Respiratory System Flashcards

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respiratory system components

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  • conduits for air passage
  • muscle and CT for movement of gases
  • gas exchange tissues
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respiratory system function

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conduction of air

  • conditioning of air
  • gas exchange
  • host defense
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inspiration

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  • lung inflates and has neg pressure

- active at rest through contraction of external intercostals and diaphragm

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expiration

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  • deflates lung and pressure becomes pos

- passive at rest through the elastic recoil properties of the connective tissue in the lungs and chest wall

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air conditioning

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  • inspired air is filtered to prevent entry of pathogens or irritants
  • inspired air is warmed and humidified to promote gas exchange and to prevent tissue damage due to cold air or desiccation
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gas exchange

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  • highly specialized epithelia
  • maximize SA
  • minimize diffusion distance
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respiratory epithelia

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  • conduction portion is pseudostratified columnar with cilia-extend to apical lumen
  • gas exchange is simple squamous
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respiratory epithelia 2

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  • ciliated psuedostratified columnar cells to apical lumen
  • mucous goblet cells-to apical lumen
  • brush cells-sensory receptors-to lumen-have micro-vili not cilia
  • basal cells regenerate
  • granule cells are neuroendocrine
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mucociliary elevator

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  • coordinated beating of cilia toward exit
  • particles trapped in mucous floating on aq layer
  • cilia deeper in resp tract that goblet cells to prevent retrograde cells
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kartagener syndrome

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  • dynein dysfunction
  • no ciliary beating
  • resp infections
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conducting portion

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  • nasal cavity
  • larynx
  • trachea
  • bronchi
  • bronchioles-regular and terminal
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nasal cavity-vestibule

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  • transition from keritinized to resp epithelium
  • sebaceous and sweat glands
  • vibrissae for filtration
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nasal cavity-fossae

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  • chambers in skull separated by septum
  • 3 conchae-bony projections covered with epithelium
  • 3 meati-spaces between conchae
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nasal meati and conchae

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  • dense venous plexus-warmth and humidity
  • inferior and middle-ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium
  • superior has olfactory epithelium
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countercurrent exchange

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  • blood gives heat and goes toward cold
  • air gains heat and goes to hot
  • heat exchange the whole time
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olfactory epithelium

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  • 10 sq cm of supperior conchae
  • supporting cells
  • olfactory cells
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supporting cells of olfactory epi

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microvilli not cilia, apical nuclei

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olfactory cells

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-bipolar neurons, basal nuclei

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basal cells in olfactory epi

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-basal cells, regenerative cells, basal layer

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paranasal sinus

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  • chambers in bones of skull lined with respiratory epithelium
  • connected to nasal cavity via small passages
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larynx

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  • connects pharynx and trachea
  • epiglottis prevents food entering trachea
  • vocal cords permit phonation
  • vestibular fold
  • true vocal fold
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vestibular fold

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  • false vocal cord
  • respiratory epithelium
  • serous glands in the lamina propria
  • lie superior to vocal cords
  • no dense ligaments or skeletal muscle
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true vocal cords

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  • phonation
  • vocal ligament-fibroelastic
  • vocalis muscle-skeletal
  • stratified squamous epithelium-abrasion resistance
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laryngeal cartilage

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  • thyroid
  • cricoid
  • subject to calcification
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trachea
- 10 cm tube connecting larynx and bonchi - ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium - goblet cells, mixed serous and mucous glands - limited elastic fibers - 16-20 incomplete rings of hyaline cartilage connected dorsally by smooth muscle and fibroelastic ligament
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bronchi
- one primary bronchi per side - 3 lobar bronchi in R 2 in L - branches of lobar are small bronchi - histologically similar to trachea but cartilage is irregular and smooth muscle in irregular bands - postmortem constriction of smooth muscle induces folds
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conducting bronchioles
- regular and terminal - no cartilage - epithelial transition to ciliated simple columnar/cuboidal - increase in smooth muscle for ventilation control - few goblet cells/glands - clara cells take over secretory function - regular are mostly columnar with folded intima - terminal are cuboidal with no folding
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respiratory portion
- respiratory bronchioles | - alveolar ducts, sacs, alveoli
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respiratory bronchiole
- histologically identical to terminal bronchiole-some cilia remain on cuboidal epithelium - outpockets of alveoli in bronchiolar walls permits gas exchange
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alveolar ducts
- air passage completely lined with alveolar openings - simple squamous epithelium - no cilia or clara cells - alveolar sacs are common space shared by multiple alveolar openings
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alveolar cusps
- at common alveolar openings (sacs, ducts) | - there are knoblike projects containing innervated smooth muscle for regulation of pulmonary ventilation
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alveolar septum
- 300 million alveoli - 150 sq meters of gas exchange surface - highly specialized epithelium
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diffusion path for gas in
- surfactant - epithelium-two membranes and cytoplasm - epithelial basal lamina - endothelial basal lamina (fused as one BM) - endothelium (2 membranes and cytoplasm) - RBC membrane
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type II alveolar cells
- surfactant source | - regenerative
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alveolar cells
- type II - type I - endothelial - dust - RBC - fibroblasts, mast cells
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type I alveolar cells
-8% by number, 97% by SA
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alveolar macrophage
- dust cells - found from capillary to alveolar space - bone marrow in origin, differentiate on site - critical to host defense against inspired pathogens or irritants
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acellular alveolar features
- acellular interstitium | - pores of kohn
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acellular interstitium
- type III collagen, elastic fibers, proteoglycans | - critical for pulmonary mechanics
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pores of kohn
- equalize air pressure between alveoli | - promotes collateral air circulation
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pulmonary circulation
- nutrient-systemic-brings oxygen and nutrients to lung tissue, found in submucosa - functional, pulmonary-blood from pulm artery to be oxygenated, thin walled, low P, follows bronchial tree, branches to capillaries at sites of gas exchange
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pulmonary host defense-acid base balance
-acid base balance- regulate CO2, short term pH regulator
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metabolic defense
- pulmonary capillary endothelium - inactivate bradykinin, serotonin, Ach - convert angiotensin I to II
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immunogenic defense
-cellular -vibrissae, muco-ciliary elevator -alveolar macrophages humoral: BALT-bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue -immunoglobulins A and E -monitor for specific antigens in the resp tree- mast cells reactive to allergens
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pleura
- serous membrane which encapsulates entire lung - fusion of parietal and visceral layers at hilus - mesothelial layer
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innervation
- both SNS and PNS - regulation of bronchial dilation-ventilation - poorly localized pain responses