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Respiratory system
Respiratory system anatomy and physiology
Reading a chest X-ray
Lung volumes and capacities
Anatomic and physiologic dead space
Alveolar surface tension and surfactant
Compliance of lungs and chest wall
Combined pressure-volume curves for the lung and chest wall
Ventilation
Zones of pulmonary blood flow
Regulation of pulmonary blood flow
Pulmonary shunts
Ventilation-perfusion ratios and V/Q mismatch
Breathing cycle
Breathing cycle and regulation
Airflow, pressure, and resistance
Ideal (general) gas law
Boyle's law
Dalton's law
Henry's law
Graham's law
Fick's laws of diffusion
Gas exchange in the lungs, blood and tissues
Diffusion-limited and perfusion-limited gas exchange
Alveolar gas equation
Oxygen binding capacity and oxygen content
Oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve
Carbon dioxide transport in blood
Breathing control
Pulmonary chemoreceptors and mechanoreceptors
Pulmonary changes at high altitude and altitude sickness
Pulmonary changes during exercise
Pulmonary changes during exercise
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During exercise, the body's demand for the oxygen needed in cellular respiration increases, and this requires the body to do some adjustments. The cardiac output and pulmonary blood flow increase, while the pulmonary vascular resistance decreases. The result is an increased space of the lung that is perfused, which decreases physiologic dead space and increases oxygen delivery to exercising tissues. Furthermore, due to an increase in acid production and temperature, the hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen decreases, which favors the delivery of oxygen to tissue in need.
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