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Lecture 6 Respiratory System
Lecture 6 Respiratory System
Gas
exchange
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Warning: terminology!
Respiratory systems are the organs in animals that exchange gases with
the environment.
Specialized structures
spiracles (terrestrial
insects)
Countercurrent Exchange
In a concurrent system,
exchange is inefficient.
Equilibrium is reached at
one end.
In a countercurrent
system, equilibrium is not
reached, so gas exchange
continues, increasing
efficiency.
Fish Gills
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Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveoli
During inspiration
(inhalation), the
diaphragm and intercostal
muscles contract.
Exchange of gases
Atmosphere to blood
Blood to tissues
Regulation of pH
Protection
Vocalization
Synthesis
What is respiration?
External
Respiration
Internal
Respiration
Pleural membranes
Neural pathways
Upper
Entrance to larynx
Lower
respiratory tract
respiratory tract
Function
Relying on
the
The
The
Expansion
As
Disruption
Upper respiratory tract is for all intensive purposes a single large conductive
tube
The lower respiratory tract starts after the larynx and divides again and
againand again to eventually get to the smallest regions which form the
exchange membranes
Trachea
Primary bronchi
Secondary bronchi
Tertiary bronchi
Bronchioles
Terminal bronchioles
conductive
portion
exchange
portion
Raises
What is the function of the upper respiratory
incoming
tract?
Warm
air to 37
Humidify
Raises
Celsius
Filter
incoming
Vocalize
air to
100%
humidity
Forms
mucocilia
ry
escalator
80-90% of the space between alveoli is filled with blood in pulmonary capillary
networks
Protection
Means
Ventilation?
Exchange?
Vocalization?
Protection?
Ventilation
Terminology
Inspiration = the movement of air into the respiratory tracts (upper & lower)
Cause of Inspiration?
Biological answer
Physics answer
Contraction of the inspiratory muscles causes an increase in the thoracic cavity size, thus allowing ai
to enter the respiratory tract
As the volume in the thoracic cavity increases (due to inspiratory muscle action) the pressure within
the respiratory tract drops below atmospheric pressure, creating a pressure gradient which causes
molecular movement to favor moving into the respiratory tract
Cause of Expiration?
Ventilation
Besides the
diaphragm (only
creates about
60-75% of the
volume change)
what are the
muscles of
inspiration &
expiration?
Ventilation
Ventilation
Ventilation
Ventilation
Inspiration
At time 0 to 2 seconds
Expansion of thoracic cage and corresponding pleural membranes and lung tissue causes alveolar pressure to
drop to -1 mm Hg
Ventilation
Expiration
At time 4 seconds
Ventilation
The larger and quicker the expansion of the thoracic cavity, the larger the gradient
and
Ventilation
Things
to consider
surfactant
airway
effect
diameter
Minute
Changes
in ventilation patterns
Ventilation
Impact?
Ventilation
Ventilation
The relationship between minute volume (total pulmonary
ventilation) and alveolar ventilation & the subsequent mixing of
air
Alveoli
In the alveolus
Gas exchange
Oxygen transport
Hemoglobin binds to
oxygen that diffuses
into the blood stream.
At the cells
Effects of smoking
Gross, isnt it?
Emphysema
Cystic Fibrosis
CF is caused by mutation of a
single gene, the CFTR gene,
which controls salt balance in
the lungs.
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis
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