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Functions of the respiratory system

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Exchange of gases

Sound production and vocalization

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Upper respiratory system division includes

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Outside (superior) thorax

  • nasal cavity
  • larynx
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Lower respiratory system division includes

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Inside thorax

  • bronchial tree
  • lungs
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Conducting Zones

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Nostrils through the terminal bronchioles

  • transports air to the lungs
  • filters, humidifiers, and warms inspired air
  • lined with respiratory epithelium
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What type of cells are respiratory epithelium?

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Pseudostratified ciliated columnar with goblet cells

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Respiratory Zones

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From respiratory bronchioles through the alveoli (microscopic)
- where gas exchange occurs

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What parts are involved in the conducting portion?

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  1. Nasal cavity
  2. Nasopharynx
  3. Oropharynx
  4. Laryngopharynx
  5. larynx
  6. Trachea
  7. Bronchus
  8. Bronchioles
  9. Terminal bronchioles
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Nasal Cavity areas (2)

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Olfactory - superior (top) 1/3

Respiratory - inferior (bottom) 2/3

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Functions of the nasal cavity

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Respiration
Olfaction
Filtration of dust
Humidification and warming of inspired air
Reception of paranasal and nasolacrimal secretions

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Which bones divide the nasal cavity into right and left sides?

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perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
vomer bone
septal cartilage

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The floor of the nasal cavity consists of…

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hard and soft palate

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The roof of the nasal cavity consists of…

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ethmoid and sphenoid bones

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Describe the lateral wall of the nasal cavity

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Has 3 shelf-like curved bones (concha) that protrude out into the nasal cavity
- superior middle and inferior concha
Under each concha, there is are spaces called meatuses
- many structures empty into each meatus

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How do conchae and respiratory epithelium work together to protect against pathogens?

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Conchae produce a quart of fluid per day which provides protection against pathogens
- Cillia push the mucus to the back of the throat to be swallowed

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Functions of the paranasal sinuses

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Lighten the mass of the skull
Increase surface area of nasal mucosa
Serve as resonating chambers within the skull

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What are the names of each of the 4 sinuses?

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Frontal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid (behind the ethmoid)
Maxillary

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Where does the nasolacrimal duct drain into?

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Inferior meatus

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Where do the maxillary and frontal sinuses drain into?

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Middle meatus

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What are the three pharyngeal regions?

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  1. Nasopharynx - posterior to the nasal cavity and superior to the soft palate
  2. Oropharynx - from the soft palate to the epiglottis
  3. Laryngopharynx - from the epiglottis to the pharynx
    (Top to Bottom 1-3)
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Function of the Nasopharynx

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Air passage only

- includes adenoids and auditory eustachian tube

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Function of the Oropharynx

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Air and food passageway

- includes palatine tonsils, and fauces

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What is the fauces?

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The archway between the uvula and epiglottis

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Function of the Laryngopharynx

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Serves as an air and food passageway

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Larynx

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Organ of phonation (voicebox)

- passageway for air and a protective sphincter preventing foreign bodies from entering the airway

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Larynx Structure
Hangs from the hyoid bone by the thyrohyoid membrane | - composed of 9 cartilages
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Vestibular (false) vocal folds
Not involved in phonation | - prevent foreign bodies from entering the larynx
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True Vocal Folds
Vocal Chords - span between arytenoid and thyroid cartilages - movement of these cartilages adjusts tension and position of the true folds
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Vestibule compartment of the larynx
Region superior to false vestibular folds
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Ventricle compartment of the larynx
Slit-like space between the false and true focal folds
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Infraglottic cavity compartment of the larynx
space inferior to the true vocal folds and superior to the cricoid cartilage
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Function of the lateral cricoarytenoid
Close/adduct the vocal folds
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Function of the posterior cricoarytenoid
Only abductor of the true vocal folds
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Function of the C-shaped cartilage in the trachea
Rings that give support to prevent wall from collapsing and obstructing airway
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Trachealis in the trachea
Smooth muscle and elastic connective tissue connect ends of C-cartilage posteriorly
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Carina in the trachea
Projection of inferior most tracheal cartilage at the point where the trachea divides into the right and left primary bronchi - Contains sensitive receptors for triggering a cough reflex
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Main/Primary Bronchi Characteristics
Right main bronchus is more vertical than the left - Left bronchus crosses over the heart making it longer and more horizontal - Right bronchus is where food gets lodged
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Cartilage and smooth muscle in the bronchi
As the tube becomes smaller, the amount of cartilage decreases and the smooth muscle increases
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Intrapulmonary bronchi
bronchi within the lungs | - have islands of cartilage
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Do bronchioles have cartilage?
No but they do have a complete ring of smooth muscle
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Where does the primary bronchi enter the lung?
At the hilus
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What structures form the root of the lung?
Pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, lymphatics, and bronchiolar arteries
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What is the functional unit of the respiratory portion?
Alveolus
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Where does the respiratory portion begin?
At the respiratory bronchiole
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Important function of the respiratory portion?
Dual function - conduction function but has openings in its walls that connect to alveoli so it also has a respiratory function
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What indicates the first place that respiration can occur along the bronchioles?
Appearance of alveoli after the terminal bronchiole
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What does each respiratory bronchiole end in?
An alveolar sac
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What is the alveolus?
thin-waled sac that is pushed up against a neighboring thin-walled sac - creates an intervening interalveolar septum where the capillaries necessary for oxygenation of the blood are located
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What is the blood-air barrier?
The distance between the lumen of the capillary and the alveolar sac
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Type 1 alveolar cells/pneumocytes
(lining) Squamous type which forms the majority of the alveolar wall - very thin, allows for diffusion to occur
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Type 2 alveolar cells/pneumocytes
(secretory) Cuboidal type which secretes surfactant
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What is surfactant?
A lipid substance that lowers surface tension to stop the alveolar walls from sticking to one another during exhalation
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What is the pleura?
A serous slippery membrane that lines surface of the lung and posterior surface of the thoracic wall
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Where is the visceral pleura?
Touching the lung
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Where is the parietal pleura?
Outer layer that does not directly touch the lung
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Parietal layer characteristics?
Outer, highly sensitive layer, that lines body wall and mediastinum - innervated by the ventral rami via the intercostal nerves - 3 divisions
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What are the 3 divisions of the pleura?
Mediatinal - lines mediastinum Costal - lines back of rib cage Diaphragmatic - lines surface of the diaphragm
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Visceral layer characteristics?
Inner, insensitive to pain, found inseparably attached to the surface of the lung
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What is the pleural cavity?
The space between the parietal and visceral layer of serous fluid
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Characteristics of both lungs
Pink, soft, spongy, and elastic - conical shaped - fissures divide the lung into lobes
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Characteristics of the right lung
Has 2 fissures - oblique and horizontal - Larger with 3 lobes - Middle lobe
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Characteristics of the left lung
Has 1 fissure - oblique fissure - Smaller with 2 lobes - Cardiac notch
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A lung is supplied by a _____ bronchus
Primary
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A lobe of the lung is supplied by a _______ bronchus
Secondary / Lobar
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A bronchopulmonary segment (BPS) of the lung is supplied by a _______ bronchus
Tertiary / Segmental
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What is the bronchopulmonary segment?
Smallest surgically removable part of the lung | - each lung has about 10 BPS

ANA 209 (6 decks)

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