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Respiratory System. Chapter 14. Respiratory System . Filters , warms, and humidifies the air we breathe Helps make speech and sound possible and helps with the sense of smell. Structure. Organs include: nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs Alveoli
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Respiratory System Chapter 14
Respiratory System • Filters, warms, and humidifies the air we breathe • Helps make speech and sound possible and helps with the sense of smell
Structure • Organs include: nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs • Alveoli • thin-walled sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
Respiratory Tracts Upper Respiratory Lower Respiratory • Nose • Pharynx • Larynx • “head cold” • Trachea • bronchial tree • The lungs • “chest cold”
Respiratory Mucosa • covered with mucus and lines the tubes of the respiratory tree • mucus serves as an air purifier • more than 125mL of mucus is produced daily • cilia only beat in one direction – up • “smokers cough”
Nose Nasal Cavity Cilia Mucus Nostrils
Respiration • Exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) • Pulmonary ventilation • the process that moves air into and out of the lungs • External respiration • exchange of gases between the air in the lungs and the blood • Internal respiration • exchange of gases between the blood and cells of the body
Mechanics of Breathing Inspiration • Moves air into the lungs • lungs expand and air rushes into them and down into the alveoli • The diaphragm contracts and flattens • reducing the air pressure in the lungs • drawing air into the lungs
Mechanics of Breathing Expiration • Air moves out of the lungs • The diaphragm relaxes and moves back up • increasing the air pressure in the lungs • pushing air out of the lungs
Volumes of Air Exchanged in Pulmonary Ventilation • Tidal volume – normal volume of air into and out of the lungs(about 500mL) • Vital capacity – the largest amount of air that we breathe out in one expiration(about 4800 mL)
Volumes of Air Exchanged in Pulmonary Ventilation • Expiratory reserve volume • the amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled after expiring the tidal volume • Inspiratory reserve volume • the amount of air that can be forcibly inspired over and above normal inspiration • Residual volume • the air that remains in the lungs after the most forceful expiration
Regulation of Respiration • Respiratory control centers in the medulla and pons of the brainstem • Cerebral cortex can influence respiration by modifying the rate at which neurons fire in the inspiratory and expiratory centers of the medulla – voluntarily speed up or slow down the breathing rate • Chemoreceptors and Pulmonary stretch receptors may also influence respiration
Types of Breathing • Eupnea – normal breathing • Hyper or Hypoventilation • Dyspnea – labored or difficult breathing • Apnea – breathing stops for a brief period • can result in respiratory arrest