Obstructive lung diseases are characterized by a(n) _____ total lung capacity
#2
Which lung capacities (2) cannot be measured on spirometry?_____
#3
What type of upper airway obstruction is seen in vocal cord paralysis / dysfunction and laryngeal tumors?_____
#4
Restrictive lung diseases are characterized by a _____ residual volume and functional residual capacity
#5
How does hyperventilation affect ICP?
#6
In what situations is hyperventilation therapuetic?
#7
What type of cytoskeletal element is most associated with flagella?
#8
What type of cytoskeletal element is most associated with cilia?
#9
Explain the substructure of cilia.
#10
The + end of a microtubule usually points toward?
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Flashcard 1: Obstructive lung diseases are characterized by a(n) _____ total lung capacity
Answer: increased
Flashcard 2: Which lung capacities (2) cannot be measured on spirometry?_____
Answer: Functional residual capacity, Total lung capacity
Flashcard 3: What type of upper airway obstruction is seen in vocal cord paralysis / dysfunction and laryngeal tumors?_____
Answer: Variable extrathoracic obstruction
Flashcard 4: Restrictive lung diseases are characterized by a _____ residual volume and functional residual capacity
Answer: decreased
Flashcard 5: How does hyperventilation affect ICP?
Answer: low PCO2 leads to less cerebral blood flow, reducing ICP
Flashcard 6: In what situations is hyperventilation therapuetic?
Answer: increased ICP
Flashcard 7: What type of cytoskeletal element is most associated with flagella?
Answer: microtubules
Flashcard 8: What type of cytoskeletal element is most associated with cilia?
Answer: microtubules
Flashcard 9: Explain the substructure of cilia.
Answer: 9 microtubule doublets + 2 solitary microtubules (9+2 arrangement) with dyenin arms that link peripheral doublets
Flashcard 10: The + end of a microtubule usually points toward?
Answer: exterior of cell
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