01:146:356 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Macrophage, Rib Cage, Hypoventilation

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Chapter 17: mechanics of breathing: the respiratory system. All respiratory organs have a large surface area compressed into a small space. Pump is musculoskeletal structure of thorax and lungs are the source of exchange epithelium along with associated blood vessels. Primary functions of system: exchange of gases between atmosphere and blood, homeostatic regulation of ph by secretion of co2, protection from inhaled pathogens and irritating substances, and vocalization. One issue is water and heat loss which are balanced through homeostatic regulation. Bones and muscles of thorax surround the lungs with the ribs and spine forming chest wall: diaphragm is a dome shaped sheet of skeletal muscle that forms the floor o. Intercostal muscles connect 12 pairs of ribs, and sternocleidomastoids and scalenes run from head and neck to sternum and ribs o. Pleural sacs surround a lung each, and the esophagus and thoracic blood vessels run between the two sacs.

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