Sarah Rebolledo
Period 5 Respiratory System

Major functions of the respiratory system

Respiratory volumes and capacities

Disorders of the respiratory system

Volume and Pressure relationships in thoracic cavity

Layers of the pleurae

Upper respiratory structures and functions

Lower respiratory structures and functions

Internal vs. external respiration

Compare and contrast the mechanism of inspiration and expiration

seasonal flu

Lung cancer

Popcorn lungs

Tuberculosis

COPD

lung collapse

Bronchitis

pnemonia

The inner layer (visceral pleura)

The outer layer (parietal pleura)

pleural fluid (separates inner and outer layer)

Paranasal sinuses

Pharynx

nasal cavity

Bronchi and branches

Lungs and alveoli

Trachea

Diaphragm

Larynx(voice box)

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Lighten skull

Secrete mucus

Help to warm and moisten air

nose

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Provides an airway for respiration

Moistens and warms entering air

Filters and cleans inspired air

Serves as resonating chamber for speech

Houses olfactory receptors

Filter, heat, and moisten air

Increase mucosal area

Enhance air turbulence

Three regions

Oropharynx

Laryngopharynx

Nasopharynx

Air passageway (only air) posterior to nasal cavity

passageway for food and air from level of soft palate to epiglottis

Passageway for food and air

extends from 3rd to 6th cervical vertebra and attaches to hyoid bone

extends from larynx into mediastinum, where it divides into two main bronchi

Conducting zone structures give rise to respiratory zone structures

Right lung: separated into superior, middle, and inferior lobes

Alveoli

Left lung: separated into superior and inferior lobes by oblique fissure

Alveolar walls

Alveolar sacs

Alveolar ducts

Action of the diaphragm

base

Both processes are subject to: Basic properties of gases & Composition of alveolar gas

Internal respiration: diffusion of gases between blood and tissues

External respiration: diffusion of gases between blood and lungs

supply body with O2for cellular respiration

dispose of CO2, a waste product of cellular respiration

Inspiration: gases flow into lungs

Expiration: gases exit lungs

Boyle’s law: relationship between pressure and volume of a gas

Respiratory Volumes

Respiratory Capacities

P1V1 = P2V2

Mechanical process that depends on volume changes in thoracic cavity

Pulmonary Ventilation

Residual volume

Inspiratory reserve volume

Tidal volume

Expiratory reserve volume

Functional residual capacity

Total lung capacity

Vital capacity

Inspiratory capacity