Histology Flashcards
What type of epithelium is present in the roof of the nasal cavity?
Olfactory epithelium
What is the initial part of the nasal cavity, the vestibule lined by?
Keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
Deeper into the lining of the nasal cavity, what is lost?
Keratin
What lines nearly all the rest of the conducting part of the respiratory system?
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells
or Respiratory epithelium
What is another description for respiratory epithelium?
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells
What two cells are present in respiratory epithelium?
Goblet cells Basal cells (stem cells)
What lies underneath the respiratory epithelium?
Lamina propria which is a band of connective tissue containing seromucous glands. It also has a rich venous plexus - can quickly engorge with blood and ‘block’ the nose
What two things does the oropharynx transmit?
Air and swallowed food
What is the oropharynx lined by?
Non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
What is the anterior (lingual) surface and upper part of the posterior surface of the epiglottis lined by?
Non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
What are the walls of the larynx made up of?
Cartilage and muscles
What lines the larynx, with the exception of the vocal folds and adjacent structures?
Respiratory epithelium
In the larynx, what lines the vocal folds and adjacent structures?
Stratified squamous epithelium
How many C shaped cartilages does the trachea contain?
15 - 20
In the trachea, what is the open side of the ‘C’ of the cartilage spanned by?
Fibroelastic tissue and smooth muscle (trachealis muscle)
What does the open end of the “C” cartilage of the trachea point to?
Oesophagus
What wall includes a lining or respiratory epithelium backed by a basal lamina, a lamina propria of connective tissue with abundant elastic fibres and a submucosa of loose connective tissue that includes numerous seromucous glands?
The wall of the trachea
In the bronchi, what are the rings of hyaline cartilage replaced by?
Irregularly shaped cartilage plates