1. Circulatory and Respiratory Organ Systems, Thoracic Cavity Flashcards
Red bone marrow - Histology
- reticular network, primary lymphoid tissue
- located in medullary canals of long bones
- produce RBCs, platelets
- destruct old RBCs
- store iron
4 important structures:
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Stroma
- meshwork of reticular cells and fibres
- contains:
- haematopoietic cells
- macrophages
- collagen types I + II
- enzymes
- Haematopoietic cords
- Sinusoidal capillaries
Haematopoietic stem cells
- differentiate into RBCs and other cells
- progenitors to:
- Lymphoid cells
- T-, B-lymphocytes
- Myleoid cells
- granulocytes, monocytes, erythrocytes, megalocytes
- Lymphoid cells
Embryonic haematopoiesis
→ develop from pluripotential haematopoetic stem cells
- 2 weeks after fertilization:
- from yolk sac mesoderm
- until 5th month:
- Mesenchyme of spleen and liver become haematopoietic
- red bone marrow (after birth)
Regulated by hormone Erythropoietin
Erythrocytes - Development
- → from (hematopoietic-) stem cells
- → myeloid stem cells
- Pronormoblasts
- early normoblast
- intermediate normoblast
- late normoblast (nucleus gets ejected)
- Reticulocyte
- RBC is released
Thrombocytes - Development
- Megakaryoblasts
- Promegakaryocyte
- Megakaryocyte
- Thrombocytes
Granulocytes - Development
→ from myeloblasts to white blood cells
Process:
- Myeloblasts
- Promyelocytes
- Myelocytes
- Metamyelocytes
- Granulocyte
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Neutrophils
- 12-14 micrometer
- 5000/microliter
- for phagocytosis
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Esosinophils
- 14-16 micrometer
- 150/microliter
- for allergic reaction
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Basophils
- 13-15 micrometer
- 30/microliter
- release histamine
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Neutrophils
Monocytes
- 15-20 micrometer (largest WBC)
- function: phagocytosis
- oval nucleus, kidney shaped
- azurophilic granules in the cytoplasm
Mononuclear phagocyte system:
- part of immune system
- in reticular CT, mainly:
- monocytes
- macrophages
- accumulate in lymph nodes + spleen
Monocytes - Development
- in bone marrow from precursors called monoblasts
- can give rise to:
- macrophages
- dendritic cells
- antigen presenting cells
Lymphocytes
Structure
- WBC
- large nucleus
- almost no cytoplasm
- carry many ribosomes for protein synthesis
- immunoglobulins
3 Types
- natural killer cells
- cell-mediated response
- T-cells
- cell-mediated response
- B-cells
- antibody mediated response
Lymphocyte - Development
Lymphopoiesis
- common lymphoid progenitor
- lymphoblast
- prolymphocyte
- natural killer cell
- small lymphocyte
- B-Cell
- T-Cell
Lymph nodes - Histology
- organized collection of lymphoid tissue:
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cortex
- B-+ T-cells
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medulla
- medullary cord
- B-Cells
- macrophages
- medullary cord
-
cortex
- lymph passes through it
- afferent- and efferent lymph vessels are connected
- contains lymphoid follicles
- dense collection of lymphocytes
Thoracic Cavity - Topography
- enclosed by thoracic wall and diaphragm
- divided into 3 mayor parts: right and left pleural cavity + mediastinum
Mediastinum
- heart
- esophagus
- trachea
- major nerves + blood vessels
Pleural cavities:
- right and left lung, enclosed by 2 pleural layers: parietal and visceral
Mediastinum - Borders
Definition: visceral department in the middle of the thoracic cavity, between right and left pleural cavity
Borders:
- Anterior: Sternum
- Posterior: Vertebral Column
- Lateral: Mediastinal pleura (Lungs)
- Superior: Thoracic inlet (to neck)
- Inferior: Diaphragm
Mediastinum - Divisions
Divisions:
- superior mediastinum → 6 layers
- inferior mediastinum (anterior, middle and posterior)
→ dividing plane: “transthorscal plane”, from sternal angle to T4 and T5 vertebral discs
Projection of Thoracic Organs onto Thoracic Wall
- Superior Thoracic Aperture → Root of Neck
- Cervical pleura + apices of lungs
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- Cervical pleura + apices of lungs
Female Breast - Anatomy
consist of:
- mammary glands (modified sweat glands)
- in superficial fascia
- secretory lobules
- 15-20 lactiferous ducts → open on nipple
- associated skin
- connective tissue
- fatty tissue
lies on:
- deep fascia, but seperated from it by retromammary space
Female Breast - Blood supply
laterally:
- axillary artery
- superior thoracic a.
- thoracoacromial a.
- lateral thoracic a.
- subscapular a.
medially:
- internal thoracic artery
intercostal:
- intercostal arteries → perforate thoracic wall
Female Breast - Lymphatic drainage
- 75% laterally or superiorly into axillary nodes, from there into subclavian trunks
- remaining: parasternal nodes, which drain into the broncomediastinal trunks
Mammary gland - Histology
- 15 - 20 lobes with each an own lactiferous duct
- consist of:
- small tubules
- lined with simple cuboidal epithelium
- produce milk
- interlobar stroma (dense CT)
- fat cells (contained in milk)
- small tubules
Layers of the superior mediastinum (6x)
**Definition: **
lies superior to the horizontal plane between the sternal angle and approximately the T4-T5 intervertebral disc
Layer 1:
- Thymus (retrosternal adipose body)
Layer 2:
- Superior vena cava
- brachiocephalic veins
between: Phrenic + Vagus nerves
**Layer 3: **
- Aortic arch
- brachiocephalic trunk
- left common carotid- + left subclavian artery
- recurrent Laryngeal nerves
**Layer 4: **
- Trachea
between: Esophageotracheal groove: recurrent laryngeal nerves
**Layer 5: **
- Esophagus: Thoracic duct
**Layer 6: **
- Posterior Thoracic wall: veins, sympathetic trunk
Thymus - Anatomy
→ situated in upper part of thorax, behind sternum, in the anterior + superior mediastina
- primary lymphoid organ
- matures and differentiates T-lymphocytes
- right + left lobes, encapsuled
- connected via CT
- early life: large
- degenerates to fat in adult
Thymus - Histology
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Cortex
- many T-lymphocytes
- macrophages
- epithelial reticulum cells
- reticular fibres
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Medulla
-
many epithelial reticulum cells
- blood-thymus barrier!
- Hassal’s corpuscules
- Eosinophiles, concentrally arranged
- Neuroendocrine cells
- Myoid cells
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many epithelial reticulum cells
Layers of the posterior mediastinum
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Definition:
lies between the **pericardium anteriorly **and the vertebral column posteriorly and below the transthoracal plane
- Esophagus (C4-T11)
- vagus nerves
- thoracic aorta + parietal and viceral branches
- azygous + hemiazygous vein w/ tributaries
- thoracic duct
- symphathetic trunk
- thoracic splanchnic nerves
Layers of the anterior mediastinum
- sternopericardiac ligaments
- internal thoracic vessels
- parasternal lymph nodes
Layers of the middle mediastinum
- heart + pericardium
- initial parts of great vessels: ascending aorta, pulmonary trunk
- last parts of great vessels: superior + inferior vena cava, pulmonary + azygos veins
- phrenic nerves
- pericardiophrenic vessels
- root of lung
- bronchopericardiac membrane
Trachea - Anatomy
- beginning: inferior border of cricoid cartilage (C6)
- 16-20 incomplete hyaline cartilage
- prevent trachea from collapsing
- open posteriorly towards esophagus
- bifurcates at sternal angle → right and left bronchi
- last cartilage: carina
Bronchial tree - Anatomy
- thrachea → bronchi → 1°, 2°, 3° bronchi → bronchioles → terminal bronchioles
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right bronchus
- shorter, wider, steeper than left one
- runs under azygous vein
- divides into: 3 secondary (lobar) bronchi (superior, middle, inferior)
- each divide into 10 segmental bronchi
- divides into: 3 secondary (lobar) bronchi (superior, middle, inferior)
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left bronchus
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inferior through aortic arch (to left side)
- divides into: 2 secondary (lobar) bronchi (superior, inferior)
- each divide into 8-10 segmental bronchi
- divides into: 2 secondary (lobar) bronchi (superior, inferior)
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inferior through aortic arch (to left side)
Trachea - Histology
- divided into 4 different layers:
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Tunica mucosa
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Mucous epithelium
- pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium
- Goblet cells (secretion)
- Endocrine cells
- Lamina propria
- Loose connective tissue
- Lymphocytes
- Plasma cells
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Mucous epithelium
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Tunica submucosa
- loose connective tissue
- mucous glands
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Tunica fibro•musculo•cartilaginea
- hyaline cartilage
- annular ligaments
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Tunica adventitia
- connective fibres
- blood vessels
- nerves
Bronchi - Histology
→ can be devided into 4 layers
- glands and supporting cartilage can be found
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Tunica mucosa
- pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium
- height decreases towards terminal bronchioles
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Tunica muscularis
- larger bronchi: smooth muscle layer
- smaller bronchi: smooth muscle cells
- **Cartilage plates **
- decrease in number and size towards terminal bronchioles
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Adventitia
- external layer of bronchi
- collagen fibres
Bronchioles - Histology
- NO cartilage, NO glands
- ciliated pseudostratified columnar
- becomes less ciliated in direction to terminal bronchioles
- terminal bronchioles also contain “clara cells”
- have secretory granules which secrete proteins protecting bronchiolar lining against pollution
Lungs - General anatomy
- right lung: 3 lobes
- left lung: 2 lobes
- enclosed by pleura
- visceral + parietal layer → pleural cavity
- hilum: root of lungs (medial side)
- contains vessels and nerves
Borders:
- medial: heart in mediastinum
- inferior: bases rest on diaphragm
- superior: thoracic aperture
- lateral: thoracic wall (enclosed by pleura)
Right lung - Anatomy
- larger, heavier
- usually only 1 bronchial artery
- 3 lobes (superior, middle, inferior)
- 3 secondary (lobar) bronchi
- 10 tertiary (segmental) bronchi
- devided by
- oblique fissure: starts at head of 5th rib, runs along 6th rib
- horizontal fissure: from upper quarter of oblique fissure to medial side
Left lung - Anatomy
- upper and lower lobes devided by oblique fissure (along 6th rib)
- usually 2 bronchial arteries
- cardiac notch: impression on antero-inferior corner of superior lobe
- 2 secondary (lobar) bronchi
- 8-10 tertiary (segmental) bronchi
Pleura - Anatomy
- → pleura constist of
- mesothelium (single layer of flat cells)
- supporting connective tissue layer
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parietal pleura
- outermost layer, lines thoracic wall
- innervated by intercostal and phrenic nerves
- sensitive to pain
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visceral pleura
- innermost layer, surrounds the lungs
- innervated by vagal nerve endings
- sensitive to stretch
- → in between: pleural cavity with serous fluid
- pleural recess:
- space which is not covered by lungs
- fluids can collect there
- costomediastinal vs. costodiaphragmatic recess
Pleura - Innervation
Parietal pleura
- intercostal nerves
Visceral pleura
- autonomic NS
Lungs - Blood supply
- Lungs contain non respiratory tissues:
- bronchial veins (→ (hemi-)azygous- and pulmonary vein)
- bronchial arteries (→ thoracic aorta)