Respiratory System II Flashcards

1
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Air conducting ducts (1 mm in diameter or less) which supply (pulmonary lobules)

A

Bronchioles

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2
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Terminal bronchioles branch to form several respiratory bronchioles which open into …..

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Alveolar ducts

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3
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These passages are lined by simple cuboidal epithelium with Ciliated and Clara cells and circumferential smooth muscle

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Terminal Bronchiole

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4
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Cuboidal cells with domed or club shaped apical surface
– Well developed basal rER
– sER , golgi apparatus and secretory granules.

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Clara cells/ Club cells

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5
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Clara cells/ Club cells secrete Surface active agent (lipoprotein which prevents adhesion) and Clara Cell Protein (CC16) that……

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– Marker for the diagnosis of chronic lung diseases like COPD and Asthma
– CC16 leaks across blood gas barrier in lung injury and is found elevated in serum and decreased in broncho-alveolar lavage.

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6
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Bronchial Asthma is…..

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Widespread constriction of smooth muscles in the bronchioles, causing decrease in the diameter

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7
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Bronchial Asthma Symptoms:

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  • Extreme difficulty in expiration of air
  • Accumulation of mucus in the passage ways
  • Infiltration of inflammatory cells.
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8
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Bronchial Asthma Treatment:

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  • Albuterol, which can relax the smooth muscles and dilate the passage-ways
  • Corticosteroids, which is anti inflammatory
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9
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Transition airways involved in both conduction and respiration.
• These are the first sites where gaseous exchange takes place

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Respiratory Bronchiole

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10
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………. have simple cuboidal epithelium with ciliated and Clara cells and discontinuous walls interrupted by alveoli

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Respiratory Bronchiole

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11
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……… have Bundles of smooth muscle cells found between alveolar outpocketing (interalveolar septum)

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Alveolar ducts

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12
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…………. are thin walled polyhedral terminal sacs where gaseous exchange takes place.

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Alveoli

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13
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Alveoli are separated from each other by an …..

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Interalveolar septum

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14
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Alveolar Cell types that line the alveoli walls

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– Type I pneumocytes ( majority)

– Type II pneumocytes (septal cells)

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15
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……….. move freely between the interalveolar septum and surface and phagocytize inhaled particles on the alveolar surface

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Alveolar Macrophages

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16
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…….. are squamous cells that line 95% of the alveolar wall.

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Type I pneumocytes

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17
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The most effective blood-air barrier is at the points where……..

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Type I pneumocytes fuse with the endothelial cells of the interalveolar septum.

18
Q

Dome shaped secretory cells which secrete surfactant and congregate at the septal junctions

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Type II Pneumocytes

19
Q

Type II Pneumocytes contain stacks of parallel membrane lamellae which contain phospholipids , neutral lipids and proteins
called……

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Lamellar Bodies

20
Q

The content of the lamellar bodies is secreted by exocytosis to form …… on the alveolar lining

A

Surfactant

21
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Contains the phospholipid Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) which is critical for reducing the surface tension in the alveolus and preventing collapse

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Surfactant

22
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Surfactant Proteins: Function of SP-A

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SP-A: Regulates synthesis and secretion of surfactant and modulates immune response . SP-A and SP-D regulates the allergic response to airborne antigens.

23
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Surfactant Proteins: Function of SP-B and C

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– SP-B and SP-C :Surfactant organizing protein regulates spreading of surfactant on the alveolar surface.

24
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Surfactant Proteins: Function of SP-D

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– SP-D:Binds to microorganisms and lymphocytes therefore SP-D is involved in the local inflammatory response to acute lung injury.

25
Q

Premature babies with underdeveloped lungs and………… have alveoli which tends to collapse with each successive exhalation

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Inadequate surfactant secretion

Leads to RDS: Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the newborn

26
Q

Disease: Infant respiratory distress syndrome causing high surface tension in lungs, difficulty in alveolar expansion and labored breathing

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Hyaline membrane disease

27
Q

…….. can help induce the synthesis of surfactant if given to the mother before an possible preterm delivery

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Glucocorticoids

28
Q

In patients with Hyaline Membrane Disease, the walls of the collapsed alveoli are ……, and the lymphatics are filled with ………..

A

Thick

Proteinaceous material

29
Q

Thin layer of connective tissue found between adjacent alveoli that contain .
– collagen fibers
– elastic fibers
– capillary network(continuous capillaries

A

Intreralveolar Septum

30
Q

The elastic fibers of the interalveolar septum contributes to the …………needed for expiration.

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Pulmonary recoil

Site of the air-blood barrier

31
Q

Blood-gas Barrier has two portions

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Thin and Thick Portion

32
Q

Most effective portion of the blood-air barrier that contains:

  1. Surfactant
  2. Type I pneumocyte(P1)
  3. Fused basal lamina of P1 and capillary endothelium.
  4. Endothelial cells
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Thin Portion

33
Q

This portion of the Blood-gas barrier contains:

  1. Surfactant
  2. Type I pneumocyte(P1)
  3. Basal lamina of P1
  4. Connective tissue elements (cells, elastic and collagen fibers)
  5. Basal lamina capillary endothelium.
  6. Endothelial cells
A

Thick Portion

34
Q

Pores of Kohn interruptions in the interalveolar septa which allow ………….between alveoli.

A

Circulation of Air

This permits collateral flow in instances of obstruction of a lobular bronchiole but may also facilitate spread of infection from one lobule to another

35
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The blood supply of lung parenchyma is supplied by

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Pulmonary arteries and veins

Bronchial arteries from the aorta supplies bronchial tree

36
Q

The lymphatics of lung parenchyma are drained following the

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Bronchopulmonary tree to hilum

37
Q

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) used to describe two related lung diseases:

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Chronic Bronchitis

Emphysema

38
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Emphysema:

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The walls of alveoli are damaged by inflammation and lose natural elasticity. The alveoli may overstretch and rupture.

39
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Bronchitis:

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Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammation and thickening of the walls of your bronchial tubes, which narrows them. It often induces coughing spells

40
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  • Mucinous secretions or casts filling airways. -Increase in size of mucous glands
  • Bronchial or bronchiolar mucous plugging, inflammation and fibrosis.
  • Squamous metaplasia or dysplasia of bronchial epithelium
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Symptoms of Bronchitis

41
Q

Persistent smoking elevates the neutrophils as well as elastase levels beyond levels that can be counteracted by …….

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Alpha 1 anti-trypsin (AAT) produced by the liver

42
Q

Excess amounts of elastase causes destruction to the elastic fibers which leads to permanent ………..

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Dilation of alveoli