Pathology of The Respiratory System – Part 1 Flashcards
In general the upper respiratory tract is the portion of the respiratory system located _______ the thoracic cavity.
Everything cranial to _______ _____ is the UR
outside, thoracic inlet
Physiologically the respiratory tract is divided into three continuous systems:
Conducting, transitional and exchange system
- What does the conducting system include?
- The mucosa of this system is primarily lined with?
- What do the nasal turbinates/conchae have?
- Includes the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses,
larynx, trachea and bronchi. - The mucosa of this system is primarily lined by pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium and goblet cells.
- Nasal turbinates/conchae have spiral shape to increase surface, warm up and humidify inspirated air.
- What does the transitional system include?
- The mucosa of this system is primarily lined with?
- What do the nasal turbinates/conchae have?
2.- Transitional system : consists exclusively of bronchioles which are
lined by non-ciliated secretory cells: Club cells (formerly Clara cells) important in the detoxification of xenobiotics, and only a few ciliated cells. Healthy bronchioles do not have goblet cells. Goblet cells important in resp epithelium and are located in upper respiratory system
- What does the exchange system include?
- The mucosa of this system is primarily lined with?
- What do the nasal turbinates/conchae have?
- Exchange system: Composed of alveolar ducts and millions of alveoli;
thin-walled structures enveloped by a rich network of capillaries, the
pulmonary capillaries. Alveoli are lined by epithelial type I (membranous)
and type II (granular) pneumocytes (also called pneumonocytes).
Alveoli is where gas exchange occurs.
Each of these 3 systems has a characteristic susceptibility to _______ and specific type of ____ response and _____.
injury, host, repair
Describe the blood supply in the lungs.
The lungs have a dual blood supply: Through the pulmonary arteries which conduct deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart, and the bronchial arteries, which carry oxygenated blood.
In cases of infarction in the longs, collateral circulation is good which is why the lungs are less susceptible to infarction
In addition to gas exchange, the respiratory system is
also involved in ?
phonation, olfaction, temperature
regulation, acid–base balance, blood pressure
regulation etc.
Label this image accordingly.
Nasal cavity: pseudostra, ciliated, column epi
pseudo, column is very thick in the back of the olfactory region
nares are lined by Strati squammy so tumors could be squamo0us cell carcinoma due ot tissue type. Review different tissue types
mucociliary escalator present in epithelium: mucous traps pathogens towards pharynx where secretions are swallowed and don’t enter LR tract.
What pneumocytes are present on the surface? of the alveoli?
Type 1 more numerous, more susceptible to injury; first ones to undergo degeneration or die.
Type 2 = more cuboidal and produce surfactants and prevent collapse of airways. Can replicate in alveolar wall and convert into type 1 pneumocytes in case of lung injury
Where can you find normal flora in the respiratory tract?
Normal Flora – Restricted only to the most
proximal region of the conductive system:
nasal cavity, nasopharynx, larynx and trachea.
The distal portions of the respiratory tract are
considered to be sterile
T/F: Even though the majority of the organisms of the normal respiratory flora are harmless others are potentially pathogenic; e.g.: Mannheimia haemolytica, Bordetella bronchiseptica.
True
“The air that we inhale every day
in a healthy environment
contains billions of suspended
particles, spores, bacteria,
viruses and noxious gases that
are constantly carried deep into
the lungs”…Fortunately the
lungs have a very efficient
defense system to deal with the
environmental hazards present
under normal conditions
What are the non-specific defense mechanisms of the respiratory system?
Non-specific (non immune-mediated):
Mucous trapping
- eliminated by escalator
- heavy smokers can develop metaplasia of trachea and bronchi, losing normal epithelium –> strati squammy epi which does not have this function and instead are coughing and sneezing –> more susceptible to develop disease.
Mucociliary clearance (mucociliary escalator)
Phagocytosis
Air turbulence (generated by coughing and sneezing)
What are the specific defense mechanisms of the respiratory system?
Specific (immune-mediated):
Antibody production
Antibody-mediated phagocytosis
Cell-mediated immunity
PAMS found in lungs.
This is a terminal bronchiole with type 1 and type 2 pneumocytes.
May see a few PAMs in this area normally. Function = if there is any particulate materials here, PAMs move via escalator and eliminate.
What are PIMs
Intravascular
Macrophages (“PIMs”,
present in ruminants, cats, pigs and
horses)
Get rid of circulating pathogens in the blood. Attach to wall of bronchioles?
Do we have PIMs?
No
In dogs, humans and laboratory rodents the cells responsible for removing circulating bacteria and other particles from blood are the Kupffer cells (liver) and splenic macrophages.
What can be seen in the image below?
PAM
Black circles = lysosomes.
Contain proteolytic enzymes that destroy organisms
Animals suffering from a respiratory viral infection
have ?
notably suppressed defense mechanisms which make them
susceptible to bacterial colonization within the airways
Viruses are not the only factor known to predispose to bacterial pneumonia, other causes are:
Stress
Dehydration
Pulmonary edema
Uremia
Ammonia
Immunosuppression/ immunodeficiency