respiratory Flashcards
1
Q
neuroendocrine cells
A
kulchitsky cells
2
Q
structure of cilia
A
9 pairs with a pair in the middle
3
Q
what is the main difference between bronchi and trachea
A
- plates of hyaline cartilage instead of c shaped rings
2. circumferential smooth muscle layer under lamina propria
4
Q
terminal bronchioles
A
- NO HYALINE CARTILAGE
- columnar cells are ciliated but NOT pseudostratified
5
Q
smallest purely conducting potion of respiratory tree
A
terminal bronchioles
6
Q
respiratory bronchioles are lined by
A
ciliated cuboidal cells
7
Q
cells that line the alveoli
A
penumocytes
8
Q
type 1 pneumocytes
A
- squamous
- most common
9
Q
type 2 pneumocytes
A
-cuboidal
10
Q
which cells produce surfactant
A
type 2 pneumocytes
11
Q
basal lamina is a fused portion of
A
endothelial and alveolar cells
