Pulmonary System I Flashcards
Define respiration
Exchange of gases between the atmosphere, blood and cells
What are the 3 processes required for respiration
ventilation (breathing)
External (pulmonary) respiration
Internal (Tissue) respiration
The CV assists the respiratory by
Transporting gases
What are the respiratory system STRUCTURAL DIVISION?
Upper Respiratory system
Lower respiratory system
What are the respiratory system FUNCTIONAL division
Conducting Zone
Respiratory Zone
What are the conduction zone
Dead space up to terminal bronchioles
What is the respiratory zone
Gas exchanges in alveoli
The UPPER respiratory consists of
PANP Paranasal sinuses Associated Structures Nose Pharynx
The LOWER respiratory consists of :
LLTB Larynx Lungs Trachea Bronchi
The upper respiratory tract : put in order nasopharynx ,oropharynx and laryngopharynx
NOL
Nasopharynx –>Oropharynx –>Laryngopharynx
Mallampati Score 1
Full visibility of Tonsils, Uvula, Soft palate (TUS)
Mallampati Score 2
Visibility of hard and soft palate, upper portion of tonsils and uvula
Mallampati Score 3
Soft and hard palate, and base of the uvula visible
Mallampati Score 4
Only hard palate visible
2 parts of the larynx
Thyroid Cartilages
Cricoid cartilages
True ribs are _______ and are _______to sternum via ______ cartilage
1-7 ; attached directly ; Costal
False ribs are ________ and are ________to sternum
8-10; indirectly attached
Floating ribs are ________ and are _______ to sternum
11-12; not attached to sternum.
Supernumary ribs are ____ribs and cervical ribs are
Extra; elongation of transverse process of 7th cervical vertebra
Supernumary ribs: Lumbar ribs
Elongation of transverse process of lumbar vertebra
Function of floating ribs?
What about the oblique orientation?
allow flexibility of movement that is needed for ventilation to occur
Oblique orientation allows for elevation of the rib cage involved with lung expansion
what is the upper most part of the sternum
Manubrium
Suprasternal notch is the
Jugular
Trachea lies where?
posterior to and in line with jugular notch
Suprasternal notch (jugular) signifies ? and is the ideal ___________
midpoint of trachea and ideal location for the distal tip of the endotracheal tube
Where does the manubrium joins the body of the sternum?
What occurs at this level ? Which is T__ - T___
Sternal angle of Louis
Bifurcation of the trachea (T4-T5)
What is the hinge-like joint between the manubrium and the body of the sternum?
Manubriosternal Joint
what is the function of the manubriosternal joint?
Allows hinge like forward movement of sternum during inspiration and backward movement during Expiration
***PART of the UPPER airway : nose function
***Warms, cleanses, and humidifies inhaled air
RESONATING CHAMBER THAT AMPLIFIED the voice
Bony and cartilaginous support: 3 parts
Superior
Inferior
Ala Nasi
Bony and cartilaginous support: Superior part –> _______bones medially and ______lateraly
Nasal bones; maxillae
Bony and cartilaginous support: Inferior part –>
Lateral and ALAR cartilages
What is the ALA NASI? What is shaped by ?
Flared portion shaped by dense CT , forms lateral wall of each nostril.
Nasal Cartilage Caveat?
beware of nose rings and other jewelry (Bovie)
What is the vestibule? what kind of tissue is it made of?
It is a dilated chamber inside ALA NASI..Stratified Squamous epithelium , vibrissae (guard hairs)
Nasal cavity extends
from nostrils to posterior nares
Nasal septum divides cavity into
right and left chambers called Nasal fossae
Function of the Turbinates and Sinuses
Warm, clean and MOISTEN AIR for the lungs
What are the nasal conchae and how many are there?
3 folds of tissue on lateral and nasal fossa
mucous membranes supported by thing scrolllike turbinates bones
Superior, middle, inferior
What are the meatuses
Narrow air passage beneath each conchae
narrowness and TURBULENCE ENSURES AIR CONTACT MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
What are the paranasal sinuses? MENFS
Maxillary Ethnoid Nasal cavity Frontal Sphenoid
Nasal Cavity -Mucosa
Olfactory: lines roof of nasal fossa
Respiratory: Lines rest of nasal cavity with CILIATED PSEUDOSTRATIFIED EPITHELIUM
What kind of tissue line the rest of the nasal cavity?
Ciliated pseudostratified Epithelium
What is the defensive role of mucosa?
What are the bacteria destroyed by?
Mucous (from goblet cells) Traps inhaled particles - Bacteria destroyed by LYSOZYME & IgA
Function of the Cilia or respiratory epithelium?
sweep debris laden mucus into pharynx to be swallowed.
What is the function of the Erectile tissue of inferior conchae?
Venous plexus that rhythmically engorges with BLOOD and SHIFTS flow or air from on side of fossa to the other once or twice an hour to PREVENT DRYING.
Spontaneous EPISTAXIS most common site is
INFERIOR CONCHA
3 regions of pharynx in order from superior to inferior?
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
Nasopharynx is made of ______ ______ and is located posterior to _______, dorsal to ______ palate. It receives________ and contains what _______ ________
Pseudostratified epithelium
choanae ; soft; auditory tubes; PHARYNGEAL TONSIL
The pharynx ____degrees ______ turn does what?
Turn 90 degrees downward; Traps large particles
Oropharynx is made of _______ ______ and is the space between________location?
what does it contain?
stratified squamous epithelium; space between soft palate and root of tongue.
Inferior to hyoid bone
PALATINE and LINGUAL TONSILS
Lagyngopharynx is made up of ______ ____
Location ?
Stratified squamous
Hyoid bone to level of cricoid cartilage.
Glottis
Vocal cords and opening between
What is the epiglottis? guards what? and function?
Flap of tissue that guards glottis, direct foods, and drink to esophagus
Note on INFANT LARYNX
Higher in throat–> Forms a continuous airway from nasal cavity that allows breathing while swallowing
In infant larynx, by age 2,
more muscular tongue forces larynx down
Where are TRUE VOCAL CORDS?
True vocal folds are attached anteriorly to the thyroid cartilage and posteriorly to the arytenoid cartilage.
Larynx located in adults ________
Larynx located in children_______
C3-C6
C3-C5 (superior)
Framework of the larynx is formed by ____total pieces of cartilages (____paired and _____ unpaired)
9; 3; 3
What are the 9 total pieces of cartilage?
CETACC
Crycoid Epiglottis Thyroid Arytenoid (paired) Corniculate (paired) Cuneiform (paired)
Vertebral levels in the larynx
Hyoid (C2/C3)
Thyrohoid membrane (C4)
Laryngeal prominence (C5)
Cricoid cartilage and start of trachea (C6)
Which is the most superior of the 9 cartilages of the larynx?
Epiglottic Cartilage
Which is the largest of the 9 cartilages of the larynx? what does it form?
Thyroid Cartilage
Forms laryngeal prominence
Which is the cartilage of the 9 cartilages of the larynx, that connects LARYNX to TRACHEA
Cricoid Cartilage.
Which is the one out of the 9 cartilages of the larynx that is posterior to the thyroid cartilage?
ARYTENOID CARTILAGE
Arytenoid cartilage is composed of ______ and are located?
2; posterior to thyroid cartilage
Corniculate cartilage is composed of ____ and do what ?
Attached arytenoid cartilages like a PAIR OF HORNS
Which cartilage is attached like a PAIR OF HORNS?
CORNICULATE cartilage.
Which structures support soft tissue between arytenoids and EPIGLOTTIS?
Cuneiform Cartilages.
What is the narrowest portion of the airway in pediatric patients?
Cricoid
In pediatric patients newer studies suggest ?
The GLOTTIC OPENING may be the narrowest in the pediatric patient.
What is the RIMA GLOTTIDIS?
Opening between true vocal cords and the ARYTENOID cartilages.
-Narrowest portion of the upper airway in the adult