Topic 6- Lungs Flashcards
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What separates lungs
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Mediastinum with hesrt, vessels and trachea
2
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Where do lungs extend from and inferior end
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Apex Above first rib at T1
Ends at ispiretion at t12 diaphragm
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Where does lung attach to heart and trachea
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At the roots/hilum
4
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What enters at hilum of lungs (inner middle) and leaves
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Pulmonary artery and pulmonary veins leave with oxygenated
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What else is wt roots of lungs
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Bronchus, lymphatic bessels, nerves
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What is the area surrounding where pulmonarh vessels enter hilum
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Pulmonary ligament
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What divides loves of lungs
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Fissures horizontal and oblique
8
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Which fissure divises the superior and inferior left lobes and middle and inferior of right
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Oblqiue
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What does horizontal separate
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Superior from middle in right lung
10
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Which lung is latger and heavier
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Right
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Why is it shorter and wider then
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Because right dome of duaphragm is much bigger
12
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Where does carsiac notch indent
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Anterio inferior of superior lobe in left lung
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Which anterior margin of which lung is straighter
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Rught because no cardiac notch
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Where is mediastinum surface, dipahragmatic surfsce and costal
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Middle lining of lungs for mediastinum,
Outside for costal surface , bottom for diaphragmatic
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What are the 3 borders of lungs
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Anterior, posterior and inferior (down)
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What does the visceral pleurs cover and adhere to
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Covers lung (inner lining of pleura) and adheres to lung surfaces like fissures. Doesnt remove from lung
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What does parietal pleura line and adhere to
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Lines pulmonary cavities,
adheres to throacic wall, mediastinum and diaphragm
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Ehere does visceral pleura reflect to become parietal vice versa
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Hilum of lung
19
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What is the parietal pleura called seen covering apec of lungs extending through superior thoracic aperture
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Cervical pleura
20
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What does costal parietal pleura cover
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Internal surfaces of thoracic walls
21
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What does mediastinal pleura cover
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Lateral surface of mediastinum
22
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What does dipahragmatic cover
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Superior of diaphhragm on voth sides
23
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Ehat does pleural csvity do
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Allows lubrication and smooth sldiijg of lungs in respiration
Also provides rhe surface tbesion to allow ahderenacr of lung lining to thoracic wall so when lung expands; chest expands too
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Ehat is included in upper resp tract
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Nose to top of trachea
So nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, sinuses
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What is its function
Warm, humidify and remove debris form air
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What are rue 2 basal sinuses at top of nose (front and bsck) called
Sphenoid sinus (top of nose at back of head) and frontal sinus
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What arw rhe 3 nasal conchae within rhe nose/nasal cavity (look like steps )
Superior
Middle
Inferior
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Where are rhe hsrd and soft plaate of the mouth
Hard palate is at top of mouth/ roof of mouth
| Soft palate is at rhe back roof of mouth
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What are the 3 pharynxes
Nasophsrynx (back of nasal cavity)
Oropharynx (back of mouth)
Laryngopharynx (space behind larynx which is the epiglottis, glottis etc at front of trschea)
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Which part of larynx is highest/ start of trachea
Epiglottis then glottis under it
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What are the 3 bronchi
Primary/main where they enter lungs
Secondary/lobar
Tertiary/segmental
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What is rhe function of lower resp tract
Conduct inspired air and remove small particulates
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What resp centre in brain controls bresthing
Medulla oblongata
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Whoch neurones in MO are for insp and exp
Insp = DRG eg dpahragm and external exp= vrg is external and accesory myscles
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What centre in PRG activates drg and vrg resprctively
Apneustic centre
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Wht is apneustic centre controlled by
Pneumotaxic prg in pons
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Which accesory mudcle in insirpation elevstes sternum
Sternocleidomastoid muscles
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Which accesory muscles elecate rivs in inspiration (below sternocleidomastoid)
Scalenes
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Which part of external intefcostal also elevates ribs in inspiretion
Interchondral part
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How does diaphragm affect ribs in insirpation
Elevates lower ribs
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In active expiretion which part of internal intercostal is not involved in phllung ribs down
Interchondral area
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Which abdominal muscle pulls ribs down in rxpiration
Quadratus lumborum
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Apart from pull ribs down what does abdominal muscles do in expiretion
Squeeze abdomen which allows diaprhagm to dome
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What does dipahragm attsch to
Lowet ribs by thr parietal pleura
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What is it innergated by and at what level do these ectenr from
Phrenic nerves from c3-c5 (cervical plexus)
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What level is jt at rest vs insp
T9-T12(last rib)
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Where fors it get bloof and how is it frained
From intercostal arteries. Drained bsck to inferior vena cava
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Where is the hiatus from oesphagus and diaphragm (where they stop meeting)
T10
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Where is the aortic histus
T12 (lowest on the diaphragm)
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How many cm does it flatten in wuiet vs deep breathing
1-2 cm vs around 10cm
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How many sets of intercistal muscles are there
11
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Where does it get blood snd remove blood
Intervostal arteries and veins
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What id the order of bessels on disgramsnof intervostal muscles
Ic Veins
Ic arteties
Ic nerves (innervwtes them)
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What do these separate
Innermost from internal intercostal
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Which rubs do external extend from
Tubercles of superior ribs (top ribs)
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Where do they extend to
Ventral of the cartilage on inferior rib
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Which ventral thin membranes do they end at
Anterior/external intercostal membrnaes
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Which way di they pull tibs
Laterally up and anteriorly on the anterioposterior diameter (forward)
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How are external fibres orientated
Anteroinferior (forward and downwards)
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Where do internal brgin
Ventrally st the sternum
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They continue as membranes to the vertebral column. What membrnaes
Posterior/internal intercostal membranes
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How are rhe fibres orientated
Posterioinferior (back snd down)
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What do they do in active resp
Pull ribs down and in (both lateral decrease and anteroinferior diameter)
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Are innermost intercostal complete
No
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What direction are innermost fibres
Same as intenral. Posteriorinferiorly
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In wuiet breathing of inspirstion what alloes insipration
Mostly diaphragm and some dxternal too
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What helps in forcrd insiprwtion
Sternocleidomastoid and scalenes (ribs up) aswell as external/interchondral part ribs ip and diaphragmincreasing in motion
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What is wuiet expiration dep on
Elastic recoil and weight of rubcsge to reduce volume of thorax
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What is involved in forced exp
External intervostal without interchondral and also abdominal eg quadratus lumborum
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What wre rhe 2 tress
Vascular snd airway
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What are vasculsr trees
All the blood cessels carryin vlood to and from lungs eg pa, capillaries
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Where does the aireay tree begin
Trachea and down
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What is the airway tree for
Conduct atmospheric air for gas exchnage and eeturn waste/used air
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What is the largest tube but also smallest cross section for aireay resistance
Trachea
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How does cartilage differ between trachea and bronchi
Hyaline rings to certilsge plates
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Howbmany divisions does primary bronchi have
Up to 11
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What forms the conducting zone
Trschea and 16 further airway branches
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Where are bronchioles found
12th division of bronchi (some are stil conducting zone)
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Why are they collapsable
No cartilage just smokth muscle
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How mant times can they branch
11
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What are the end bronchioles where confucting airway transitions to gas exchnage tissues
Respiratory bronchioles
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Where do resp bronchioles terminate
Alveolar ducts
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What is rhe resp zone
From resp bronchioles to the alveoli
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Where do the teo trees contact
At alveoli where they meet capillaries which is vasculsr tree
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What surronds alveoli
Elastic fibres and capillsries
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What is a lung lobule
1 resp bronchiole forming cluster of alveoli surrounfed by connrctive tissue and capillaries
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What in nasal xavity and sinuses is needed for warm and humidifed air
Large sa from pseudostratified columnar epi cells (many in top)
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Are columnar crlls coliated eg in nasal csvity
Yes
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What other cells presentnin upper airways at high ampunts
Goblet crlls
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What are the psc and govlet called
Respiratory type epithelium
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After large bronchi, what happens
Epithelial cells become thinner/ not stratified but still colisted with goblet cells
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What cells are at bronchioles
Simple columnar ciliated with sparse goblet cells
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What fells do respirstort bronchioles in disral resp tract have
Cuboidal ciliated eli cells
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Where is rhe point cilia stops
After Resp bronchioles in distal resp tract
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What cells are in alveoli
Flat epithelium
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What are rhe 2 types of epithelium in alceoli lining basement membrnse
Type 1 and 2 pneumocytes
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What does wlveolar wall contain for strethc and recoil of sir
Elastin
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What does elastin connrct alveoli to
Connectivr tissue of the lung as no cartilsge
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What % are type 1 thin for gas exchjage
40% of the fells but 90% of the surfsce area /outside
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How are rhey si thin
Flat nuclei and less organelles
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What % sre type 2
60% but only 10% of the surface area
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What organelle di they have alot of
Mt
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What di they release which reduces surface tension wnd has opsonins like a and d proteins
Surfactant
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How can some be used to generate type 1
Can be stem cells for type 1
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What does bm join to
Bm of capillaries
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durfsctant is in iutside of alveoli. Ehat id the most outer layer vs the inner layer
Lipid monolayer
Inside is the aqueous hypophase
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Which vesicles from golgi allows extrusion of surfactant
Lipoprotein vesicles
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When
When the lipoprotein vesicle fuses with the small lamellar body
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Ehat is a small lamellar body
Where surfactant is stored
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What di macrophaeges of alveoli do
Phagocytose debris and oathogens and either go to lymphatics or allow remocal vy mucociliary system
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What is the apex of the lungs
The top above the first ribs
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What are the 3 borders of lungs
Anterior inferior and posterior
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What keeps the lungs in contact with thoracic wall
The surface tension from the liquid in pleural cavity
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What causes collapsed lung
If air or fluid enters pleural cavity eg has moth oral or pneumothorax this breaks surface tension so lung collapses
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Explain the placement of external intercostals from dorsal (vertebrae) to ventral (at sternum)
They start at the superior ribs from the vertebrae dorsally and span around to the cartilage next to sternum at the external/anterior intercostal membranes
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Explain the placement centrally and dorsally of internal intercostals for expiration
Begin ventrally unlike external at the sternum of the true ribs 1-7 and at the ventral cartilages of false ribs 8-12
They extend to the vertebral column dorsally at the posterior internal intercostal membranes near the vertebral column
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Do they work in passive resp
No just active expiration
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How are the fibres orientated (where they end basically)
External end anteriorly so they are anteroinferior
Internal end at the vertebral column so are posteroinferior
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Does diaphragm inspiratory work increase
Yes during active breathing : forced
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Which structures have cartilage and where does it stop
Trachea down to the the bronchi (which is 11 more division)
12th and below are bronchioles and don’t have cartilage so are collapsible
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Which parts of resp system have the respiratory type epi cells (pseudostratified columnar)
Nasal cavity down to the main bronchi
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Which have simple columnar ciliated
Smaller bronchi and bronchioles
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Which cells are resp bronchioles and alveolar ducts
Rb are ciliated cuboidal
Alveolar ducts are flattened epithelial
