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Lecture 24: Respiratory System Flashcards

1
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Functionally, the structures of the respiratory system can be subdivided into what three categories?

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  1. Conductive system
  2. Transitional system
  3. Gas exchange system
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The conductive system includes the

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  • Nasal cavity
  • Pharynx
  • Larynx
  • Trachea
  • Bronchi
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The transitional system is composed of

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Terminal bronchioles

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The gas exchange system is composed of

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  • Respiratory bronchioles

- Alveoli

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What system brings air to the respiratory portion?

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The conducting system

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What does the conducting system do to the incoming air?

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Cleanses, moistens, and warms it

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What regulates the temperature of the inhaled air?

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Blood in the venous plexuses in the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity

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What do the hair and secretions in the nasal cavity do?

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Trap particulate matter

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Transitional system

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A transition zone between the conducting and gas exchange areas of the respiratory tree

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Terminal bronchioles are lined by

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  • Club cells
  • Non-ciliated secretory cells
  • A few ciliated cells
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Do healthy bronchioles have goblet cells?

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Nope

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Alveoli

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Thin-walled structures enveloped by a rich network of pulmonary capillaries

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Alveoli are lined by

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Epithelial type 1 and type 2 pneumonocytes

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Non-specific defense mechanisms of the respiratory system

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  • Mucous trapping
  • Mucociliary clearance
  • Phagocytosis
  • Air turbulence
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Specific defense mechanisms of the respiratory system

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  • Antibody production
  • Antibody-mediated phagocytosis
  • Cell-mediated immunity
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Nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, and bronchi are mostly lined by what epithelium?

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Psuedostratified ciliated columnar with secretory goblet cells and submucosal serous cells

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The respiratory portion of the nasal cavity is lined by what epithelium?

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Psuedostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells

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The lamina propria of the nasal cavity contains what glands for olfaction?

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Bowman’s glands: Tubulo-alveolar glands that are mainly serous, with lesser number of mucous and mixed glands

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What supports the lamina propria in the nasal cavity?

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Submucosa

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20
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Where are olfactory sensory cells located?

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The olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity

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Three regions of each half of the bone supported cavity which is divided by the nasal cartilaginous septum

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  • Vestibular region
  • Respiratory region
  • Olfactory region
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Vestibular region of the nasal cavity

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  • Initial, external part of the nasal cavity

- Has a cutaneous mucous membrane, haired skin, and glands

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The vestibular region of the nasal cavity is lined by what kind of epithelium?

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Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium

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24
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What is the largest part of the nasal cavity?

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The respiratory region

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The respiratory region of the nasal cavity is lined by what kind of epithelium?

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Psuedostratified columnar ciliated epithelium with goblet cells

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Mucociliary apparatus

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  • Combination of cells in the respiratory region of the nasal cavity
  • Responsible for clearance
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Conchae turbinates

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  • Projections from the lateral wall of the respiratory region of the nasal cavity
  • Narrow the lumen of the nasal cavity and increase the area of contact of inhaled air with respiratory mucous membrane
  • Regulates the quality and quantity of inhaled air
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How does the mucociliary apparatus clean the upper respiratory passages?

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  • Goblet cells produce mucinogen granules

- Movement of cilia removes mucus with trapped inhaled particles

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Goblet cell reactions to injury

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  • Hyperplasia (increased numbers)

- Metaplasia (change from ciliated stratified epithelium to squamous stratified epithelium)

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Tips of the cilia of epithelial cells

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  • Have claws of dynein

- Beat in unison

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Immotile cilia syndrome

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Dynein claws are missing from cilia

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32
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Where is the olfactory region of the nasal cavity located?

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The dorsal part

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33
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Is olfactory epithelium thicker or thinner that respiratory epithelium

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Much thicker

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34
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Cells of the olfactory region of the nasal cavity

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  • Olfactory neurons
  • Sustentacular cells
  • Basal cells
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Does the olfactory epithelium have goblet cells?

36
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The lamina propria in the olfactory region contains what?

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  • Serous olfactory glands

- Non-myelinated axons of olfactory neurons that form nerve bundles Cr. N. 1

37
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Where are swell bodies located?

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Olfactory and respiratory regions of the nasal cavity

38
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What is the vomeronasal organ used for?

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Chemoreception and sexual behavior

39
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The larynx includes

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  • Cartilage
  • Vocal folds
  • Skeletal muscle
40
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Initial part of the larynx is lined by what epithelium?

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Stratified squamous epithelium

41
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After the vocal cords, the larynx is lined by what epithelium?

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Psuedostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

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The trachea is lined by what epithelium?

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Ciliated psuedostratified columnar epithelium

43
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What are not clearly demarcated in the trachea?

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Lamina propria and submucosa

44
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Where are serous glands seen in the trachea?

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The lamina propria/submucosa

45
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What completes the wall of the trachea?

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A connective tissue adventitia

46
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Brochus has plates of what kind of cartilage?

47
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Bronchi are lined by what kind of epithelium?

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Ciliated psuedostratified columnar epithelium

48
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Mixed seromucous glands in the bronchus secrete

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  • Mucin
  • Lactoferrin
  • Lysozyme
49
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Bronchi branch into

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bronchioles

50
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Bronchioles lack

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cartilage and glands

51
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Bronchioles are subdivided into

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  • Terminal bronchioles

- Respiratory bronchioles

52
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Terminal bronchioles are lined by what?

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Ciliated cuboidal cells with few to no goblet cells

53
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Is a muscularis mucosae still present in terminal bronchioles?

54
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Where are Club cells located?

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They bulge at the surface of the terminal and respiratory bronchioles

55
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Purpose of the club cells

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  • Source of surfactant-like substance which aids in maintaining patency of airway
  • Metabolize airborne toxins, may have immune function
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Function of the respiratory bronchiole

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Conduction and gas exchange

57
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Respiratory bronchioles are lined by what epithelium?

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Ciliated cuboidal epithelium, which becomes flattened distally

58
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Respiratory bronchioles have an incomplete

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Muscularis mucosae

59
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Respiratory bronchioles subdivide into

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alveolar ducts

60
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Alveolar ducts empty into

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alveolar sac and alveoli

61
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Walls of alveolar ducts are composed of ____ and lined with what kind of epithelium?

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  • Alveoli

- Simple squamous epithelial cells

62
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The edge surrounding the opening of each alveoli of an alveolar duct contains

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smooth muscle cells

63
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What gives the lip of the alveolus a knob-like appearance on sections?

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The presence of smooth muscle

64
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Do alveolar sacs have smooth muscle?

65
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Alveoli are lined by two distinct epithelial cells:

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  • Pneumocytes type 1

- Pneumocytes type 2

66
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Pulmonary edema

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Alveolar spaces are filled with proteinaceous fluid

67
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Neighboring alveoli connect with each other via

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Alveolar pores of Kohn

68
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Purpose of the alveolar pores of Kohn

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  • Provides equalization of pressure and collateral ventilation if a bronchiole is obstructed
  • Allow macrophage passage from one alveolus to another
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Pneumocyte type 1 cells compose ___% of alveolar surface area

70
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Pneumocyte type 1 cell structure

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Extremely thin, have occluding junctions to prevent fluid passages

71
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What is a desired function in pneumonocyte type 1 cells?

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Gas permeability

72
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Are pneumocyte type 1 cells mitotic?

73
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Where are organelles located in pneumocyte type 1 cells?

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Grouped around nucleus

74
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Pneumocyte type 2 cells account of __% of the alveolar surface area?

75
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Surfactant is produced by

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Lamellar bodies of pneumocyte type 2 cells

76
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Are pneumocyte type 2 cells mitotic?

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  • They can be.

- Produces both Type 1 and Type 2

77
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Surfactant composition

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Mono-molecular layer of phospholipoprotein

78
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Functions of surfactant

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Reduces surface tension, which reduces effort needed to inflate alveoli, which prevents alveolar collapse

79
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What stimulates the production of surfactant in fetus just prior to parturition?

80
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Hyaline membrane disease

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Absence of surfactant in newborns

81
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Blood-air barrier is composed of

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  1. The vascular epithelium
  2. Basement membrane of the endothelial cell
  3. Basement membrane of the type 1 pneumocyte
  4. Cytoplasm of type 1 pneumocyte
82
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Pulmonary macrophages

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  • Alveolar

- Intravascular

83
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Are there lymph nodes in alveolar nodes?

84
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Lungs are covered by the ____ pleural, which is composed of _____ ____ and lined by what epithelium?

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  • Visceral
  • Connective tissue
  • Simple squamous epithelium
85
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Purpose of CT in the lungs

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  • Supports bronchial tree

- Separates the lung into lobules

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