Respiratory System Flashcards
two portions of the respiratory system
conducting portion
respiratory portion
which portion is important for gas exchange?
respiratory
which portion is responsible for bringing air to the tissues
conducting portion
the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronciholes, and terminal bronchioles belong to..
conducting system
what do the structures in the conducting portion do to air
they moisten and warm it because air from the atmosphere must be changed to fit our bodies
respiratory bronchioles, alveoar sacs, ducts, and alveoli are all part of..
respiratory portion
what are intrapulmonary and contain alveoli?
structures in the respiratory system
without alveoli what happen?
no gas exchange!!
what is the first main opening of the nasal cavity
vestibule
what is the skeleton of the vestibule?
hyaline cartilage
what are the glands in the vestibule
sebaccous and sweat glands
what is the epithelum of the vestibule
stratified squamous keratinized
cilia in vesitbule?
no
golbet cells in vestibule?
no
what are the vibrissae that are in the vestibule?
small hairs that catch dust
what are nares
they are nostrils whose outermost portions are lined by extensions of skin
after the lining of the vestibule is stratified squamous keratinized what does it change to in the respiratory and olfactory sections of the nasal cavity
respiratory epithelium
the lamina propria is vascular why in the respiratory part of the nasal cavity
because it has long venous plexuses so that it is able to effectively warm the air coming in
olfactory epithelium is where
on the roof of the nasal cavity on either side of the nasal septum
what are the three cell types in the olfactory section of the nasal cavity
- olfactory cells
- supporting cells
- basal cells
what are known as bipolar nerve cells and are characterized by boulbous projections and have modified cila extensions
olfacatory cells
what act as receptors in olfactory cells and are nonmotile
olfactory cilia
the proximla 1/3 of the olfactory cilia contains what kind of axoneme
the typical on
9 doubletws and 2 singles
the distal 2/3 of the olfacotry cilia has what kind of axoneme
9 peripheral singlets and 2 central singlets
supportin cells are also called?
sustentacular cells
what cells in the olfactory section posess muclei that are more apically located than the other two cells
sustentacular cells aka. supporting
what cells have prominent microvilli and a prominent terminal web
the sustentacular cells
what olfactory cell group rests on the basal lamina and do not extend to the surface , they also for an incomplete layer of cells
the basal cells
which of the 3 olfactory cells are believed to be regenerative for all three-cell types
basal cells (they serve as stem cells)