Respiratory A&P

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  • Created on: 18-01-24 13:14
External vs internal respiration
External - pulmonary capillary, Internal - systematic capillary
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Where are the palatine tonsils located
Lateral aspects of the palatopharyngeal arch
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Pharynx order
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
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What is the larynx
Voice box
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Trachea length
Starts @ 6th vertebra, ends @6th thoracic vertebra
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Which bronchi is wider and shorter
Right
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Sub divisions of bronchioles
Tertiary, terminal, respiratory
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Which lung is bigger
Right lung = 3 lobes, left lung = 2 lobes
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What is the parietal pleura
Pleura = double layer sac, parietal pleura = adheres to thoracic wall and diaphragm
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Boyles law
Pressure of a gas in closed container is inversely proportional to volume of container
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Tidal volume
Volume of air moving in and out of lungs in each cycle (6-8mls/kg)
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Alveoli adaptions
Thickness, blood supply, moistness, surface area, permeability
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Erythrocytes
Biconcave, no nucleus, anaerobic respiration, surface area
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Where is the respiratory centre
Pons, medulla oblongata, midbrain
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Why do we breath
Chemorecpetors measure CO2, tells respiratory centre, increase RR
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Increased EtCO2 means?
Pain, hyperthermia, shivering, COPD, hypoventilation, sodium bicarbonate
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Decreased EtCO2 means?
Hypothermic, metabolic acidosis, hyperventilation, bronchospasm, PE
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Where are the palatine tonsils located

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Lateral aspects of the palatopharyngeal arch

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Pharynx order

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What is the larynx

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Trachea length

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