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Type I alveolar cells (alveolar structure)
alveoli epithelial cells
Type II alveolar cells (surfactant production)
1.Which of the following is Correct Answer: D
TRUE regarding the
pulmonary system? The larynx connects the upper and lower airways.
The mediastinum is located between the lungs and
A.Each lobe is divided contains the heart, great vessels, andesophagus. The
into bronchi. right lung has three lobes, and the left lung has two.
B.The left lobe is divided Each lobe is divided into segments and lobules
into three lobes.
C.The mediastinum
contains the lungs and
heart.
D.The larynx connects
the upper and lower
airways.
Neurochemical control: •Dorsal and ventral respiratory groups
Respiratory center •Pneumotaxic and apneustic centers
Neurochemical control: •Irritant receptors
Lung receptors •Stretch receptors
Neurochemical control: Central chemoreceptors
Chemoreceptors: Peripheral chemoreceptors
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Muscles of Breathing: Diaphragm
Major muscles of External intercostals
inspiration
Muscles of Breathing: ØSternocleidomastoid muscle
Accessory muscles of ØScalene muscles
inspiration
Four steps
ØVentilation of the lungs
ØDiffusion of oxygen from the alveoli into the
capillary blood
Mechanics of Breathing:
ØPerfusion of systemic capillaries with oxygenated
Gas Transport
blood
ØDiffusion of oxygen from systemic capillaries into
the cells
Diffusion of CO2 occurs in reverse order
1.A patient has bulbous A
enlargement of the distal
segments of the fingers. This condition describes clubbing, in which there is
Which disease is enlargement of the distal segment of the finger. It is
associated with this associated with conditions of decreased
condition? oxygenation such as bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis,
pulmonary fibrosis, lung abscess, and congenital
A.Cystic fibrosis heart disease.
B.Acute pneumonia
C.Sickle cell disease
D.Acute myocardial
infarction
An open wound to the chest that allows air to enter
Open pneumothorax
the pleural space and cause lung collapse
a pneumothorax with rapid accumulation of air in
the pleural space causing severely high intrapleural
tension pneumothorax
pressures with resultant tension on the heart and
great vessels.
Spontaneous (primary) Occurs in the absence of a traumatic injury to the
pneumothorax chest or a known lung disease
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Terms in this set (62)
Type I alveolar cells (alveolar structure)
alveoli epithelial cells
Type II alveolar cells (surfactant production)
1.Which of the following is Correct Answer: D
TRUE regarding the
pulmonary system? The larynx connects the upper and lower airways.
The mediastinum is located between the lungs and
A.Each lobe is divided contains the heart, great vessels, andesophagus. The
into bronchi. right lung has three lobes, and the left lung has two.
B.The left lobe is divided Each lobe is divided into segments and lobules
into three lobes.
C.The mediastinum
contains the lungs and
heart.
D.The larynx connects
the upper and lower
airways.
Neurochemical control: •Dorsal and ventral respiratory groups
Respiratory center •Pneumotaxic and apneustic centers
Neurochemical control: •Irritant receptors
Lung receptors •Stretch receptors
Neurochemical control: Central chemoreceptors
Chemoreceptors: Peripheral chemoreceptors
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Muscles of Breathing: Diaphragm
Major muscles of External intercostals
inspiration
Muscles of Breathing: ØSternocleidomastoid muscle
Accessory muscles of ØScalene muscles
inspiration
Four steps
ØVentilation of the lungs
ØDiffusion of oxygen from the alveoli into the
capillary blood
Mechanics of Breathing:
ØPerfusion of systemic capillaries with oxygenated
Gas Transport
blood
ØDiffusion of oxygen from systemic capillaries into
the cells
Diffusion of CO2 occurs in reverse order
1.A patient has bulbous A
enlargement of the distal
segments of the fingers. This condition describes clubbing, in which there is
Which disease is enlargement of the distal segment of the finger. It is
associated with this associated with conditions of decreased
condition? oxygenation such as bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis,
pulmonary fibrosis, lung abscess, and congenital
A.Cystic fibrosis heart disease.
B.Acute pneumonia
C.Sickle cell disease
D.Acute myocardial
infarction
An open wound to the chest that allows air to enter
Open pneumothorax
the pleural space and cause lung collapse
a pneumothorax with rapid accumulation of air in
the pleural space causing severely high intrapleural
tension pneumothorax
pressures with resultant tension on the heart and
great vessels.
Spontaneous (primary) Occurs in the absence of a traumatic injury to the
pneumothorax chest or a known lung disease
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