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Portions of Respiratory System

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-Conducting portion
-Respiratory portion

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What is the extend of the conducting zone

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(From the nasal cavity to terminal bronchioles)

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Nasal cavity, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, intrapulmonary bronchus, terminal bronchioles

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What is the extend of respiratory zone

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From the respiratory bronchioles to alveoli

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How many types of pneumocytes in the respiratory systems?

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2 (type I and type II)

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What are the type of tissue of pneumocyte type I and the function

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-simple squamous epithelium
-thus it allows the gas exchange

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What are the type of tissue of pneumocyte type II and the functions

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-cuboidal and granular epithelium
-thus it allows secretion of surfactant
-and it allows regeneration

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Type of tissue in conducting zone

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Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cell

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Types of cells in respiratory epithelium

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-ciliated columnar
-goblet cell
-brush cell
-basal cell
-endocrine cell

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The most abundant type of cell in respiratory epithelium

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Ciliated columnar cells

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The most abundant type of cell in respiratory epithelium

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Ciliated columnar cells

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Describe the apical structure of the ciliated columnar

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-it has apical cilia
-with mitochondria underneath it
-to provide energy for ciliary movement

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Fate in case of failure of ciliary movement of the ciliated columnar cell

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Chronic Respiratory Infection

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What is the shape and content of apical portion of the goblet cell

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-wide
-mucinogen granules

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What is the shape and content of basal portion of the goblet cell

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-narrow
-nucleus and organelles

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Functions of goblet cells

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-it secretes mucous
-this provides protective mechanism as trapping
-it prevents dehydration

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What is the content of apical portion of the brush cell?

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Microvilli

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What is the content of basal portion of the brush cell?

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Afferent Nerve Endings

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What is the content of basal portion of the basal cell?

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Afferent Nerve Endings

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Functions of brush cells

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it acts as a chemosensory receptor

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Where does the basal cells lie

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it lies on basal lamina

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What is the shape of basal cells

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-short
-it does not reach the luminal surface

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Function of basal cells and what is the characteristic that aids it

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-it acts as a stem cell
-because it is mitotically active

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Where does the endocrine cells lie

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It lies on the basal lamina

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What is the content of the basal portion of the endocrine cells

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Dense granules

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Functions of endocrine cells
-it secretes hormones (aminopeptides) -it acts as the integration of mucous and serous
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Functions of endocrine cells
-it secretes hormones (aminopeptides) -it acts as the integration of mucous and serous
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What is the structure that supports the lungs?
-hyaline cartilage -about 16-20 in numbers
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What are the components of the mucosal layer of the trachea
-epithelium -lamina propria -elastic membrane
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The respiratory epithelium of the trachea lies on ___ basal lamina A. Thick B. Thin
Thick
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What is the function of the elastic membrane of the mucosa of the trachea
-to separate between lamina propria and submucosa
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What are the contents of the submucosa of the trachea
-seromucous glands -lymph follicles
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What is the structure that fills the gap between c-shaped hyaline cartilage in the supporting layer
it is a smooth muscle called trachialis muscle
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What are the changes that occur to the epithelium as it reaches distally
-pseudostratified columnar ciliated -simple columnar ciliated -simple cuboidal partially ciliated (at the terminal bronchioles) NOTE: ciliated cells continue until the termination of goblet cells to prevent accumulation of mucous
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What are the changes that occur to the goblet cells as it reaches distally
it decreases in number and replaced with clara cells in the bronchioles
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What is the histological structure of the extrapulmonary bronchus
same with trachea
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In mucosal layer of bronchus, what differs it from trachea
-respiratory epithelium will decrease in size and the goblet cell will decrease in number -no elastic membrane
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What is absent in the mucosal layer of bronchus
elastic membrane
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What is the content of the submucosa of the bronchus and how it is arranged
-layers of smooth muscles -arranged spirally
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What is the contents of the supportive layer of the bronchus
-hyaline plates -seromucous glands and lymph follicles
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List down the layers of the bronchioles
-mucosa -musculosa -connective tissue layer
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Describe the mucosal layer of the bronchioles
-simple cuboidal epithelium partially ciliated -disappearance of goblet cells which replaced by clara cells
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Describe the mucosal layer of the bronchioles
-simple cuboidal epithelium partially ciliated -disappearance of goblet cells which replaced by clara cells
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What are the structures that are absent in the bronchioles
Notes: Bronchioles has O in it so always NO (No goblet cell, no cartilage, no glands, no lymph follicles)
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What are the components of the respiratory portion
-respiratory bronchioles -alveolar duct -alveolar sac -alveoli
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Characters of alveoli
-pocket-like -thin layer with extensive capillary beds
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Characters of alveoli
-pocket-like -thin layer with extensive capillary beds
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“Wall of neighbouring alveoli” This refers as
Interalveolar septum
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What presents in the cytoplasm of the pneumocyte type 1
-pinocytotic -but free of organelles NOTES; the organelles are grouped around the nucleus
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How does the pneumocytes connected to each other
-tight junction -desmosome
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list down the layers of blood-air barriers
-surfactant of alveolar -cytoplasm of pneumocytes type 1 -the fused basal laminae of pneumocytes type 1 -endothelial layers
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What are the structure that responsible to give foamy appearance if pneumocytes type II
lamella bodies

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