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Lecture 24: Respiratory System Flashcards

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Functionally, the structures of the respiratory system can be subdivided into what three categories?

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  1. Conductive system
  2. Transitional system
  3. Gas exchange system
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The conductive system includes the

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  • Nasal cavity
  • Pharynx
  • Larynx
  • Trachea
  • Bronchi
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The transitional system is composed of

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Terminal bronchioles

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The gas exchange system is composed of

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  • Respiratory bronchioles

- Alveoli

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What system brings air to the respiratory portion?

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The conducting system

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What does the conducting system do to the incoming air?

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Cleanses, moistens, and warms it

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What regulates the temperature of the inhaled air?

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Blood in the venous plexuses in the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity

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What do the hair and secretions in the nasal cavity do?

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Trap particulate matter

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Transitional system

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A transition zone between the conducting and gas exchange areas of the respiratory tree

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Terminal bronchioles are lined by

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  • Club cells
  • Non-ciliated secretory cells
  • A few ciliated cells
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Do healthy bronchioles have goblet cells?

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Nope

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Alveoli

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Thin-walled structures enveloped by a rich network of pulmonary capillaries

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Alveoli are lined by

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Epithelial type 1 and type 2 pneumonocytes

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Non-specific defense mechanisms of the respiratory system

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  • Mucous trapping
  • Mucociliary clearance
  • Phagocytosis
  • Air turbulence
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Specific defense mechanisms of the respiratory system

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  • Antibody production
  • Antibody-mediated phagocytosis
  • Cell-mediated immunity
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Nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, and bronchi are mostly lined by what epithelium?

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Psuedostratified ciliated columnar with secretory goblet cells and submucosal serous cells

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The respiratory portion of the nasal cavity is lined by what epithelium?

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Psuedostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells

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The lamina propria of the nasal cavity contains what glands for olfaction?

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Bowman’s glands: Tubulo-alveolar glands that are mainly serous, with lesser number of mucous and mixed glands

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What supports the lamina propria in the nasal cavity?

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Submucosa

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Where are olfactory sensory cells located?

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The olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity

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Three regions of each half of the bone supported cavity which is divided by the nasal cartilaginous septum

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  • Vestibular region
  • Respiratory region
  • Olfactory region
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Vestibular region of the nasal cavity

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  • Initial, external part of the nasal cavity

- Has a cutaneous mucous membrane, haired skin, and glands

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The vestibular region of the nasal cavity is lined by what kind of epithelium?

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Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium

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What is the largest part of the nasal cavity?

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The respiratory region

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The respiratory region of the nasal cavity is lined by what kind of epithelium?
Psuedostratified columnar ciliated epithelium with goblet cells
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Mucociliary apparatus
- Combination of cells in the respiratory region of the nasal cavity - Responsible for clearance
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Conchae turbinates
- Projections from the lateral wall of the respiratory region of the nasal cavity - Narrow the lumen of the nasal cavity and increase the area of contact of inhaled air with respiratory mucous membrane - Regulates the quality and quantity of inhaled air
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How does the mucociliary apparatus clean the upper respiratory passages?
- Goblet cells produce mucinogen granules | - Movement of cilia removes mucus with trapped inhaled particles
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Goblet cell reactions to injury
- Hyperplasia (increased numbers) | - Metaplasia (change from ciliated stratified epithelium to squamous stratified epithelium)
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Tips of the cilia of epithelial cells
- Have claws of dynein | - Beat in unison
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Immotile cilia syndrome
Dynein claws are missing from cilia
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Where is the olfactory region of the nasal cavity located?
The dorsal part
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Is olfactory epithelium thicker or thinner that respiratory epithelium
Much thicker
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Cells of the olfactory region of the nasal cavity
- Olfactory neurons - Sustentacular cells - Basal cells
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Does the olfactory epithelium have goblet cells?
Nope
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The lamina propria in the olfactory region contains what?
- Serous olfactory glands | - Non-myelinated axons of olfactory neurons that form nerve bundles Cr. N. 1
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Where are swell bodies located?
Olfactory and respiratory regions of the nasal cavity
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What is the vomeronasal organ used for?
Chemoreception and sexual behavior
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The larynx includes
- Cartilage - Vocal folds - Skeletal muscle
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Initial part of the larynx is lined by what epithelium?
Stratified squamous epithelium
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After the vocal cords, the larynx is lined by what epithelium?
Psuedostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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The trachea is lined by what epithelium?
Ciliated psuedostratified columnar epithelium
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What are not clearly demarcated in the trachea?
Lamina propria and submucosa
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Where are serous glands seen in the trachea?
The lamina propria/submucosa
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What completes the wall of the trachea?
A connective tissue adventitia
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Brochus has plates of what kind of cartilage?
Hyaline
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Bronchi are lined by what kind of epithelium?
Ciliated psuedostratified columnar epithelium
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Mixed seromucous glands in the bronchus secrete
- Mucin - Lactoferrin - Lysozyme
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Bronchi branch into
bronchioles
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Bronchioles lack
cartilage and glands
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Bronchioles are subdivided into
- Terminal bronchioles | - Respiratory bronchioles
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Terminal bronchioles are lined by what?
Ciliated cuboidal cells with few to no goblet cells
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Is a muscularis mucosae still present in terminal bronchioles?
Yup
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Where are Club cells located?
They bulge at the surface of the terminal and respiratory bronchioles
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Purpose of the club cells
- Source of surfactant-like substance which aids in maintaining patency of airway - Metabolize airborne toxins, may have immune function
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Function of the respiratory bronchiole
Conduction and gas exchange
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Respiratory bronchioles are lined by what epithelium?
Ciliated cuboidal epithelium, which becomes flattened distally
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Respiratory bronchioles have an incomplete
Muscularis mucosae
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Respiratory bronchioles subdivide into
alveolar ducts
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Alveolar ducts empty into
alveolar sac and alveoli
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Walls of alveolar ducts are composed of ____ and lined with what kind of epithelium?
- Alveoli | - Simple squamous epithelial cells
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The edge surrounding the opening of each alveoli of an alveolar duct contains
smooth muscle cells
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What gives the lip of the alveolus a knob-like appearance on sections?
The presence of smooth muscle
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Do alveolar sacs have smooth muscle?
Nope
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Alveoli are lined by two distinct epithelial cells:
- Pneumocytes type 1 | - Pneumocytes type 2
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Pulmonary edema
Alveolar spaces are filled with proteinaceous fluid
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Neighboring alveoli connect with each other via
Alveolar pores of Kohn
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Purpose of the alveolar pores of Kohn
- Provides equalization of pressure and collateral ventilation if a bronchiole is obstructed - Allow macrophage passage from one alveolus to another
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Pneumocyte type 1 cells compose ___% of alveolar surface area
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Pneumocyte type 1 cell structure
Extremely thin, have occluding junctions to prevent fluid passages
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What is a desired function in pneumonocyte type 1 cells?
Gas permeability
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Are pneumocyte type 1 cells mitotic?
Nope
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Where are organelles located in pneumocyte type 1 cells?
Grouped around nucleus
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Pneumocyte type 2 cells account of __% of the alveolar surface area?
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Surfactant is produced by
Lamellar bodies of pneumocyte type 2 cells
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Are pneumocyte type 2 cells mitotic?
- They can be. | - Produces both Type 1 and Type 2
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Surfactant composition
Mono-molecular layer of phospholipoprotein
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Functions of surfactant
Reduces surface tension, which reduces effort needed to inflate alveoli, which prevents alveolar collapse
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What stimulates the production of surfactant in fetus just prior to parturition?
Cortisol
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Hyaline membrane disease
Absence of surfactant in newborns
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Blood-air barrier is composed of
1. The vascular epithelium 2. Basement membrane of the endothelial cell 3. Basement membrane of the type 1 pneumocyte 4. Cytoplasm of type 1 pneumocyte
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Pulmonary macrophages
- Alveolar | - Intravascular
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Are there lymph nodes in alveolar nodes?
Nope
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Lungs are covered by the ____ pleural, which is composed of _____ ____ and lined by what epithelium?
- Visceral - Connective tissue - Simple squamous epithelium
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Purpose of CT in the lungs
- Supports bronchial tree | - Separates the lung into lobules
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