Respiratory Flashcards
Epithelial cell types in respiratory tract
- Stratified squamous
- Transitional
- Ciliated respiratory
- Olfactory
True/False
Normal fetal lungs should be dark red-purple, rubbery, & sink when submerged in water or formalin
True
Incomplete expansion / collapse of alveoli
Congenital or Acquired (obstruction or compression)
Atelectasis
True/False
Normal postnatal lungs are pink, spongy, & sink when submerged in water or formalin
False
Postnatal lungs should FLOAT
Inner pulmonary pleura in contact with lung parenchyma
Visceral Pleura
Outer costal, mediastinal, & diaphragmatic pleura
Parietal Pleura
Features of conducting airways
Trachea & Bronchi
* Cartilage
* Smooth muscle
* Bronchial glands
* Ciliated respiratory epithelium
Features of transitional airways
Bronchioles
* No cartilage or glands
* Smooth muscle
* Club cells (cytokines, antibacterial, surfactant)
Features of exchange system
Alveoli
* Capillaries
* Type 1 pneumocytes (flat, gas exchange)
* Type 2 pneumocytes (cuboidal, stem cell)
True/False
The respiratory system is not particularly vulnerable to injurious agents due to few routes of exposure
False
VULNERABLE b/c dual exposure routes
(AEROGENOUS, HEMATOGENOUS)
3 respiratory defenses
- Mucus
- Antimicrobial proteins
- Alveolar macrophages
Response to airway epithelial injury
- Degeneration, necrosis, exfoliation
- Repair, preciliated cells, mitosis, cell differentiation
- Return to normal function
Upper Respiratory Tract (URT) congenital anomalies
- Wry Nose
- Palatoschisis
- Choanal Atresia
- Hypoplastic Epiglottis
- Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS)
Superior or inferior shortened jaws
Brachygnathia
Midline defect of hard and soft palate
- can lead to aspiration pneumonia
Palatoschisis
Narrowing or complete closure of nasal choana(e)
Choanal Atresia
Underdevelopment of epiglottis
Hypoplastic Epiglottis
What causes the obstructed airflow in BOAS?
- Stenotic nares
- Overlong soft palate
- Hypoplastic trachea
- Everted laryngeal saccules
Inflammation of nasal passage
Rhinitis
Inflammation of paranasal sinus
Sinusitis
Inflammation of pharynx
Pharyngitis
Inflammation of auditory tube / guttural pouch
Eustachitis
Inflammation of larynx
Laryngitis
Causes of URT inflammation
- Infection
- Mechanical irritation
- Allergy
- Trauma
Types of URT inflammation
- Serous
- Mucoid (catarrhal)
- Fibrinous
- Purulent (suppurative)
- Granulomatous
Type of URT inflammation seen here
Catarrhal rhinitis
Type of URT inflammation seen here
Mucopurulent rhinitis
Type of URT inflammation seen here
Fibrinonecrotic rhinitis & pharyngitis
Type of URT inflammation seen here
Purulent rhinitis & sinusitis
Type of URT inflammation seen here
Granulomatous rhinitis
Type of URT inflammation seen here
Cause: Streptococcus equi (equi or zooepidemicus) infection
Purulent (suppurative) eustachitis
Guttural Pouch Empyema