Respiratory System Station Lab

Station 1: Stethoscope
Place the stethoscope near your Adams apple. Listen to yourself take some deep breathes.

Describe what you hear. Wind

What is the name of the portion of the respiratory tract you are listening at?

Larynx
Physicians listen to the lungs when trying to detect pneumonia or bronchitis
which is characterized by extra mucus in the lungs. Hypothesize what the

doctors are listening for. Difficulty breathing, build up of mucosa

What membrane is responsible for this extra mucus? Submucosa glands
**clean ear pieces with alcohol before moving on!

Station 2: Lung

The dark red muscle at the bottom of the lung is representing what? Diaphram
Explain how that muscle assists in the process of inspiration. It moves down, expanding the cavity
This cross section shows many tiny holes. These would be. Bronchioles, alveolar ducts
At what point to gases go from the external environment to the internal environment? What is this process

called? Once the gasses have been diffused through the membranes. Internal respiration
What is the process called that enables gases to move from an area of higher concentration to areas of lower

concentration? Diffusion
What are the two gases involved in respiration and where do they come from? O2 comes from the air. CO2 is
the byproduct of cellular respiration

Station 3: Head

This model represents which respiratory tract? The upper

What is the part labeled d e? Nasopharynx
What is the part labeled k o? oropharynx
Function?
What is the part labeled I?n Epiglottis
Function? Closes off trachea when swallowing food
What is the part labeled 23? Larynx
What two things do the conchae do to make the air entering our body
healthier? Closes and moisturizes

Station 4: Steve

What major cavity are the lungs in? Thoracic

What part is labeledand what is its function?
7 nasal conchae= allow air to trachea, moisturize and clean air
230 Trachea= Lead air to lungs/bronchus
8 Larynx=houses vocal chords
232, 234 Bronchus
233 lobe bronchus
Steve just took a deep breathe in, follow a particle of 02 through his respiratory tract.
The particle goes through the nose through the nasal conchae where it is moisturized and cleaned
some. Then it travels past the larynx into the trachea and into the bronchus. Then it goes into the the
secondary bronchus, and the tertiary bronchus. Next is the terminal bronchiole. Then the alveolar
ducts. Then the alveolar sacs house blood vessels to externally exchange gas.

Station 5: Spirometer
Changes in pulmonary volume, associated with respiratory cycle, may be measured by the use of a spirometer
(spiro=breath, meter=measure). A spirometer can be used to measure
tidal volume which is the volume of air exhaled normally after a normal
inhalation. This machine can also be used to measure vital capacity, the
greatest amount of air that can forcibly be exhaled from the lungs.
Refer to p. 457 in your book for more information.
TIDAL VOLUME:
(Always remember to discard the cardboard breathing tube on the end for
good hygiene)
Take a normal breath and then exhale NORMALLY through the tubing
and record the full cycle.

VITAL CAPACITY:
Take 2-3 forced inspirations and expirations without using the spirometer.
Inhale as deeply as possible from the atmosphere and then exhale completely into the spirometers
mouthpiece.
Make sure your breathe is even and not one quick force.
Record your vital capacity while standing.
Record your vital capacity while seated.
Was it higher or lower than your VC while standing? Why?
NORMAL (AVERAGE) VITAL CAPACITY:
Record your body height in metric (cm). Make sure it is your true height without your shoes!!
Record your age.
Calculate the normal vital capacity for someone your age.
A=age
H=Height
VC=vital capacity

Males:
Females:

Average VC=0.052H-0.022A-3.60
Average VC=0.041H-0.018A-2.69

Do you have a lower, higher, or about average VC? Explain why there might be a difference.