Study Guide for Chapters 23 and 24
Chapter 23 - Anatomy of the Respiratory System
- Know the functions of the respiratory system
- Parts of the upper respiratory tract
- Parts of the lower respiratory tract
- K now the structural properties of the nose
- What is the function of the cribriform plate?
- Know the types of paranasal sinuses and the bones that they are associated with in the face
- Know the parts of the septum and function of the septum
- Sequence of air flow through the nose into the pharynx
- Microscopic anatomy of the nose - tissue type
- What is the nasal mucosa and its function?
- Functions of the nose
- Structural properties and parts of the pharynx
- Structural properties and parts of the larynx
- Know the cartilages of the larynx and physical properties of each
- Know the structural characteristics and function of the glottis
- Be familiar with the structural characteristics of the bronchi
- Know the components of the respiratory membrane
- Where does gas exchange occur?
- Know the clinical correlations for this chapter
- Be sure to study the structural characteristics and functions of all of the following:
larynx
pleura
respiratory membrane
alveolus
trachea
pharynx
bronchial tree
respiratory mucosa
paranasal sinus
bronchiole
nares
Chapter 24 - Physiology of the Respiratory System
- Know the these terms:
compliance
elastic recoil
expiration
ventilation
tidal volume
vital capacity
anatomical dead air space
physiological dead air space
functional residual capacity
internal respiration
external respiration
- Describe in detail what happens during inspiration and expiration
- Know what vital capacity is equal to (how determined)
- Know what tidal volume is
- Know the law of partial pressures (Dalton's Law)
- Know the four factors determine the amount of oxygen that diffuses into blood
- How is carbon dioxide transported through the circulatory system?
- What happens during systemic gas exchange?
- Know what causes an increase/decrease in respiratory rate? (i.e. increase/decease pressure of carbon dioxide or oxygen, changes in pH, and arterial pressure changes)
- Know the regulatory processes that the respiratory system participates in
- Know what the apneustic and pneumotaxic centers are and where they are located
Test Format (100 points)
Multiple Choice - 65 @ 1 point each = 65 points
Short Answer - 9 @ 2 points each = 18 points
Matching - 10 @ 0.5 point each = 5 points
Essay - 2 @ 6 point each = 12 points