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2:3 Respiratory Passageway AND Lungs Flashcards

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Respiratory Passageway provides…(2)

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  1. Provides communication between the lungs and external environment
  2. Provides a filtering function to help keep the lungs safe from pollutants
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Cilia…

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hair-like projections that line the trachea and bronchi and help prevent foreign particles from entering the lung.

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Nostril hairs are the….

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first line of defense against foreign particles.

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What helps to trap pollutants from entering the trachea?

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the goblet cells in the mucosal lining of the submucosa gland secrete this lubricant that lines the respiratory tract

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When foreign particles make it to the trachea….

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the cilia will move and they move the particles to the level of the vocal folds…causing them to clear their throat.

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What is the final cleaning stage?

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Lymphatic system. The pollutants are suspended within the mucus. Lymph nodes, adenoids, and tonsils will help be that final stage in clearing out those foreign particles.

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Passageway also protects the lungs by…

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warming and humidifying the air as it enters.

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Passageway includes (4):

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  1. Oral and nasal cavities
  2. Larynx
  3. Trachea
  4. Bronchial tubes (bronchi)
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Trachea is located…

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right below the bottom part of the larynx.

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Trachea is composed of…

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16-20 hyaline cartilage rings open in the posterior aspect, made for airflow.

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Trachea is approximately how long and where does it run from and to?

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Approximately 11 cm in length and runs from inferior border of larynx and bifurcates (divides) to become the right and left mainstem bronchi.

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Carina Trachea is…

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point of bifurcation (division) where trachea becomes the left and right mainstem bronchi (or bronchial tubes).

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Brochial Tree begins at…

and gets…

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Begins at the level of the carina trachea.

Gets increasingly smaller as it progresses into the lung.

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Bronchia tree includes (4):

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  1. Mainstem Bronchi
  2. Lobar (secondary) Bronchi
  3. Tertiary Bronchi
  4. Terminal respiratory bronchioles
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Mainstem Bronchi serves…

Right side compared to left side?

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  • Serves the left and right lungs.
  • Right bronchus is larger in diameter and straighter than the left because it supplies the larger lung.
  • Left bronchus is about twice as long.
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Lobar (secondary/intermediate) Bronchi supplies…

Right compared to left?

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  • Supplies the lobes of the lungs.
  • Right lung has 3 because it has 3 lobes.
  • Left lung has 2 because it has 2 lobes.
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Tertiary (Respiratory) Bronchi:

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Smaller passageways extending into the bronchioles

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Terminal Respiratory Bronchioles:

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Final division of the bronchi

1 mm or less in diameter

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Bronchioles:

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Termination of the bronchial tree proper.

End becomes alveolar duct which communicates with the alveolus

20
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Alveolar Ducts:

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  • End of terminal bronchioles.

- Communicates with the alveolus (air sacs)

21
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Alveoli:

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air sacs that allows for gas exchange (oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide).

22
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How many divisions of the respiratory tree are there in the alveoli?

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28 divisio of the respiratory tree providing an amazing amount of surface area.

23
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In the alveoli, oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide in a network of…

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capillary beds making up about 1,000 miles or 70 to 90 square meters (size of tennis court).

24
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How many air sacs or alveoli are there?

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Approximately 300 million air sacs in our lungs

25
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2 conditions that occur int he bronchial tree?

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Asthma and Emphysema

26
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Asthma is…

causing…

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swelling that occurs in the bronchioles causing a decrease in diameter of the bronchial branches.

-causing an increased resistance to airflow.

27
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Emphysema is…

causing…

common cause…

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a breakdown of the lung in which the alveoli (small air sacs) that promote oxygen exchange between the air and the blood stream are destroyed.

  • Causing decreased vital capacity (ability to expel air from our lungs)
  • Common cause is smoking
28
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How many lobes does the lung have?

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  • Right Lung: 3 lobes
  • Left Lung: 2 lobes (to allow room for the heart)

-Total: 5 lobes

29
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Are lungs identical in shape?

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No

30
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Right lung is…

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larger in diameter than the left. It is also somewhat broader and shorter.

31
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Left lung is longer than the right because….

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because the left allows for the mediastinum, or heart cavity (space for the heart ).

32
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Both lungs have what type of fissure?

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Oblique fissure which travels in a superolateral direction.

33
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Which lung also has a transverse fissure?

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Right lung (above the oblique fissure)

34
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Lungs are composed of…

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tissue having a light, porous, and spongy texture.

35
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Lungs are highly…

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elastic

36
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Lungs are dependent on…

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musculature AND air pressure to “pump” air in and out of the lungs.

37
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The color of lungs at birth and later in life…

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White or pinkish-white at birth, but eventually turn a grayish color because of contamination from the environment.

38
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What is the apex?

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Apex of each lung points upward and fits into a space bounded by upper ribs, sternum, and vertebrae.

39
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Aspiration:

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entry of a liquid or solid material into the lungs; past the point of the true vocal folds.

40
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Aspiration the fluid enters the lungs because of inability to…

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coordinate an appropriate swallow due to strength, sensation, or awareness.

41
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Patient who has aspirated has a voice that sounds…

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wet or gurgle.

42
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Aspiration puts patient at risk for…

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aspiration pneumonia (deadly).

43
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Able to observe aspiration through…

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a modified barium swallow (MBS)

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