Respiratory System- Taylor Flashcards
What are the three levels of the nasal cavity?
Vestibule
Respiratory area
Olfactory area
What covers the internal nose cavities and septum?
Lamina propria
What type of skin is found in the vestibule?
Hairy skin
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium
What does the respiratory cavity do?
Conditions the inflow of air
What type if epi lines the respiratory cavity?
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epi
Respiratory mucosa
What are the 5 cell types in the respiratory mucosa?
Basal cells Small granule cells Ciliated columnar cells Goblet cells Brush cells
This RM cell is like a stem cell that gives rise to others.
Basal cells
These RM cells have secretory granules that help out with the diffuse neuroendocrine system.
Small granule cells
These RM cells beat and move mucus towards the nasopharnyx.
Ciliated columnar cells
These RM cells synthesize and secrete mucus.
Goblet cells
These RM cells are columnar with microvilli basally in contact with afferent nerve endings (sensory receptors).
Brush cells
Places RM is found
Para nasal sinuses Nasopharnyx Auditory tube Trachea Bronchi Bronchioles
Where is lamina propria of RM located?
Between epithelium and periosteum of nasal bone
What is the olfactory cavity lined with?
Olfactory epi: pseudostratified columnar epi
What are the four cell types in the olfactory epithelium?
Olfactory cells
Supporting cells
Basal stem cells
Brush cells
What type of neurons are olfactory cells?
Bipolar
How do supporting cells help olfactory cells?
They create junction all complexes with them
Which olfactory cell contains lipofuscin?
Supporting cells
Where are basal stem cells of olfactory epi located?
Between lamina propria and epithelium
What do the brush cells of the olfaction epi do?
Have microvilli and send tactile signals, not odor ones
What do the olfactory glands do?
This multicellular gland provides fluid around the receptor cilia.
What are paranasal spaces?
Bones spaces that surround and connect to the nasal cavities
The para nasal sinuses are:
Maxillary
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Frontal
How is the sinus mucosa different from the RM?
Fewer goblet cells
Thinner
What is the lamina propria at the roof of the nasopharnyx?
Pharyngeal tonsil
What is the organ of phonation?
The larynx