Exhalation Proposal

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Points Covered

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Pathway/Anatomy of exhalation

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  • Physiology of gas exchange
      • Gases of exhaled breath
      • O2 into blood, CO2 into lungs

Resistance of air flow/surface area

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Dead space/residual volume

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  • Anatomical
  • Physiological

Lung elasticity

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Spirometry

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  • Compare
    • Healthy
    • Asthma
    • COPD/Smoker

Volume and Involuntary breathing

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  • CO2 in blood
  • Coughing/Sneezing

Voice Production

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  • Speaking
  • Controlled exhalation

Partial pressure, lung pressures

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Resources

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  • Academic Journal: Effects of Prolonged Expired Breathing on Cardiopulmonary responses during incremental exercise
  • Academic Journal: Physiology of Voice Production: Considerations for the Vocal Performer
  • Academic Journal: Human Breath Emissions of VOCs[1]
  • Academic Journal: Flow Simulation in the Human Upper Respiratory Tract [2]
  • Academic Journal: Rib Cage Mechanics During Quiet Breathing and Exercise in Humans[3]
  • Academic Journal: Systematic Errors and Susceptibility to Noise of Four Methods for Calculating Anatomical Dead Space from the CO2 Expirogram
  • Academic Journal: Internal surface area and other measurements in emphysema
  • Academic Journal: Assessing dead space. A meaningful variable?

Work load

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  • Each group member finds 3 sources
  • Group meetings 2 times a week until final work due
  • Brady: Brain involvement, Steve: Pathway/Anatomy, Kassie: Physiology of gas exchange, Taylor: Dead space and elasticity
  • All other points worked on together

References

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  1. ^ Fenske, Jill D. (May 1999). "Human breath emissions of VOCs". Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 49 (5): 594–598. doi:10.1080/10473289.1999.10463831. PMID 10352577. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Martonen, Ted B. (2002). "Flow Stimulation in the Human Upper Respiratory". Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 37 (1): 27–36. doi:10.1385/CBB:37:1:27. PMID 12398415. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Kenyon, C.M. (1997). [jap.physiology.org "Rib cage mechanics during quiet breathing and exercise in humans"]. The American Physiological Society. 83 (4): 1242–1255. Retrieved 03/28/2012. {{cite journal}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)