Respiratory system 1 Flashcards
Pulmonary Ventilation
What is the respiratory system?
Airflow to/from the lungs
External Respiration
What is the respiratory system?
Gas exchange b/w lungs and pulmonary circulation
Internal Respiration
What is the respiratory system?
Gas exchange b/w systemic circulation and tissues
Homeostasis requires
Respiration Overview
Steady supply of O2 and elimination of CO2
Disruption of homeostasis
Respiration Overview
Oxygen starvation, waste buildup, rapid cell death
Respiratory and Cardiovascular system work together
Respiration Overview
Respiratory system provides gas exchange and cardiovascular system transports respiratory gases
Functions of respiratory system
- Provide surface for gas exchange
- Move air to and from exchange surfaces
- Protect respiratory surfaces from dehydration, temp changes, pathogen invasion
- Produce sounds for speaking
- Detect odors
Respiratory tract consists of
Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Respiratory tract
Respiratory tract consists of
Passageway that carries air to/from gas exchange surfaces of lungs
Conducting portion
Respiratory tract consists of
Nasal cavity to bronchioles, no gas exchange
Respiratory portion
Respiratory tract consists of
Smallest bronchioles to alveoli, gas exchange occurs
Upper Respiratory Tract
Respiratory tract consists of
- Nose, nasal cavity, paranasal sinus, pharynx. Filters, warms,
- humidifies incoming air
Lower Respiratory Tract
Respiratory tract consists of
- Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli.
- Conducts air to and from gas exchange surfaces
Respiratory Mucosa
Respiratory Epithelia
Lines nasal cavity through large bronchioles. Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with mucous cells
Lamina propria
Respiratory Epithelia
Underlying areolar tissue that supports respiratory epithelium
Mucociliary Escalator
Respiratory Epithelia
Sticky mucous glands produce mucus that traps debris. Debris swept up to pharynx by cilia
Nostrils/External Nares
Nose/Nasal Cavity
openings for air entering into respiratory system
Dorsum of nose/maxilla/frontal bones
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Bony framework of external nose
Nasal cartilages
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Elastic cartilages to help keep nostrils open
Choanae
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Where nasal cavity communicates with pharynx
Nasal vestibule
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Lined with coarse hairs to filter dust particles
Respiratory Region of Nasal Cavity
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Larger, inferior portion. Lined with non-keratinized pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium and goblet cells
Olfactory Region of Nasal Cavity
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Smaller superior portion. Olfactory receptors, have cilia but no goblet cells
Nasal Septum
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Forms right and left nasal cavities.
Superior, inferior, middle nasal meatuses
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Trap small particles, move odorants to olfactory receptors, warm/humidify air
Paranasal sinuses
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Secrete mucus to moisten nasal cavity, resonate sound, lighten skull
Nasal Polyps
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Outgrowth of mucus membranes, usually around paranasal sinuses
Nasolacrimal duct
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Carry tears from lacrimal sac to nasal cavity
Lamina Propria of Nasal Cavity
Nose/Nasal Cavity
Release heat to warm air, humidify inhaled air, reabsorb heat during exhalation
Main functions of Pharynx
Pharynx (AKA throat)
passage of food/air, resonating chamber for speech, tonsils preventing entry to body
Nasopharynx
Pharynx (AKA throat)
Superior part, has auditory (eustachian tubes) and tonsils
Oropharynx
Pharynx (AKA throat)
Middle part