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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Flashcards

1
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The passageways b/w the ambient environment and the gas exchange units of the lungs

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Conducting airways

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the Conducting airways is divided into?

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Upper and Lower RS

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3
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The upper airways include the what structures?(MAIN 4 structures)

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Nose, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, Larynx

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4
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  • Filters, humidifies, and conditions inspired air
  • Site for olfaction
  • Generate resonance in phonation
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Nose

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5
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other term for nostril

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nares

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6
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other term for hair follicles

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vibrissae

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7
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  • Separate inspired gas into several different airstreams w/c increases the contact area b/w inspired air and the warm, moist surface of the nasal mucosa.
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Turbinates aka conchae

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8
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3 parts of turbinates

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superior, middle, inferior conchae

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9
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When warm air is cold, the vascular system becomes engorged with ________ and warms the air.

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blood

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10
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widening of the nostrils during periods of respiratory difficulty

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nasal flaring

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  • associated with respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, pneumonia, acute asthma, any airway obstruction
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nasal flaring

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12
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reverse of nasal flaring.* associated with nasal obstruction
* Causes the person to be an obligate mouth breather

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alar collapse

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13
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Name the 4 Paranasal SInuses

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Frontal , Ethmoid, Maxillary, Sphenoid

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14
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  • These produce mucus for the nasal cavity and act as resonating chambers for the production of sound.
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Paranasal SInuses

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15
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Name the 3 regions of Pharynx

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Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, Laryngopharynx

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16
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  • A vestibule opening into the trachea from the pharynx
  • Acts as a passageway of air b/w pharynx and trachea
  • Protects against aspiration
  • Generates sound for speech
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Larynx

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17
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  • Consists of a framework of 9 cartilages
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Larynx

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18
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what are the single cartilages of larynx?

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Thyroid, Cricoid, Epiglottis

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19
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What are the paired cartilages of larynx?

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Arytenoid, Corniculate, Cuneiform

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20
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most important because they influence changes in position and tension of the vocal folds (true vocal cords for speech)

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Arytenoid

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21
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  • Consists of a series of branching airways (generations) w/c become progressively narrower, shorter, and more numerous
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Tracheobronchial Tree

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22
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Form of TBT which conducts air

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Cartilaginous Airways

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23
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Form of TBT which is a site for gas exchange

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non cartilaginous Airways

24
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3 LAYERS OF TBT

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  • Epithelial lining
  • Lamina propria
  • Cartilaginous layer
25
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  • Epithelial lining of TBT is Predominantly composed of ____________ (extends from trachea to the respiratory bronchioles)
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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

26
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__________ progressively disappear and are completely absent in the respiratory bronchioles

27
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  • Covered by a mucous layer
    (mucous blanket)
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Epithelial Lining

28
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2 layers of layer mucous blanket

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sol layer and gel layer

29
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  • Submucosal layer of the TBT
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Lamina Propria

30
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contains in TBT layer:
*Blood vessels
*Lymphatic vessels
*Vagus nerve branches
*Smooth muscle fibers

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Lamina Propria

31
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What are the structures associated in the cartilaginous layer of TBT?

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  • Trachea
  • Main stem bronchi
  • Lobar bronchi
  • Segmental bronchi
  • Subsegmental bronchi
32
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  • Most gas exchange takes place at the
    ______________
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alveolar-capillary membrane

33
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  • Approx _____ million alveoli b/w ____ to _____ µm in diameter
A

A. 300
B. 75 to 300

34
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  • ______ to ____ is covered by pulmonary capillaries
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85% to 95%

35
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  • Aka acinus, terminal respiratory unit, lung parenchyma, or functional unit
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Primary Lobule

36
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  • About ____ µm in diameter and contains about 2000 alveoli
37
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  • Composed of:
  • Type I cell aka squamous pneumocyte
  • Type II cell aka granular pneumocyte
  • Type III cell aka alveolar macrophage
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alveolar epithelium

38
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aka squamous pneumocyte

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TYPE 1 CELL

39
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aka granular pneumocyte

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TYPE 2 CELL

40
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aka Alveolar Macrophage

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Type 3 cell

41
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  • Broad, thin cells, form about 95% of the alveolar surface
  • Major sites of alveolar gas exchange
  • When they die, they are replaced by type II cells that convert to type I cells
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Type 1 cell

42
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  • Form the remaining 5% of the alveolar surface
  • Have microvilli
  • Cuboidal in shape
  • Primary source of pulmonary surfactant
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Type 2 cell

43
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  • prevents alveolar atelectasis by reduction of the alveolar surface tension
  • prevents the formation of intra-alveolar edema
  • have important immunomodulatory functions in the innate host defense system
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Surfactant

44
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  • Remove bacteria and other foreign particles that are deposited within the acini
  • Embedded in the extracellular lining of the alveolar surface
  • Originate in the bone marrow but can reproduce within the lungs
45
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  • Small holes in the walls of the interalveolar septa
  • 3 to 13 µm in diameter
  • Permit gas to move between adjacent alveoli
  • # increase progressively with age
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Pores of Kohn

46
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  • Area b/w the alveolar epithelium and the pulmonary capillary endothelium
  • The area where most gas exchange occurs
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Tight space of Pulmonary Interstitium

47
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  • Area that surrounds the bronchioles, respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveolar sacs
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Loose space of Pulmonary Interstitium

48
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How many generations in trachea?

49
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How many generations in Main stem Bronchi

50
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How many generations in Lobar Bronchi

51
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How many generations Segmental bronchi

52
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How many generation in Subsegmental Bronchi?

53
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How many generation in Bronchioles?

54
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How many generation in Terminal Bronchioles?

55
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How many generation in Respiratory Bronchioles

56
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How many generation in Alveolar ducts?

57
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How many generation in ALveolar Sacs

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