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Respiratory System histology Flashcards

1
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what does the respiratory system consist of

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Lungs

Passages leading to and from lungs

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2
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3 principle functions of the respiratory system

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Air conduction
Air Filtration
Gas Exchange (respiration)

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2 functional divisions of the respiratory system

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Conducting division

respiratory division

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The passages leading to the site of gas exchange in the lungs

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Conducting division

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5
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What makes up the conducting division of the respiratory system

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Nasal vacities
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi and Bronchioles
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6
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the site of gas exchange

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Respiratory division

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7
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What makes up the respiratory division of the respiratory system

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REspiratory bronchioles
Alveolar ducts
Alveolar sacs
Alveoli

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8
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roll of the conducting division

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Involved in conditioning the air

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9
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What is done to condition air

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Warm
Moisten
removal of particulate materials

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10
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what is respiratory epithelium

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Ciliated pseudostratified column epithelium +goblet cells

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Where is respiratory epithelium found

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along most of the pathway of the conducting division of the respiratory system

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12
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what aids in conditioning air of the conducting division (moisten air, trapping particles, preventing dehydration of epithelium)

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Mucous and serous secretions

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13
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what covers most of luminal surface of conducting passages

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Mucus

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14
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what produces mucuous continuously in the conducting passages

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Goblet cells and mucous-secreting glands in passage walls

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15
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sweeps mucous and other secretions containing trapped particulate matter toward the pharynx

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Cilia

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16
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regions of the nasal cavity

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Olfactory region
respiratory region
Nasal vestibule

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17
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location of the olfactory region

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at the apex of nasal cavity

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18
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what lines the olfactory region

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olfactory epithelium

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19
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the largest region of the nasal cavity

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Respiratory region

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20
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what lines the respiratory region

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respiratory epithelium

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21
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the dilated space just outside the nostril

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Nasal vestibule

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22
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what lines the nasal vestibule

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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23
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what is olfactory epithelium

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pseudostratified columnar epithelium without goblet cells

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24
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what kind of cell are olfactory receptor cells

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Bipolar olfactory neurons

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25
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travel of olfactory receptor cells

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Span thickness of epithelium

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26
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cells of the olfactory epithelium

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olfactory receptor cells
Supporting (sustentacular) cells
Basal cells
Brush cells
Olfactory (Bowman's) gland
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27
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what kind of cells are supporting (sustentacular) cells

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columnar cells

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28
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roll of supporting (sustentacular) cells

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provide mechanical and metabolic support to olfactory receptor cells

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29
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what type of cells are basal cells

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Stem cells

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30
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roll of basal cells

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give rise to new olfactory receptor cells and supporting cells

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31
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what do brush cells of olfactory epithelium have

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possess microvilli

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32
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roll of brush cells

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involved in transduction of general sensory stimulation of mucosa

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33
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what type of gland is an olfactory gland

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serous gland

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34
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roll of olfactory gland’s sectretions

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trap and act as a solvent for odiferous substances

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35
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where is the secretory portion of olfactory glands located

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in the lamina propria

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36
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cell types of Respiratory epithelium

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Ciliated cells
Goblet cells
Brush Cells
Basal cells

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37
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What do Ciliated cells of the respiratory region look like

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tall columnar cells with cilia

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38
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what do Goblet cells of the respiratory region do

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Synth and secrete mucous

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39
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what do Brush cells of the respiratory region look like

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Columnar cells with short, blunt microvilli

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40
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what do brush cells of the respiratory region do

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Sensory Recetpor cells

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41
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what do basal cells of the respiratory region do

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stem cells that give rise to all other cell types

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42
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3 parts of the pharynx

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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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43
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Epithelium of the Nasopharynx

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Ciliated psueodostratified columnar epithelium

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44
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Epithelium of the Oropharynx

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Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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45
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Epithelium of the Laryngopharynx

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Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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46
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the passageway for air between oropharynx and trachea and organ for speech

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Larynx

47
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what forms the Larynx

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Hyaline and Elastic cartilage

48
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what is found in the vestibular folds that differentiate it from the vocal folds

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mucous glands

49
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what is found in the vocal folds that separate it from the vestibular folds

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Vocalis muscles (skeletal muscles)

50
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what coves the vestibular fold

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respiratory epithelium with prominent mucous glands

51
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what covers the vocal folds

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Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium

52
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layers of the tracheal wall

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Mucosa
submucosa
Cartilaginous
Adventitia

53
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what makes up the mucosa of the trachea

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Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium on a Thick basement membrane
with goblet cells

54
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the cilia of the mucosa of the trachea provide what

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Mucocillilary escalatory

55
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what makes up the submucosa of the trachea

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Loose connective tissue, slightly denser than that of lamina propria
also sermucous secreting glands

56
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cartilage of the cartilaginous layer of the trachea

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C shaped hyaline cartilage

57
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what bridges the gap between free ends of C-shaped tracheal cartilages

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Smooth muscle (trachealis m.)

58
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roll of the adventitia in the trachea

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connective tissue that binds to trachea and adjacent strucutres

59
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what happens to wall strucutre as branching occures

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Initially have the same wall structure as trachea, but changes as branching occures

60
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what happens to Bronchi cartilage rings as branching occures

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Cartilage rings replaced by plates or slivers of Hyaline cartilage and then disapear

61
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what happens to Bronchi smooth muscle as branching occures

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increase as cartilage decreases

62
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what happens to Bronchi psuedostratified columnar epithelial cells height as branching occurs

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decreases as bronchi decrease in diameter

63
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walls of the bronchi

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Mucosa
Muscularis
submucosa
Cartilage layer
adventitia
64
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epithelium of mucosa layer of bronchial wall

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Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium

65
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Basement membrane in the mucosa of bronchial wall

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Conspicuous in primary bronchi, and is discrete in secondary bronchi

66
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Muscularis layer of bronchial wall

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A cont layer of smooth muscle in large bronchi, becoming less prominent in small bronchi

67
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what makes up the submucosa of the bronchi

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Loose connective tissue

68
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glands of the submucosa of the bronchi

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In larger bronchi

69
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what makes up the cartilage layer of the bronchi

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Disontinuous Cartilage plates, beomcing smaller as bronchial dimater diminishes

70
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what makes up the adventitia of the bronchia

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Dense connective tissue

71
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size of bronchioles

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less than 1mm in diamter

72
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what happens to epithelium height as bronchioles devide

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decreases

73
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epithelium of the bronchioles

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ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium to ciliated simple columnar epithelium as it gets smaller

74
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what lines the smallest terminal bronchioles

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ciliated simple cuboidal epithelium

75
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location of goblet cells in bronchioles

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found in largest bronchioles, but not in terminal bronchioles

76
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cartilage in the wall of the bronchioles

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no

77
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muscle in bronchioles

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relatively thick layer of smooth muscle in the walls

78
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what cells are interspersed among the ciliated cells of terminal brnchioles

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Clara cells

79
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morphology of Clara cells

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Nonciliated cells with characteristic dome-shaped apical surface projects

80
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what does Clara cells do

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Secrete a surface-active agent (lipoprotein) to prevent luminal adhesion of airway walls
and relieves surface tension

81
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number of clara cells along terminal bronchioles

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increase in number as ciliated cells decrease along the length of the bronchioles

82
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Last part of the conducting devision

A

terminal bronchioles

83
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Respiratory divison travel

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Respiratory Bronchioles
Alveolar Ducts
Alveolar sacs
Alveoli

84
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size of REspiratory bronchioles

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Narrow Diameter

85
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What lines Respiratory Bronchioles

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Proximally: both ciliated cells and Clara cells
Distally: Clara cells predominated

86
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Epithelium of respiratory bronchioles

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Cuboidal

87
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what extends from lumen of respiratory bronchioles

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Scattered, thin-walled outpocketings (alveoli)

88
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what is the first part of the bronchial tree to allow gas exchange

A

Respiratory bronchioles

89
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The terminal air spaces for gas exchange between air and blood

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Alveoli

90
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what surrounds each alveolus

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Capillary network

91
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why is each alveolus surrounded by a Capillary network:

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Brings blood in close proximity to air within the alveolus

92
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Elongated airways that have almost no walls (only alveoli as their peripheral boundary

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Alveolar ducts

93
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what is present on alveolar ducts

A

Smooth muscle

94
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space surrounded by clusters of alveoli

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Alveolar sacs

95
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Alveoli open into

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alveolar sacs

96
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what surrounds and separates alveoli

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Exceedingly thin connective tissue layer

97
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what is contained in the connective tissue layer that sounds alveoli

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Blood capillaries

98
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THe tissue between adjacent alveolar air spaces

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Alveolar septum (septal wall)

99
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Cell types of Alveolar Septaum

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Type I alveolar Cells (type I Pneumocytes)
Type II alveolar Cells (Type II Penumocytes/Septal Cells)
Alveolar Macrophages
Endothelial cells
Fibroblasts

100
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Shape of Type I alveolar cells

A

Thin squamous cells

101
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what cells line most of the alveolar surface

A

Type I alveolar cells (95%)

102
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Shape of Type II alveolar cells

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Cuboidal cells the buldge into air space

103
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what do Type II Alveolar cells do

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Secretory cells that produce and secrete surface active agent (surfactant)

104
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what is in surfactant

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Mix of phospholipids, neutral lipids, and proteins

105
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Roll of Surfactant

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Reduces surface tension at the air

106
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Where are alveolar macrophages found

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In septal connective tissue and air space of alveoli

107
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what do alveolar macrophages do

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remove inhaled particles

108
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what are alveolar macrophages also called

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Dust cells called

109
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what are Alveolar macrophages derived from

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Blood monocytes and belong to mononuclear phagocyte system

110
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what composes the capillary walls of the alveolar septum

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Endothelial cells

111
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The site of the Air-blood barrier

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Alveolar septum

112
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the cells and cell products across which gasses must diffuse

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Air-blood barrier

113
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what makes up the air-blood barrier

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Surface lining and Cytoplasm of the alveolar cells
Fused basal laminae of the alveolar cells and capillary endothelial cells
Cytoplasm of the endothelial cells

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