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Physio Report Shela
Physio Report Shela
Central Controller
Brainstem: Pons, Medulla and other parts
of the brain
Inp
ut
Outpu
t
Sensors
Effectors
Chemoreceptors,
Lungs and other
receptors
Respiratory
Muscles
AUTOMATIC SYSTEM/CONTROL
CENTRAL CONTROLLER
AUTOMATIC CONTROL
MEDULLARY RESPIRATORY
CENTER
Located in the Reticular
Formation of the Medulla
Dorsal
Respiratory
Group (DRG)
Ventral
Respiratory
Group (VRG)
VOLUNTARY CONTROL
CEREBRAL CORTEX
CENTRAL CONTROLLER
AUTOMATIC CONTROL
MEDULLARY RESPIRATORY
CENTER
Located in the Reticular
Formation of the Medulla
Dorsal
Respiratory
Group (DRG)
Ventral
Respiratory
Group (VRG)
VOLUNTARY CONTROL
CEREBRAL CORTEX
Apneustic Center
Pneumotaxic Center
CENTRAL CONTROLLER
AUTOMATIC CONTROL
MEDULLARY RESPIRATORY
CENTER
Located in the Reticular
Formation of the Medulla
Dorsal
Respiratory
Group (DRG)
Ventral
Respiratory
Group (VRG)
VOLUNTARY CONTROL
CEREBRAL CORTEX
EFFECTORS
MUSCLE OF
RESPIRATION:
o Diaphragm
o Intercostal Muscles
o Abdominal Muscles
o Accessory Muscles
(e.g.
Sternocleidomastoid
s)
CENTRAL
CHEMORECEPTORS
SENSORS
PERIPHERAL
CHEMORECEPTORS
CENTRAL
CHEMORECEPTORS
Located near the Ventral
surface of the Medulla (in
the vicinity of the exit of
9th and 10th nerves)
Responds to changes in
pH of the ECF/CSF when
CO2 diffuses out of
cerebral capillaries
SENSORS
PERIPHERAL
CHEMORECEPTORS
Central Chemoreceptors
CENTRAL
CHEMORECEPTORS
Located near the Ventral
surface of the Medulla (in
the vicinity of the exit of
9th and 10th nerves)
Responds to changes in
pH of the ECF/CSF when
CO2 diffuses out of
cerebral capillaries
SENSORS
PERIPHERAL
CHEMORECEPTORS
Peripheral Chemoreceptors
Pertinent Labs:
ABG
CBC
pH
7.32
Hgb
139
pO2
70
Hct
0.42
pCO2
55
WBC
12
HCO3
29.7
Seg
0.97
BE
3.4
Lymph
0.16
O2 sat
90%
PC
263
Central Chemoreceptors
Peripheral Chemoreceptors