Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Respiratory System > Anatomy > Flashcards

Anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

How many ribs are there?

A

12 on each side

  • 10 true
  • 2 floating
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

How do you find the 2nd rib?

A

Sternal angle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is the conducting portion of the air way?

A

Nasal cavity -> terminal bronchioles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is found in the conducting portion?

A 
Nasal cavity
Naso/oropharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Terminal bronchioles
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is the respiratory portion of the airway?

A

Respiratory bronchioles -> alveoli

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is found in the respiratory portion?

A

Respiratory bronchioles
Alveolar ducts
Alveoli

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

How many vertebrae does a rib articulate with?

A

2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What epithelium lines the trachea?

A

Pseudostratified epithelium with goblet cells + cilia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What epithelium lines the bronchi?

A

Pseudostratified epithelium with goblet cells + cilia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What epithelium lines the terminal bronchioles?

A

Pseudostratified epithelium with cilia + Clara cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What epithelium lines the respiratory bronchioles?

A

Simple cuboidal epithelium with Clara cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What epithelium lines the alveolar ducts?

A

Simple cuboidal epithelium with Clara cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What epithelium lines the alveoli?

A

Simple squamous epithelium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What holds the trachea open?

A

Ring shaped hyaline cartilage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What is the purpose of the ring shaped cartilage?

A

Holds trachea open
Allows compression of wind pipe when swallowing
Prevents shattering
More flexible

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What is the shape of the cartilage in the bronchi?

A

Circular rings

  • maintains patency
  • provides strength
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What do Clara cells do?

A

Secrete surfactant lipoprotein which prevents the walls sticking together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What types of cells make up alveoli?

A

Type 1 pneumocytes

Type 2 pneumocytes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What is the purpose of type 2 pneumocytes?

A

Secrete surfactant

20
Q

Where does the neurovascular bundle of each rib run?

A

Along the inferior edge

21
Q

What nerve innervates the diaphragm?

A

Phrenic nerve - C3,4,5

22
Q

What are the attachments of the diaphragm?

A

Lumbar vertebrae + cruciate ligaments
Costal cartilages 7-10 + ribs 11-12
Xiphoid process

23
Q

What are the openings into the diaphragm?

A

Vena cava
Oesophagus
Aortic hiatus

24
Q

What level does the vena cava cross the diaphragm?

A

T8

25
Q

What level does the oesophagus cross the diaphragm?

A

T10

26
Q

What level does the aortic hiatus cross the diaphragm?

A

T12

27
Q

How many lobes on the left lung?

A

2

28
Q

How many lobes on the right lung?

A

3

29
Q

What is the line between the superior and inferior lobe called?

A

Oblique fissure

30
Q

What is the line between the superior and middle lobe called?

A

Horizontal fissure

31
Q

If you inhale a foreign object, which lung is it more likely to end up in?

A

Right

32
Q

What is found in the hilum of the lung?

A

Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary veins
Bronchi

33
Q

What is the most posterior thing in the hilum?

A

Bronchi

34
Q

What is the most anterosuperior thing in the hilum?

A

Pulmonary artery

35
Q

What is the most anteroinferior thing in the hilum?

A

Pulmonary veins

36
Q

What are the layers of the pleura?

A

Visceral pleura

Parietal pleura

37
Q

Where is the mediastinum?

A

Region between the pulmonary cavities

Extends from thoracic inlet to diaphragm

38
Q

What are the areas within the mediastinum?

A

Superior mediastinum
Anterior mediastinum
Middle mediastinum
Posterior mediastinum

39
Q

What are the borders of the superior mediastinum?

A

Superior = thoracic inlet

Inferior = sternal angle level

Anterior = manubrium

Posterior = Vertebral bodies of T1-4

Lateral = lung pleurae

40
Q

What are the contents of the superior mediastinum?

A 
Aortic arch 
SVC
Vagus nerves
Phrenic nerve
Cardiac nerves
Sympathetic trunk 
Thymus 
Trachea
Oesophagus 
Thoracic duct
41
Q

What are the borders of the anterior mediastinum?

A

Lateral = mediastinal pleura

Anterior = sternum body

Posterior = pericardium

Roof = sternal angle level

Floor = diaphragm

42
Q

What are the contents of the anterior mediastinum?

A

Thymic remnants
Lymph nodes
Fat

43
Q

What are the borders of the middle mediastinum?

A

Anterior = anterior margin of the pericardium

Posterior = posterior border of pericardium

Lateral = mediastinal pleura

Superior = sternal angle level

Inferior = diaphragm

44
Q

What are the contents of the middle mediastinum?

A 
Heart
Pericardium 
Ascending aorta
Pulmonary trunk 
SVC
Cardiac plexus
Phrenic nerves 
Tracheal bifurcation + R/L bronchi
45
Q

What are the borders of the posterior mediastinum?

A

Lateral = mediastinal pleura

Anterior = pericardium

Posterior = T5-12 vertebrae

Roof = sternal angle level

Floor = diaphragm

46
Q

What are the contents of the posterior mediastinum?

A 
Thoracic aorta 
Oesophagus
Thoracic duct 
Azygous veins
Sympathetic trunk
47
Q

Where does the thyroglossal duct lie if patent?

A

Connects thyroid to tongue

Connects to the tongue at the foramen cecum

Respiratory System (23 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions