NUR 105 Respiratory
- The process of oxygenation includes
Answer provide oxygen for tissue metabolism, remove CO2 & waste, acid base balance, smell, fluid balance, temp control
- Purpose of respiratory system
Answer gas exchange
- How does the respiratory system help to control fluid balance
Answer insensible water loss through breathing
- 5 major parts of the upper respiratory tract
- Nose 2.Sinuses
Answer
- Pharynx(naso,oro,laryngo)
- Larynx( voice box) 5.Epiglottis
- Purpose of adenoids & tonsils
Answer lymph tissue that protects against infecting organisms
- Which part of the upper respiratory tract may impair the airway for children when inflamed?
Answer Epiglottis
- glottis 1 / 4
Answer Opening between vocal cords
- lower respiratory tract is also knows as
Answer airways
- Where are you mainly concerned w/ gas exchange issues?
Answer (Airways) lower respiratory tract
- 5 parts of lower respiratory tract
Answer
- Trachea
- Mainstem bronchi 3.Bronchioles
4.alveolar ducts & alveoli 5.Surfactant
- Which bronchus is aspiration more likely to occur in & why?
Answer Right ; its wider, shorter, & more vertical
- Without surfactant, what would happen to the alveoli?
Answer collapse->atelecta- sis->decreased gas exchange
- Surfactant
Answer fatty protein that reduces surface tension in alveoli
- Lungs
Answer 2 / 4
sponge-like, elastic, cone shaped organ, located in chest pleural cavity
- Lobes of the lungs
Answer Right
- Left
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- The pleura of the lungs consist of what 3 parts & what does each one do
?
Answer
- Parietal (lines inside of chest &upper diaphragm)
- isceral (covers lung surfaces) 3.intrapleural (between parietal & visceral)
- what is the pleura?
Answer continuous smooth membrane w/2 surfaces that enclose lungs
- Breathing occurs through changes in?
Answer size & pressure within chest cavity
- Major muscle of respiration
Answer diaphragm
- What are the respiratory changes associated w/ aging? 3 / 4
Answer Variability, function of lungs, normal body changes
- Hemoglobin range M/F
Answer *Male
- 14-18 g/dl
*Female
- 12.0-16.0 g/dl
- Hematocrit range M/F
Answer Male
42%-52%
Female
37%-47%
- pH range
Answer
7.35-7.45
- PaO2 range
Answer 80-100
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