HE 20 & 21 Respiratory System Flashcards
Trends of Tracheobronchial Tree
Epithelium: pseudostrat column to simple cuboidal-less cleaning cellsWalls: less layers-no more mucosa or cartilageStructure: (cartilage) (sm + cart) (sm + EF)
trachealis muscle
smooth muscle bundle posterior to C rings of cartilage in trachea
kulchitsky cell
signals and regulates-secretes basally serotonin and peptide hormone-may affect nerve endings, goblet, & ciliated cells-regulated secretion-related to enteroendocrine of the gut
poorly stain
endocrine cell
enteroendocrine or ENES cell
trachea and bronchi
key features of Trachea
cartilage ringsthickest epitheliumTrachealis MuscleNo muscularishigh in mucus from two places-mucosal epithelium-submucosal glandsepithelium/LP/submucosa
Four types of cells in tracheal epithelium
goblet: mucus in lumenciliated: move mucusbasal cell: regenerates epitheliumkulchitsky cell: signals and regulates, basally secretes serotonin and peptide hormone, affects goblet, ciliated cells
mucocilliary escalator and dysfunction
combination of ciliated cells that sweep mucosa out of the airway (mucosa contains particles trapped)Cystic Fibrosis caused by mutation of Cl- channel in respiratory epithelium. Ion gradient becomes unbalances and luminal mucus dehydrates. This thick mucus impedes mucocilliary escalator, making this area prone to infection
Intrapulmonary Bronchi Characteristics
Lobar and segmental-hyaline cartilage plates-continuous muscularis (corresponds to increasing role of bronchioconstriction)segmental bronchus >bronchiole> lobule lobule: independent blood drainage)
Bronchioles and dysfunction
NO cartilagethick muscularis: throws epithelium into folds-NO MUCUS PRODUCTION-simple columnar or cuboidal -ciliated cells present but gradually lostASTHMA: inflammation of bronchi and bronchioles-mast cells degranulation cause sudden constrictions of muscularis, narrowing lumen
epithelial cells of bronchioles
ciliated cells present but gradually lostsimple columnar or cuboidal-clara cellsL bulge into lumen: secrete surfactant keeping lumen openterminal bronchiole: mostly clara, few ciliated, no alveoli buds
components and significance of bronchiolar unit
respiratory bronchiolealveolialveolar ductalveolar sacmost gas exchange here-appear lacey with islands (resp bronch) in histo
resp bronchiole
alveoli budscuboidal clara cellsbronkens islands of smooth muscle(trunk part: beginning of gas exchange)
alveolar duct:
leads to alveolar saclacks smooth muscle islandswalls composed of alveolihas sacs as base
alveolus
small air capsulsurrounded by thin continuous extremely tight capillaries -Type I and Type II pneumocytes-alveolar macrophagesalveolar wall: simple epithelium +BL
Type I pneumocyte
flat wide cell95% of SA of wallcannot regeneratepart of blood/air barrierlook for flat cell with nucleus that bulges into space
type II pneumocyte
bubbly look from lamellar bodies (secretory vescicles with surfactant)-different surfactant than claramore abundant but only 5% of surface area of wall. CAPABLE OF REGENERATION