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Lymph/Respiratory
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Physiology
Undergraduate 2
03/16/2014

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Term
Airway connects larynx to bronchial tree
Definition

trachea

 

Term
Secondary bronchi supply
Definition

lobes of lungs

 

Term
What kind of bronchi branch from the trachea?
Definition
Primary
Term
What does bronchial smooth muscle do?
Definition
Contracts increasing airway resistance
Term
Choking most likely occurs in...
Definition
r. primary bronchi
Term

Right has ___ lobes

 

 

Definition
3
Term
Left has ____ lobes
Definition
2
Term
Most superior portion of lung
Definition
Apex
Term
Which lung has cardiac notch?
Definition
Left
Term
Actual site of gas exchange
Definition
Alveoli
Term
Respiratory membrane of gas exchange surface consists of
Definition
simple squamous epithelium
Term
Why is there only one layer of simple epithelium?
Definition
Because it causes fastest exchange
Term
Ventilation
Definition
Air in and out of the lungs
Term
Air moves out of the lungs when pressure inside is...
Definition
greater than pressure in the atmosphere
Term
What happens to thorax when you take a deep breath using accessory muscles?
Definition
It gets bigger
Term
What kind of muscles are involved in forceful expiration?
Definition
Internal intercostal
Term
External intercostal muscles help...
Definition
forceful inspiration
Term
Partial pressure of CO2 of venous blood is ...
Definition
45 mmHg
Term
Partial pressure of oxygen is
Definition
40
Term
Most CO2 is transported by...
Definition
bicarbon ions
Term
What would increase amount of oxygen discharged by hemoglobin to perpheral tissue?
Definition
decreased pH
Term
Which air does not participate in exchange of gases?
Definition
Residual
Term
What is a major factor determining lung compliance?
Definition
Alveolar surface tension
Term
Where is the respiratory control center in the brain?
Definition
Medulla and pons
Term
Oxygen crossing respiratory membrane
Definition
diffusion
Term
How is the bulk of CO2 carried?
Definition
Bicarbon ion
Term

Homeostatic imbalance w/ 

  • decreased ion diffusion
  • dehydrated respiratory secretions
Definition
cystic fibrosis
Term
What is the chloride shift?
Definition
Exchange of chloride ions for bicarbonate ions across RBC membrane
Term
Mr. Jones has low pH and T: 105. Oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve would shift...
Definition
Right
Term
What affects pH?
Definition
CO2
Term
Factors influencing the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide across the respiratory membrane.
Definition

Partial pressure

solubility

thickness of membrane

surface area

 

Term
Lymph always flows...
Definition
to the heart
Term
Digestive fats are absorbed from intestine by the...
Definition
lymph capillaries
Term
1st line of defense
Definition
skin (mucous membrane)
Term
2nd line of defense
Definition
inflammatory response
Term
3rd line of defense
Definition
immune response
Term
What makes up the innate defense system?
Definition

mucouse membrane

skin

inflammatory response

Term
Small proteins secreted by virus containing cells
Definition
interferon
Term
Major innate mechanism that mediates destruction of foreign substances
Definition
complement mechanism
Term
What stimulates proliferation of other lymphocytes?
Definition
T helper cells
Term
What dampens activity of T cells and B cells?
Definition
Regulatory T cells
Term
Hypercapnia
Definition
elevated pCO2 levels in the blood
Term
Which alveoli cell type secretes surfactant?
Definition
Type II
Term
Know factors that promote oxygen binding and dis association from hemoglobin
Definition

  •     PO2
  •       temperature
  •       blood pH
  •      PCO2
  •       concentration of BPG (an organic chemical)
Term

Muscles produce the movement

Label # 1

Definition
External intercostal
Term
relationship b/w pressures @ label # 3
Definition
Pressure greater outside than volume inside, why you inhale
Term
Pressure represented by label # 5
Definition
Intrapulmonary pressure
Term
Relationship b/w pressures @ label # 8
Definition
Pressure greater outside less than pressure inside
Term
Muscles contract using labeled 6 & 7
Definition
internal intercostal and rectus abdomenus
Term
Factors that affect rate of external respiration
Definition
  • gas solubility
  • surface area
  • partial pressure gradient
  • membrane thickness
Term
Boyle's law
Definition
pressure is inversely related to volume
Term
Henry's law
Definition
When a gas is in contact with a liquid, the gas will dissolve in the liquid in porportion to its partial pressure.
Term
Dalton's Law
Definition
Total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is the sum of the pressures exerted independently by each gas in the mixture.
Term
Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
Definition
air that can be inspired forcibly beyond the tidal volume (2100–3200 ml)
Term
Tidal volume (TV)
Definition
air that moves into and out of the lungs with each breath (approximately 500 ml)
Term
Expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
Definition
air that can be evacuated from the lungs after a tidal expiration
Term
Residual volume (RV)
Definition
air left in the lungs after strenuous expiration (1200 ml)
Term
Internal Respiration
Definition
gas exchange between blood and body cells and tissues
Term
External Respiration
Definition
gas exchange between alveoli and blood
Term
Oxygen transported by blood is found…?
Definition
Bound to hemoglobin within red blood cells
Term
homeostatic imbalance
Definition
Forms of Hypoxia
Anemic; too few RBCs or abnormal Hb
Ischemic; inadequate blood flow
Histotoxic; cells unable to use delivered O2, for example, cyanide poisoning
Hypoxemic; reduced arterial pO2, for example, high altitude or CO poisoning
Term
Respiratory distress syndrome
Definition
Keywords: neutrophils, increase capillary permeability, suffocation
Term
Emphysema
Definition
Keywords: permanent enlarged alveoli, destruction of alveolar walls
Term
Lymphatic capillaries function
Definition
-absorb the excess protein containing
-and return to blood stream
Term
Cisterna chyli
Definition
collects lymph from lumbar trunks draining lower limbs and from intestinal trunk draining digestive organs
Term
True or false: The spleen will regenerate in a young child.
Definition
True
Term
What presents double activation signal to T cells?
Definition
APCs
Term
Functions of inflammatory response
Definition
Prevents spread of damaging agents
Disposes of cell debris and pathogens
Alerts adaptive immune system
Sets the stage for repair
Term
Redness and heat in inflamed area are due to...?
Definition
Vasodilation
Term
Which globulins assoc w/ passive immunity
Definition
G
Term
Which globulins assoc w/ passive immunity
Definition
G
Term
Redness and heat in inflamed area are due to...?
Definition
Vasodilation
Term
chemotaxis
Definition
Attract neutrophils,
monocytes, and
lymphocytes to
area
Term
The only t cells that can attack and kill other cells
Definition
Cytotoxic
Term
2nd line of defense against microorganism
Definition
Phagocytes
Term
Characteristic of complete antigen
Definition
Reactivity with an antibody
Term
Increase rate of gas exchange across respiratory membrane.
Definition
Increase surface area increase rate of gas exchange
Term
Which homeostatic imbalance has great lung compliance
Definition
Emphysema
Term
O2 partial pressure
Definition
21% of total
Term
Serous membrane around lungs
Definition
Pleural
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