LRTI and the tracheobronchial tree Flashcards
1
Q
What does it compromise?
A
Trachea Bronchi Bronchioles Alveoli Pleura Lungs
2
Q
Where is it located
A
Mainly in the thorax
3
Q
Innervation?
A
Motor:
-sympathetic fibres from the upper spinal levels
-Pulmonary plexus at the end of the terminal bronchioles
-Parasympathetic from the vagus nerve
Sensory:
-Sympathetic and Parasympathetic fibres
4
Q
Blood supply
A
Bronchial arterial supply from the thoracic aorta and the intercostal arteries
Bronchial vein drainage into the azygous vein
5
Q
Respiratory/ Tracheobronchial tree
A
-Conducting section Trachea Main Bronchus Lobar Bronchus Segmental bronchus conducting bronchus terminal bronchiole -Respiratory zone: Alveolar Duct Alveolar sac Alveolus
