10/30 - Lung Pathology Flashcards
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function of the lung
facilitate exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between inspired air and blood
midline trachea branches into what
lobar bronchi
what allows air to pass in and out of lung?
lobar bronchi
what is a firm cartilage wall and are lined by columnar ciliated epithelium with abundant subepithelial glands that produce mucus
lobar bronchi
which bronchus is more vertical and direct in line with trachea
right bronchus
aspirated material (blood, vomit, foreign material) tend to enter what lung
right lung
right and left bronchi branch give rise to what
progressiely smaller airway
distally, bronchi gives way to what
bronchioles
what lacks cartilage and has submucosal glands present within their walls
bronchioles
further branching of bronchioles give rise to ___ which are how many mm in diameter
terminal bronchioles - 2mm in diameter
beyond terminal bronchioles is the what
acinus
what is a spherical structure with a diameter of 7 mm
acinus
what is acinus composed of
respiratory bronchioles, alveolar duct, and alveolar sac
what is the blind end of the respiratory passage whose walls are formed entirely of alveoli, the site of gas exchange
alveolar sac
what is in a pulmonary lobule
a cluster of 3-5 terminal bronchioles, each with its appended acinus
what is the space between epithelial cells in alveoli
interstitial space
what are congenital lung abnormalities
- pulmonary hypoplasia
- forgut cysts
- pulmonary sequestration
what is defect in development of both lungs, resulting in decrease in lung size
pulmonary hypoplasia
in pulmonary hypoplasia, can one be affected more than the other?
YES
when is severe hypoplasia fatal
early neonatal periodw
what arise from abnormal detachment of primitive forgut
foregut cysts
what BRANCHIOGENIC CYSTS are rarely attached to tracehobronchial tree
foregut cyst
forgut cysts cause compression to what
nearby structures
what is a discrete area of tissue that:
- Is not connected to the airway
- Has an abnormal blood supply arising from the aorta or its branches
pulmonary sequestration