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CPAP Final Exam Questions And Accurate AnswersPurpose of upper airway hot, humidify, filter inspired air
Conducting airways Larynx, trachea, bronchi
Small airways Bronchioles, Alveoli
Respiratory muscles include Diaphragm, intercostals, accessory
Diaphragm Dome shape, Active only during inhalation, Innervated by phrenic nerve
Pleura Inner lining of lung
Visceral layer Inner layer
Parietal layer Outer layer
Pleural space/fluid Fluid in between that reduces friction
cilia - Answer hair like projections that propel mucous
a/c membrane - Answer where diffusion of gases occurs
atelectasis - Answer alveoli collapse
pleurisy - Answer painful inflammation of the pleura
pneumothorax - Answer air in the pleural space
hemothorax - Answer blood in the pleural space
pleural effusion - Answer fluid in the pleural space
, ventilation - Answer movement of gas in and out of the lungs
how does a pressure gradient work - Answer gas moves from an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration
transairway pressure - Answer results from raw, between airway opening and alveolus
transthoracic pressure - Answer necessary to expand the lungs and chest wall
concurrently, gradient between alveolar space and body opening
transrespiratory pressure - Answer causes air flow in and out of lungs, between airway
opening and body surface
transpulmonary pressure Answer also known as alveolar distending pressure, keeps
alveoli open, between alveolus and pleural space
elasticity Answer ability to return to normal state after deformation
decreased elasticity caused by - Answer COPD
increased elasticity caused by - Answer pulmonary fibrosis
lung compliance Answer ease which structure distends
causes of increased lung compliance - Answer copd
causes of decreased compliance - Answer pulmonary fibrosis
dynamic compliance measured when - Answer air is moving
normal dynamic compliance - Answer 30-40
peak pressure - Answer highest pressure achieved during inspiration, measured during
air flow
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