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Control of Respiration

Control of Respiration. Dr. Meg- angela Christi Amores. Control of Respiration. Central Respiratory Center Bilaterally in the medulla oblangata and pons Dorsal Respiratory Group – dorsal medulla Mainly inspiration and rhythm of breathing

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Control of Respiration

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  1. Control of Respiration Dr. Meg-angela Christi Amores

  2. Control of Respiration • Central • Respiratory Center • Bilaterally in the medulla oblangata and pons • Dorsal Respiratory Group – dorsal medulla • Mainly inspiration and rhythm of breathing • Ventral Respiratory Group – ventrolateral medulla • Either inspiration or expiration • Pneumotaxic Center – dorsal superior pons • Controls rate and pattern of breathing

  3. Dorsal Respiratory Group • Generates basic rhythm of respiration • Operates on a “ramp” signal • Begins weakly and increases steadily for about 2 seconds, then ceases abruptly for next 3 secs. • Turns off excitation of diaphram, allows elastic recoil • 2 ways of control: • Control of rate of increase of ramp signal • Control of limiting point at which ramp signal ceases

  4. Pneumotaxic Center • Control “switch off” point of inspiratory ramp • If strong, inspiration is 0.5 seconds, filling lungs only slightly • Primary function is to limit inspiration

  5. Ventral Respiratory Group • Inactive during normal quiet respiration • No participation in rhythm control • Contributes to respiratory drive when pulmonary ventilation increases • Some neurons excite – inspire • Other neurons excite – expire • Useful in heavy breathing

  6. Chemical Substances • Oxygen • No significant direct effect, instead, regulates respiration on its effect on peripheral chemoreceptors • Carbon Dioxide • Potent indirect effect • Excess concentration in blood acts directly on respiratory center itself • Hydrogen • Excites sensory neurons in chemosensitive areas • Cannot cross blood brain barrier

  7. Control of Respiration • Peripheral • Chemoreceptors– special nervous chemical receptors located in several areas outside brain • Detects changes in oxygen concentration in blood • Transmits nervous signals to the respiratory center to the brain • Mostly in Carotid bodies and Aortic bodies • Decreased arterial O2 concentration in blood • Increased CO2 and H ion concentration

  8. Chemoreceptors

  9. Factors that Affect Respiration • Voluntary control • One can hyperventilate/hypoventilate • Nervous pathway for voluntary control passes directly from cortex and down the corticospinal tract, not through the respiratory center

  10. Factors that Affect Respiration • Effect of Irritant receptors in Airways • Epithelium in trachea, bronchi, bronchioles – sensitive • Cause cough and sneeze • Also cause bronchial constriction – as in BA and Emphysema

  11. Factors that Affect Respiration • Function of lung “J” receptors • Sensory nerve endings in alveolar walls, in juxtaposition to pulmonary capillaries • Excitation gives feeling of dyspnea • Effect of brain edema • Activity of respiratory center may be decreased or inactivated by acute brain edema due to blockage of blood supply • Anesthesia • Most prevalent cause of respiratory depression and arrest • Eg Na pentobarbital, morphine overdose

  12. Abnormalities in Respiratory Control • Periodic breathing • (e.g. Cheyne-Stokes breathing) • Waxing and waning respiration • 40-60 seconds • Due to: • Long delay of transport of blood carrying O2 • As in severe heart failure • Increase negative feedback gain • Brain damage

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