Respiratory System Flashcards
conducting portion
deliver air to lungs
respiratory portion
structures within lungs where oxygen exchanged for carbon dioxide in the blood
conducting portion of respiratory system consists of
nose, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles
conducting portion of respiratory system (function)
warms, moistens, and filters the air
nasal cavity consists of
vestibule, olfactory segment, and respiratory segment
nares are simply
nostril openings
vestibule
1st internal nasal cavity– lined by nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
vestibule contains vibrissae (short hairs) to
filter out large particles
olfactory epithelium is located
in roof of nasal cavity on sides of the nasal septum and on the superior nasal conchae
in olfactory, pseudostratified columnar epithelium contains
olfactory cells, supporting (sustentacular) cells and basal cells
lamina propria has many
veins and unmyelinated nerves and Bowman’s glands
in humans olfactory epithelium…
is a very small region
olfactory cells
bipolar nerve cells. 30-60 day lifespan. bulbous apical projection (olfactory vesicle) with modified cilia
very long, nonmotile cilia– extend over the olfactory epithelium surface
olfactory cilia
the proximal 1/3 of olfactory cilia contains the ________________ pattern, but the distal 2/3 has ______________________
the proximal 1/3 of olfactory cilia contains the 9 doublet + 2 microtubule pattern, but the distal 2/3 has 9 peripheral singlet microtubules around a central pair
olfactory cilia function as what type of receptors?
odor receptors
physical and metabolic support to olfactory cells
supporting (sustentacular) cells
supporting (sustentacular) cells have apically located nuclei with many ________ and a prominent __________ ____
microvilli and a prominent terminal web
Basal cells are in contact with _______ ______ and do not ____ ___ ______
basal lamina
extend to surface
Regenerative (stem) cell for other cells in olfactory epithelium
Basal cells
produce thin, watery secretion released onto the olfactory epithelium via ducts
Bowman’s glands
odorous substances dissolved in secretions are detected by
olfactory cilia
what occurs after odorous substances in secretions are detected by olfactory cilia
secretions flush surface and prepare the odor receptors to receive new stimuli
posterior continuation of the nasal cavities
nasopharynx
at the the level of the soft plate the nasopharynx becomes the
oropharynx
what is the nasopharynx lined by?
respiratory epithelium
Connects the pharynx with the trachea
larynx
name two types of cartilage that support the wall of the larynx
hyaline cartilages(thyroid, cricoid, and lower part of arytenoids) and elastic cartilages (epiglottis, corniculate, and tips of arytenoids)
Vocal cords consist of
skeletal muscle (vocalis), vocal ligament (band of elastic fibers), and a covering of stratified squamous (nonkeratinized)
vestibular folds anatomical relation to vocal cords
vestibular folds lie superior to vocal cords
folds of loose connective tissue containing glands, lymphoid aggregations, and fat cells
Vestibular folds
the walls of this structure are supported by C shaped hyaline cartilages
trachea
In the trachea, smooth muscle extends between
the open ends of the C shaped hyaline cartilages
the open ends of the C-shaped hyaline cartilages of the trachea face
posteriorly
During inhalation dense fibroelastic connective tissue between adjacent C-rings permits
trachea elongation
Tracheal epithelium contains what
ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium
columnar cell in tracheal epithelium with blunt microvilli on surface
brush cell
the basal portion of a brush cell may be in contact with afferent nerve ending and function as
receptor cell
Basal cell
reserve stem cell for epithelium
small granule cells are members of the
diffuse endocrine system (aka bronchial cells of Kulchitsky)
small granule cells contain
dense granules — catecholamine or other polypeptide hormones
How many primary bronchi are in the human body?
2 primary bronchi – one for each lung