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The Respiratory System

The Respiratory System. Chapter 11. Respiration. Physiological process by which oxygen moves into internal environment and carbon dioxide moves out Oxygen is needed for aerobic respiration Carbon dioxide is produced by same. Respiratory System.

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The Respiratory System

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  1. The Respiratory System Chapter 11

  2. Respiration • Physiological process by which oxygen moves into internal environment and carbon dioxide moves out • Oxygen is needed for aerobic respiration • Carbon dioxide is produced by same

  3. Respiratory System • Acts in concert with the circulatory system to deliver oxygen and remove carbon dioxide • Also helps regulate acid-base balance

  4. Human Respiratory System pharynx (throat) epiglottis larynx (voice box) trachea (windpipe) pleural membrane bronchiole intercostal muscle alveoli diaphragm

  5. Airways • Air enters through nose • Moves through pharynx and larynx to trachea • Trachea branches into two bronchi • Each bronchus branches into bronchioles • Bronchioles end in alveoli where gas exchange occurs

  6. Speech Production • Vocal cords stretch across laryngeal opening; opening between them is glottis • Position of cords is varied to create different sounds Glottis closed Glottis open

  7. Pressure Gradients • Concentration gradients for gases • Gases diffuse down their pressure gradients • Gases enter and leave the body by diffusing down pressure gradients across respiratory membranes

  8. Atmospheric Pressure • Pressure exerted by the weight of the air on objects on Earth’s surface • At sea level = 760 mm Hg • Oxygen is 21% of air; its partial pressure is about 160 mm Hg

  9. Fick’s Law • Describes the rate at which a substance (such as oxygen) will diffuse across a membrane (such as a respiratory surface) • Rate is proportional to the pressure gradient across the membrane and to the surface area of the membrane

  10. Altitude Sickness • Humans are adapted to lower elevations where oxygen levels are relatively high • At high altitude • Hyperventilation leads to ion imbalances in cerebrospinal fluid • Increased capillary permeability can cause edema

  11. Decompression Sickness • Pressure increases with water depth • While diving, pressurized air keeps lungs from collapsing • During ascent, pressure decreases • Bubbles of gaseous nitrogen can form in blood and block flow

  12. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning • Colorless, odorless gas • Binds to hemoglobin 200 times more tightly than oxygen does • Even tiny amounts can tie up hemoglobin and prevent oxygen delivery

  13. Bronchitis • Irritation of the ciliated epithelium that lines the bronchiole walls • Air pollutants, smoking, or allergies can be the cause • Excess mucus causes coughing, can harbor bacteria • Chronic bronchitis scars and constricts airways

  14. Emphysema • An irreversible breakdown in alveolar walls • Lungs become inelastic • May be caused by a genetic defect • Most often caused by smoking

  15. Asthma • Can be triggered by allergens • Smooth muscle ringing bronchi contracts • Mucus is produced by bronchial epithelium • Result is reduced air flow • Can be treated with aerosol inhalers

  16. Breathing • Moves air into and out of lungs • Occurs in a cyclic pattern called the respiratory cycle • One respiratory cycle consists of inhalation and exhalation

  17. Changes in Pressure 760 760 760 Atmospheric pressure: 754 Intrapleural pressure: 756 756 759 Intrapulmonary pressure: 760 761 Before inhalation During inhalation (lungs expanded) During exhalation

  18. Inhalation • Diaphragm flattens • External intercostal muscles contract • Volume of thoracic cavity increases • Lungs expand • Air flows down pressure gradient into lungs

  19. Normal (Passive) Exhalation • Muscles of inhalation relax • Thoracic cavity recoils • Lung volume decreases • Air flows down pressure gradient and out of lungs

  20. Active Exhalation • Muscles in the abdomen and the internal intercostal muscles contract • This decreases thoracic cavity volume more than passive exhalation • A greater volume of air must flow out to equalize intrapulmonary pressure with atmospheric pressure

  21. Lung Volume • Tidal volume is 500ml of air • Vital capacity is tidal volume, plus inspiratory reserve and expiratory reserve • This is still less than total lung capacity • Lungs are never fully deflated

  22. Respiratory Membrane alveolar epithelium • Area between an alveolus and a pulmonary capillary • Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse across easily capillary endothelium fused basement membranes of both epithelial tissues

  23. Oxygen Transport • Most oxygen is carried bound to hemoglobin in red blood cells • Hemoglobin has a great affinity for oxygen when it is at high partial pressure (in pulmonary capillaries) • Lower affinity for oxygen in tissues, where partial pressure is low

  24. Carbon Dioxide Transport • Most carbon dioxide is transported as bicarbonate • Bicarbonate formation is enhanced by the action of carbonic anhydrase inside red blood cells • Smaller amounts are transported dissolved in blood and bound to hemoglobin

  25. Bicarbonate Formation: A Two-Step Reaction • Carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid CO2 + H2O ---> H2CO3 (catalyzed by carbonic anhydrase) • Carbonic acid releases a hydrogen ion to form bicarbonate H2CO3 ---> H+ + HCO3-

  26. Breathing Rhythm • Diaphragm and intercostal muscles under control of reticular formation • One cell cluster controls inspiration, the other expiration • Resulting rhythm is fine tuned by centers in the brain stem

  27. Magnitude of Breathing • Receptors in medulla detect H+ • Signal increase in rate and depth of breathing • Carotid bodies and aortic bodies detect CO2, oxygen, and pH • Signal increase in rate of breathing

  28. Chemical Controls • Increase in CO2 causes smooth muscle of bronchioles to dilate • Decrease in CO2 causes smooth muscle of bronchioles to constrict • Local controls also work on lung capillaries

  29. Apnea • Breathing that stops and starts • Sleep apnea is common in elderly

  30. Effects of Smoking • Shortened life expectancy • Increased rates of cancers • Increased rate of heart disease • Impaired immune function and healing • Detrimental to fetus

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