Stevens- Lung Development Flashcards
normal human development is ____ weeks
38 weeks
chance of survival increases with each additional what
week
most common cause of death in extremely preterm babies
acute respiratory failure
phase of development weeks 1-4
embryonic
main events that happen in embryonic phase
primary main bronchi buds form
responsible for developing epithelial airway and tubes
endoderm
responsible for mesenchyme development
mesoderm
5 stages of lung development
embryonic
pseudoglandular
canalicular
saccular
alveolar
4-16 weeks
Pseudoglandular stage
-bronchioles and terminal bronchioles form
-vascular network in mesenchyme
pseudoglandular stage
16-26 weeks
Canalicular stage
respiratory bronchioles form
gas exchange can happen at the end of this stage
canalicular stage
babies born before saccular stage need what to survive
O2
steroids (to make surfactant)
26-36 weeks
Saccular stage
terminal sacs
type II cells secrete surfactant
Saccular stage
cell that produces surfactant (lowering surface tension)
type II pneumocytes