm?
Maximum BP recorded when the ventricles
contract.
What is Systolic BP?
This is what the P wave represents.
What is atrial depolarization?
As lung volume increases, intrapulmonary pressure ______________.
What muscle is most responsible for that?
The diaphragm contracts to to increase lung volume.
The structures in the respiratory division
What are the bronchioles and alveoli?
Increased capillary filtration reduced capillary reabsorption and obstructed lymphatic drainage can cause to ailment.
What is edema?
Most potent hormone for raising blood pressure.
What is angiotensin II?
Driven by the AV node and is about 40-50 bpm.
What is nodal rhythm?
The dorsal respiratory group sends signal to this group to change rate of breathing.
What is the ventral respiratory group?
What is the other group? where is it located?
After maximum voluntary expiration, this volume is left in the lungs
What is residual volume?
Wheezing is caused wby what problem in the lung?
What is narrowing of the bronchiole?
Massaging of veins by muscle action; venous valves prevent backflow represents what process
What is the skeletal muscle pump?
Hypercalcemia, Hyperkalemia, and beta blocker al have _______________ ___________________ effects of the cardiac output.
What is negative chronotropic?
Blood accumulates in limbs instead of returning to heart; can be due to
inactivity or neurogenic shock
What is venous pooling or vascular shock?
A block in the the AV node would result in waht problem?
What is the ventricles not contracting?