Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Graphical Representations of Hypoxic Drive

There are several diagrams or rather artifacts which can be used to explain and aid the Hypoxic Drive.

1. This picture below is a capnography which is used to chart electrical activity within the body and also levels of gasses. The graph shows that there are intemittent spikes that represent where the Hypoxic Drive actively engages in regulation.

2. This next pixture is a side by side set of four diagrams which can be used to clarify the effect of the Hypoxic Drive kicking in. The charts of A,B, and D can be used to see that the Hypoxic Drive is able to engage in increaseing the regulation in the body after there is an extended period of Hypoxia. Hypoxia, if not explained before is the condition under which the body does not receive an adequate oxygen supply.  Graph C shows that there is a higher response over time as the Hypoxic Drive kicks in. The response refers to metabolic responses.




Below are two more pictures which help identify the activity of the Hypoxic Drive. The first is a graph which represents a marginal change in regulation of gasses after a solid depression in the chemical regulation levels. The second picture shows a cell  which is deprived of oxygen. The cell has shriveled up areas and the white area is created by loss of oxygen. The cell is under the state of Hypoxia which is a strong initiator of Hypoxic Ventilation in the body.

Hypoxic Cellular condition (pic. 2)













1 comment:

  1. Hi Soumi!! Your topic looks really interesting. Maybe explain some technical terminology more thoroughly on here so viewers can understand (even though in the EE it has to be very scholarly)? :D

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