Stevens- fluid movement through the lungs

Question 1

cells that cover majority of surface area of alveolus

Answer 1

Type I pneumocytes

Question 2

cells that sit in corner of alveolus

Answer 2

Type II pneumocytes

Question 3

_______actively move Na+, and therefore
water, from the airspace into
the interstitial space to keep the
alveolus dry

Answer 3

alveolar epithelial cells

Question 4

what moves fluid from capillary into interstitial space

Answer 4

hydrostatic forces

Question 5

f

Answer 5

fibroblasts (that secrete collagen in interstitium)

Question 6

Ep
en
bm

Answer 6

Ep: epithelium of aveoli
bm: basement membrane
en: endothelium of capillaries

Question 7

semi-permeable ____ cell barrier

Answer 7

endothelial

Question 8

tight ____ barrier (absorption)

Answer 8

epithelial

Question 9

Answer 9

bronchovascular bundle

Question 10

Answer 10

bronchovascular bundle

Question 11

fluid in space around pulm artery in what

Answer 11

periarterial cuffs

Question 12

fluid drawn through interstitium by ____ pressure

Answer 12

negative pressure

Question 13

interstitium contains what

Answer 13

lymphatics

Question 14

In circumstances of high flow, high permeability, or impaired lymphatic clearance, we can see accumulation of fluid around arteries or veins in what areas

Answer 14

perivascular cuffs

Question 15

safety factor for too much fluid in the lung

Answer 15

perivascular cuff before edema happens

Question 16

_____ endothelium highlighted

Answer 16

vascular endothelium

Question 17

_____ endothelium highlighted

Answer 17

lymphatic endothelium

Question 18

_____ endothelium

Answer 18

lymphatic endothelium

Question 19

____ channels found in interstitium w/ >/= 100 micromoles blood vessels

Answer 19

lymphatic channels

Question 20

alveolar-capillary membrane to interstitium to lymphatics to ____

Answer 20

circulation