Pulmonary chemoreceptors and mechanoreceptors
Pulmonary chemoreceptors and mechanoreceptors
Aparato respiratorio
Flujo de aire e intercambio de gases
Flujo de aire, presión y resistencia
Ecuación de los gases alveolares
Boyle's law
El ciclo respiratorio y regulación
Dalton's law
Intercambio de gases limitado por difusión y perfusión
Fick's laws of diffusion
Intercambio de gases en los pulmones, la sangre y los tejidos
Graham's law
Henry's law
Ideal (general) gas law
Anatomía y fisiología
Mecánica de la respiración
Transporte de gases
Volúmenes y capacidades pulmonares
Adaptaciones fisiológicas del aparato respiratorio
Regulación de la respiración
Aspectos destacados
en inglés
Pulmonary chemoreceptors are specialized sensory cells located in the medulla, the aortic and carotid bodies, which detect changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood. There are also pulmonary mechanoreceptors, which are specialized sensory cells located in the lungs and the airway smooth muscles. They respond to changes in lung stretch or pressure. Both the pulmonary chemoreceptors and mechanoreceptors work together to help maintain proper gas exchange and lung function during exercise and other activities that can alter the body's oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.