Chapter 2 Part 2 Flashcards
Where ribs 1-10 attach
Sternum
Flat cells in charge of gas exchange
Type 1 Pneumocytes
Cuboidal cells that act as a surfactant – reduces surface tension; lubrication
Type 2 Pneumocytes
What are ways that we protect the airway system?
Nostril hairs, mucus membranes in upper respiratory system, cilia and lymphatic system
Hair covering epithelium of bronchi; Pushes contaminants up, leading to sensation in larynx – clear throat
Cilia
suspends pollutants in mucus, sends to bronchioles, then coughed out
Lymphatic system
Main muscle of inspiration, contracts in vertical and transverse dimension
Diaphragm
What way do the lungs move when the diaphragm contracts?
down
bronchial passageways connecting the mainstem bronchi with the individual lobes of the lungs
Lobar bronchi
Last bronchioles in the respiratory tree, connecting the respiratory tree to the alveoli
Terminal respiratory bronchioles
Superior-inferior dimension of the thorax movement, generated by the contraction of the diaphragm
Vertical dimension
Antero-posterior and lateral dimensional expansion of the thorax generated by the contraction of the accessory muscles of inspiration
Transverse dimension
Pleural lining encasing lungs
Visceral pleura
Pleural linings of the thoracic cavity
Parietal pleura
Parietal pleural lining covering the mediastinum
Mediastinal pleura