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Body Systems L16 Flashcards

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What are the functions of the respiratory System?

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• Functions:

  • Provides O2 -> body tissues
  • Removes CO2
  • Regulates blood pH
  • Defence -> Pathogens
  • Produces sound
  • Olfactory senses
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What does pulmonary mean?

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• Pulmonary -> Refers to lungs

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What are airways?

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• Airways

 Tubes through which air flows between external environment & alveoli

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What is inspiration?

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• Inspiration

 Movement of air from external environment into the alveoli

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What is expiration?

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• Expiration

 Movement of air from alveoli to the external environment

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What is the respiratory cycle?

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• Respiratory Cycle

 Process of inspiration & expiration

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Name the two divisions of the respiratory tract

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Upper & Lower Respiratory Tracts

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List the structural components of the upper respiratory tract

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Nose
Pharynx
Larynx
Paranasal tissues

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What is the function of the upper respiratory tract?

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	Functions:
	Warms & moistens air
	Filters air 
	Involved -> Olfaction 
	Resonates sound
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What are the functions of the nose?

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	Functions:
 Warms & moistens air
 Filters air
 Contains receptors
    >> Smell
 Modifies speech sound
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List the names of the functional adaptations of the nose

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Vibrissae
Conchae
Mucosa
Cilia
Paranasal Tissues
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Describe the Vibrissae of the nose

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Vibrissae
&raquo_space; Hairs -> entrance
&raquo_space; Trap large dust particles

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Describe the Conchae of the nose

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 Conchae
&raquo_space; Shelf-like projections -> lateral wall
&raquo_space; Produce turbulence -> enables more time to warm & moisten air

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Describe the Conchae of the nose

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 Mucosa
&raquo_space; Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium -> have globular cells
&raquo_space; Goblet cells produce mucous -> Trap particles
&raquo_space; Cilia
-» Waft mucous trapped particles -> pharynx for swallowing.
-» Rich capillary network underlying mucosa
Circulation of blood warms air
-» Olfactory mucosa
Located -> upper transect of nose
Contains receptors -> smell

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Describe the Paranasal tissues of the nose

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Paranasal tissues
&raquo_space; Air filled spaces -> drain into naval cavity
&raquo_space; Lighten skull
&raquo_space; Resonate sound

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Describe the function of the cilia of the mucosa of the nose

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> > Cilia
-» Waft mucous trapped particles -> pharynx for swallowing.
-» Rich capillary network underlying mucosa
Circulation of blood warms air
-» Olfactory mucosa
Located -> upper transect of nose
Contains receptors -> smell

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What is the olfactory mucosa of the nose?

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-» Olfactory mucosa
Located -> upper transect of nose
Contains receptors -> smell

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What are the functions of the pharynx?

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 Functions:

 Forms communal passageway -> respiratory & gastrointestinal systems.

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19
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Name the three regions of the pharynx

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Nasopharynx
Orophrynx
Larngopahrynx

20
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Describe the location of the Nasopharynx

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> > Nasopharynx

> Posterior -> Nose

21
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Describe the location of the Orophrynx

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> > Orophrynx

> Posterior -> Mouth

22
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Describe the location of the Larngopharynx

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> > Larngopharynx

> Posterior -> Larynx

23
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What are the functions of the larynx

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 Functions:
 Maintenance -> open airway
 Prevents consumed substances entering lower respiratory system.
 Sound production

24
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What physical mechanisms of the body id the larynx involved in?

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 Involved:
 Coughing
 Defacecation

25
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Describe the structure of the larynx

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	Structure:
Cartilaginous skeleton
      >> Epiglottis 
      >> Thyroid cartilage (Adam’s Apple)
      >> Cricoid cartilage
                        >>Arytenoid cartilage
         Lined by memebranes
   Moved using muscles
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Name the components of the lower respiratory tract

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Trachea
Bronchi 
- Primary 
- Secondary 
- Tertiary
Bronchioles
-Terminal 
- Respiratory
Alveolar Ducts
Alveolar Sacs
Alveoli
27
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Describe the structure / components of the trachea

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	Trachea
	Tough, flexible tube
	4.5cm length
	2.5cm diameter
	Extends -> larynx to carina 
	Anterior to oesophagus
	15-20 horseshoe-shaped cartilages
 Keep airway open
	Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells
 Dust particles -> stuck in mucus layer
 Cilia move mucus layer towards mouth 
    >> Transports / removes dust particles
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Describe the characteristics of the bronchi

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	Series of tubes 
    Smaller in diameter
    Display histological chabges
       >> Decr. quantity cartilage
       >> Incr. quantity smooth muscle
       >> Decr. height epithelial cells
29
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List the components of the bronchi

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	Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells
	Cartilage plates
Primary bronchus
Secondary bronchus
Tertiary Bronchus
30
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Describe the characteristics of the primary bronchus

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 Primary bronchus
   >> Supply each lung
   >> 2-3cm long
   >> Right -> wider & more vertical -> left
   >> C-shaped cartilages
31
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Describe the characteristics of the secondary bronchus

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Secondary bronchus
   >> Lobar
   >> Supply lobes of lung 
        > 3 on right 
        > 2 on left
   >> Plates of cartilage
32
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Describe the characteristics of the tertiary bronchus

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Tertiary bronchus
   >> Segmental
   >> Supply lung segments 
        > 10 on right 
        > 8 on left
   >> Plates of cartilage
33
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Name the components of the bronchioles

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Terminal bronchioles

Respiratory bronchioles

34
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Describe the characteristics of the bronchioles

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	Bronchioles
	No cartilage
	Smooth muscle
>> Can constrict & dilate
	Simple columnar epithelium with some goblet cells
	Each has 50-80 terminal bronchioles
35
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Describe the Terminal bronchioles

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 Terminal
&raquo_space;Simple columnar epithelium with cilia
&raquo_space; No goblet cells / mucous glands
&raquo_space; Clara cells
> Produce surfactant
&raquo_space; Each gives 2 or more respiratory bronchioles

36
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Describe the Respiratory Bronchioles

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 Respiratory 
  >> Simple cuboidal epithelia 
      >Clara cells 
        ->> Produce surfactant
  >> No cilia
  >> Alveoli extend from lumen 
      > Site -> Gas exchange
37
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Describe the characteristics of the alveoli

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	Alveoli
	Site -> gas exchange
	Surrounded by network of capillaries
	150-250 mill per lung
	Blood Supply
38
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Name the components found in the alveoli

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Type I & Type II alveolar cell
Macrophage
Capillary
Respiratory Membrane

39
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Describe the Type I alveolar cell

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 Type I Alveolar Cell:
&raquo_space; Simple squamous epithelium
> Forms wall of alveolus

40
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Describe the Type II alveolar cell

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 Type II Alveolar Cell:

|&raquo_space; Secretes Surfactant

41
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Describe the role of the macrophage in alveoli

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 Macrophage:

|&raquo_space; Phagocytozes small inhaled particles & bacteria

42
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Describe the components of the respiratory membrane of the alveoli

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 Respiratory membrane
&raquo_space; Epithelium -> Type I alveolar cell
&raquo_space; Basement membrane -> Type I alveolar cell
&raquo_space; Basement membrane -> Capillary
&raquo_space; Endothilium -> Capillary
-» Basement membranes often fused together.

43
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Describe the glottis of the respiratory system

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• Glottis:
 Prevents consumed substances entering lower respiratory system.
 Covered by membrane & attached vocal chord when closed.

44
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Describe the Pseudostratisfied Columnar Epithelium with Goblet cells found in the alveoli

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• Pseudostratisfied Columnar Epithelium with Goblet Cells:
 Mucocilary escalator
» Dust particles -> stuck in mucus layer
» Cilia move mucus layer towards mouth
-» Transports / removes dust particles

45
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What are the names of the two organisational components of the respiratory system? State their functions

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-	Conductive:
	Filteration, warming & moistening air
	Conducting air into lungs
-	Respiratory: 
	Sites of gas exchange
46
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Describe the conductive component of the respiratory system

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-	Conductive:
	Filtration, warming & moistening air
	Conducting air into lungs
Structures:
	Nasal cavity & paranasal sinuses
	Pharynx
	Larynx
	Trachea
	Primary bronchi
	Secondary bronchi
	Tertiary Bronchi
	Bronchioles
	Terminal Bronchioles
47
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Describe the respiratory component of the respiratory system

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-	Respiratory: 
	Sites of gas exchange
Structures:
	Respiratory Bronchioles
	Alveolar Ducts
	Alveolar Sacs
	Alveoli

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