Respiratory System Flashcards
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The ____ provides for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the blood.
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Respiratory System
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Anatomical Regions of the Respiratory System
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- Upper Respiratory Tract
- Lower Respiratory Tract
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Functional Divisions of the Respiratory System
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- Ventilating Mechanism
- Conducting Portions
- Respiratory Portions
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The ____ creates pressure differences that move air in and out of the lungs.
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Ventilating Mechanism
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Structures Involved in Ventilating Mechanism
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- Diaphragm
- Intercostal muscles
- Abdominal muscles
- Elastic connective tissue
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The ____ are the different groups of muscles that run between the ribs.
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Intercostal Muscles
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The ____ carries the air to and from the site of exchange.
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Conducting Portion
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____ conditions air (filtering, moistening, and warming).
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Conducting portions
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Structures Involved in Conducting Portions
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- Nasal cavity
- Nasopharynx
- Larynx
- Trachea
- Bronchi
- Bronchioles
- Terminal bronchioles
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The ____ functions for gaseous exchange.
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Respiratory Portions
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Structures Involved in Respiratory Portions
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- Respiratory bronchioles
- Alveolar ducts
- Alveoli
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The ____ is the functional unit of the respiratory system.
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Alveoli
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Wall Structure of the Respiratory System
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- Mucosa
- Submucosa
- Muscle Layer / Cartilage
- Adventitia
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The mucosa of the respiratory system is lined by ____.
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Respiratory Epithelium
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Respiratory Epithelium is made up of ____.
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Ciliated Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
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The mucosa contains ____.
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- Respiratory Epithelium
- Lamina Propria (rich in blood vessels, mucous and serous glands)
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The ____ is rich in blood vessels, mucous and serous glands.
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Lamina Propria
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The submucosa of the respiratory system is made up of ____.
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Smooth Muscle
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The ____ is a wall structure of the respiratory system that prevents collapse.
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Muscle layer or Cartilage
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The ____ is a wall structure of the respiratory system made up of connective tissue.
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Adventitia
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The adventitia is made up of ____.
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Connective tissue
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Epithelial Cell Types Present in Respiratory System
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- Ciliated Columnar Cells
- Mucus Goblet Cells
- Brush Cells
- Basal Cells
- Small Granular Cells
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____ are the predominant cell type of the respiratory system.
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Ciliated Columnar Cells
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The ____ contain basal nuclei and apical domains filled with granules of mucin glycoproteins.
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Mucus Goblet Cells
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Mucus goblet cells contain ____.
basal nuclei and apical domains filled with mucin glycoprotein granules
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Mucus goblet cells contain basal nuclei and apical domains filled with granules of ____.
mucin glycoprotein
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____ secrete mucus with IgA.
Goblet Cells
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Goblet cells secrete ____.
mucus with IgA
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____ secrete mucin, and functions as a lubricant for protection.
Mucus Goblet Cells
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____ lack cilia, but contains abundant microvilli with free nerve endings for sensory reception.
Brush Cells
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Brush cells lack ____.
cilia
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Brush cells contains ____.
abundant microvilli with free nerve endings
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____ are mitotically active stem and progenitor cells that give rise to other epithelial cell types.
Basal Cells
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____ contains many of the small cytoplasmic granules.
Small Granular Cells
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____ undergo metaplasia.
Small Granular Cells
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Small granular cells undergo ____.
metaplasia
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The ____ lie within the skull as two cavernous chambers separated by the nasal septum.
Nasal Cavities
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The nasal cavities are separated by the ____.
Nasal septum
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The ____ are bone-like projections.
Conchae
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Conchae is also known as ____.
Turbinate bone
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Components of the Nasal Cavity
* Vestibule
* Internal Nasal Cavity
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____ is found in the vestibule.
Nostrils (nares)
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The nostrils (nares) is found in the ____.
vestibule
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The ____ functions in preliminary filtration of inspired air.
Nostrils (nares)
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The nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses are lined by ____.
Respiratory Mucosa
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____ adjusts the temperature and humidity of inspired air.
Internal Nasal Cavity
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The ____ is a specialized region of the mucous membrane covering the superior conchae at the roof of the nasal cavity.
Olfactory Epithelium
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Components of the Olfactory Epithelium
* Olfactory Neurons
* Supporting Cells
* Stem / Basal Cells
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The ____ send nerve impulses that pass through the cribform plate of the ethmoid bone.
Olfactory Neurons
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____ are columnar, with narrow bases and broad, cylindrical apexes containing the nuclei and extending microvilli into the fluid layer.
Supporting Cells
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____ contain abundant ion channels.
Supporting Cells
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____ helps to maintain a microenvironment conducive to olfactory function.
Supporting Cells
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____ are small, spherical, or cone-shaped cells near the basal lamina.
Stem or Basal Cells
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____ replaces olfactory neurons.
Stem or Basal Cells
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Stem or basal cells replace ____.
Olfactory Neurons
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The lamina propria contains ____.
Serous glands or Olfactory glands of Bowman
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____ produce constant flow of fluid.
Serous glands or Olfactory glands of Bowman
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____ provide access of new odoriferous substances.
Serous glands or Olfactory glands of Bowman
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The ____ is the first part of the nasopharynx.
Pharynx
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Pharynx contains ____.
Respiratory Epithelium
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Pharynx is made up of ____.
Respiratory Epithelium
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____ connects to the middle ear cavity.
Pharynx
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The ____ is also known as "voice box".
Larynx
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Larynx contains ____.
Hyaline and Elastic Cartilage
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____ is the passage of air between the pharynx and trachea.
Larynx
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____ is made up of Hyaline and Elastic Cartilage.
Larynx
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____ functions as structural support and sound production.
Larynx
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Folds in the Larynx
* Vestibular folds
* Vocal folds (or cords)
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Tissue Composition of Vestibular Folds
Stratified Squamous Non-Keratinized Epithelium
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Tissue Composition of Vocal Folds
Vocalis Muscle
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The ____ change pitch and sound of the voice.
Vocalis muscle
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____ have features important for phonatin or sound production.
Vocal Folds (or cords)
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Vestibular and Vocal folds are separated by ____.
ventricles
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The ____ is a flattened structure projecting from the upper rim of the larynx.
Epiglottis
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The ____ prevents swallowed food from entering the air passageways.
Epiglottis
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Tissue Composition of Epiglottis
* Stratified Squamous Epithelium
* Ciliated Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
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Regions of the Epiglottis
* Upper/Lingual Surface
* Laryngeal Surface
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Tissue Composition of the Upper/Lingual Surface of Epiglottis
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
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Tissue Composition of the Laryngeal Surface of Epiglottis
Ciliated Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
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Trachea is lined with ____.
Respiratory Mucosa
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The trachea contains numerous ____.
Seromucous glands
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____ producses watery mucus.
Seromucous glands
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____ is supported by C-shaped rings of hyaline cartilage, open ends of the cartilage rings are on the posterior surface, against the esophagus, and are bridged by a bundle of smooth muscle.
Trachea
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Tissue Composition of Trachea
* Hyaline Cartilage
* Smooth Muscle (Trachealis Muscle)
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The trachea is bridged by ____.
Trachealis muscle
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Tissue Composition of Trachealis Muscle
* Smooth Muscle
* Fibroelastic Tissue
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The trachealis muscle ____ when swallowing.
relaxes
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The trachealis muscle ____ when coughing.
contracts
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The bronchial tree is lined by ____.
Respiratory Mucosa
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The branches of the bronchial tree have bands of ____ and ____.
Smooth muscle and Hyaline cartilage
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The branches of the bronchial tree have a diameter of ____.
1 mm or less
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The bronchioles are lined with ____.
Simple Columnar or Cuboidal Ciliated Cells
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The ____ are the last branches to lack alveoli.
Terminal Bronchioles
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Terminal bronchioles are lined by ____.
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
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____ consists largely of club cells or bronchiolar exocrine cells (previously called Clara cells), with non-ciliated, dome-shaped apical ends containing secretory granules.
Cuboidal Epithelium
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____ functions in secretion of surfactant lipoproteins and mucins in the fluid layer on the epithelial surface.
Cuboidal Epithelium
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____ functions in detoxification of inhaled xenobiotic compounds by enzymes of the SER.
Cuboidal Epithelium
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____ functions in secretion of antimicrobial peptides and cytokines for local immune defense.
Cuboidal Epithelium
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The ____ resembles the mucosa of terminal bronchioles, except for having a few openings to alveoli where gas exchange occurs.
Respiratory Bronchioles
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The distal ends of respiratory bronchioles branch into tubes called ____.
Alveolar ducts
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Composition of Respiratory Bronchioles
* Lamina Propria
* Epithelium
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Tissue Composition of the Lamina Propria of Respiratory Bronchioles
* Smooth Muscle
* Elastic Connective Tissue
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____ consists of club cells, with simple squamous cells at the alveolar openings and extending into the alveolus.
Epithelium (Respiratory Bronchioles)
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The ____ are sac-like evaginations from the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveolar sacs.
Alveoli
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The ____ is responsible for the spongy structure of the lungs.
Alveoli
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The alveoli is separated by thin walls of ____.
Interalveolar Septum
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The air in the alveoli is separated from capillary blood by the ____.
Respiratory Membrane or Blood-Air Barrier
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Septum may be interrupted by ____.
Pores of Kohn (alveolar pores)
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____ relieve or equalize pressure and allow collateral circulation.
Pores of Kohn (alveolar pores)
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Blood Barrier Components
1. Thin cells lining the alveolus
2. The fused basal laminae thin cells and endothelial cells
3. The thin capillary endothelial cells
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Types of Alveolar Cells
* Type 1 Pneumocytes
* Type 2 Pneumocytes
* Alveolar Macrophages/Dust cells
