1 / 18

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM It’s a Gas Chapter 13 A&P

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM It’s a Gas Chapter 13 A&P. OVERVIEW OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Body needs energy Oxygen Cellular respiration Abundant Carbon Dioxide Waste product If not transported to lungs build up in the blood Primary role- bring oxygen from atmosphere & remove carbon dioxide.

tara
Download Presentation

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM It’s a Gas Chapter 13 A&P

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM It’s a Gas Chapter 13 A&P

  2. OVERVIEW OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM • Body needs energy • Oxygen • Cellular respiration • Abundant • Carbon Dioxide • Waste product • If not transported to lungs build up in the blood • Primary role- bring oxygen from atmosphere & remove carbon dioxide

  3. Closely related to heart and circulatory • Cardiopulmonary system • Both function w/o conscious effort • Structure • Two lungs • Upper and lower airways • Terminal air sacs • Thoracic cage • Muscles of breathing

  4. VENTILATION VERSUS RESPIRATION • The atmosphere air is a mixture of gases • Atmospheric Gases • O2 • CO2 • Argon • Nitrogen • Neon, krypton • The predominate gas • Inert ( does not react in the body) • Still important • Oxygen • Active in body • CO2 • Low in concentration on inhale/ higher on exhale

  5. The system has set of tubes that moves gas from atmosphere to lungs • Occurs with breathing • Two processes of breathing • Ventilation • Respiration • External respiration • Internal respiration • Respiratory therapists

  6. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM • RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING BODY’S OXYGEN NEEDS • Oxygen reserve • Death outcome • Process of replenishing oxygen to the body

  7. Airways and Lungs • Series of branching tubes • Bronchi & bronchioles • aveoli

  8. Alveoli are surrounded by a network of capillaries

  9. Alveolar- capillary membrane • Connection between the respiratory and cardiovascular systems • Gas exchange takes place • To understand this process you have to understand the respiratory system structure • OXYGEN TAKES A ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!

  10. Start point: The UPPER AIRWAY

  11. THE UPPER AIRWAY • Functions • Heating/cooling • Filtering • Humidifying • Olfaction • Phonation • Ventilating

  12. Upper airway starts at the nose and ends at vocal cords • NOSE • Rigid structure • Nasal cavity • Septal cartilage/nasal septum

  13. Vestibular region • Location • Contains coarse nasal hairs • Vibrissae • Covered with sebum • Helps filter out large particles • Sneezing • Olfactory region • Location • Advantage of location

  14. Respiratory region • Functions • No respiration or gas exchange occurs here • Location • Mucous membrane lined- rich blood supply • Turbinates/conchae • Split into 3 channels • Not a straight passageway • Causes turbulence

  15. INTERESTING BODY FACTs • Your breath could detect cancer!!! • Israeli scientists are developing a sensor • Breast, lung, bowel, prostate cancers • Chemicla variations that occur • Mouth breathing • Nose responsible for 1/2 to 2/3 of airway resistance • Airway resistance is the work that is required to move gas down the tube • Larger the tube = less resistance

  16. PATHOLOGY OF UPPER AIRWAY • Allergic rhinitis • Nasal polyps

More Related