Zusammenfassung der Ressource
PE Lung function definitions
- tidal volume
- the amount of air
breathed in and out per
breath
- mmhg
- a unit for measuring
atmospheric pressure
- kPa
- Kilo pascal (a
measure of pressure
in the lungs)
- expiration
- the act of breathing out
- minuet ventalation
- the amount of air moved in and out
of the lungs in one minute. measured
in millilitres per minute (ml.min-1)
- diffustion
- the moment of partial of gas or
liquid from an area of high
concentration to an area of low
concetration
- partial pressure
- the pressure a gas
exerts in a mixture of
gases
- respiratory center
- an area in the brain stem that is
deposable for the control of
breathing rate and depth in the
body
- Inspiratory reserve volume
- maximal about of air
forcibly expired in
addition to tidal volume
- Total lung capacity
- Vital capacity plus reisidual
volumes (TV+IVR+ERV+RV)
- inspiration
- the act of breathing in
- Vital capacity
- maximal amount of
air exhaled after
maximal inspiration
- Expiratory reserve volume
- maximal amount of air
forcibly expired in
addition to tidal volume
- Chemoreceptor
- tiny structure in the carotid artery and
aorta arch which is stimulated by the
increased acidity in the blood
- Alveoli
- tiny thin walled air sacs
found in large numbers in
the lungs
- Residual volume
- amount of air left
in the lungs after
a maximal
insperation