Pulmonary Physiology 5 Flashcards
The second mechanism results from increased rate of
Vetilation
In response to increased ventilation, the pressure difference between the chest and gut is
Widened
Therefore, we establish a very favorable pressure gradient for
Venous return
In order to allow more blood to be delivered during periods of increased metabolic demand, exercise stimulates skeletal muscle to undergo
Angiogenesis
In exercise that is intense enough to exceed the anaerobic threshold (i.e. the point at which the generation of lactic acid exceeds the removal capacity), the accumulation of lactic acid can result in a very mild metabolic acidosis, which further drives
Ventilation
The increase in ventilatory rate then tends to lower
PaCO2
A wet epithelium, kept moist by the secretions of glands
Mucosa or mucous membrane
Secretions from glands in the mucosa and/or deeper connective tissue provide
Protection from drying, lubrication, and control of bacteria
The epithelium of the respiratory tract is
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
The epithelium of the GI system is
Columnar epithelium
There are many components of the immune system in the lamina propria such as lymphocytes, neutrophils, and plasma cells. This is called
MALT (mucosa associated lymphoid tissue)
Olfactory receptor cells have ciliated dendritic processes that are bathed in a serous secretion from
Bowman’s glands
The bronchi have a very important defense system called
BALT (Bronchus associated Lymphatic Tissue)
What is the respiratory system made up of?
30% goblet cells, 30% ciliated cells, and 30% basal cells
Ciliary action that moves foreign particles up the respiratory tree
Mucous Elevator
The mucociliary escelator is a very important defense mechanism and extends as far distally as the
Terminal Bronchioles
Tobacco smoke is known to increase mucous secretion and to poison the
Cilia
An inherited disorder in which cilia lack dynene
-Males are sterile and both sexes suffer from sinusitis and bronchitis due to immotile cilia
Kartagener’s (immotile Cilia) syndrome
The respiratory epithelium contains 3-5% of cells that secrete neuropeptides and vasoactive substances into the lamina propria. These are called
DNES cells (Hulchitsky or K cells)
A bronchiole lacks
Cartilage
As the bronchioles get smaller and smaller, we no longer find goblet cells. but we do find
Ciliated cells
Course with the bronchiole
Pulmonary arteries
Secrete a lipoprotein material that reduces the surface tension in the airways to keep them open during the pressure changes of the respiratory cycle
-Appear in smallest bronchioles
Clara cells
Can also metabolize foreign materials and proliferate to replace other bronchiolar epithelial cells
Clara cells