Unit 2: Respiratory System (Lecture) Flashcards
Refers to the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and pulmonary circulation
External respiration
Refers to gas exchange between capillary oxygen and tissue cells
Internal respiration
Refers to oxidation of glucose to produce ATP
Cellular respiration
Key functions of the respiratory system
- Filtering, warming, and humidifying of air
- Ventilation + gas exchange
- Sound production
- Smell
- Hormone metabolism
Components of the upper airway
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Laryngopharynx
- Larynx
What separates the upper and lower parts of the respiratory system?
The larynx
What is the largest conducting airway?
Trachea
What is the trachea lined with?
ciliated epithelium and mucus secreting goblet cells
What supports the trachea?
Rings made of hyaline cartilage
Nutritional flow
Lung tissue receives oxygenated blood from the bronchial arteries
Where do bronchial arteries branch from?
Aorta
Pulmonary flow
pulmonary arteries supply the lung capillaries
Each lung lobule receives a branch of the…
pulmonary artery
Where do the pulmonary venules drain into?
Pulmonary veins
The two lungs are separated by the…
mediastinum
Which lung contains the superior, middle, and inferior lobes?
right lung
Which lung contains the superior and inferior lobes only?
left lung
The trachea divides and forms the right and left…
primary bronchi
Each primary bronchi divides into…
the secondary or lobar bronchi
Secondary bronchi divide into…
tertiary or segmental bronchi
There is one segmental bronchus for each…
bronchopulmonary segment
Tertiary bronchi branch extensively giving rise to smaller…
bronchi
As bronchi subdivide and become smaller, they lose their cartilage and become…
bronchioles
What are slightly smaller branch extensions of bronchioles?
Terminal bronchioles
Portion of the lung that is supplied by a tertiary bronchus
Bronchopulmonary segment
How many bronchopulmonary segments are in the right lung?
10
How many bronchopulmonary segments are in the left lung?
8
Each segment is divided into many smaller…
lung lobules
Each terminal bronchiole supplies one…
lung lobule
Each lobule contains…
- A lymph vessel
- A pulmonary arteriole
- A pulmonary venule
- Respiratory bronchioles
- Alveolar ducts
- Aveolie
What is formed as terminal bronchioles sub-divide into microscopic branches and alveoli begin to form?
Respiratory bronchioles
Respiratory bronchioles open into…
alveolar ducts
Sac-like pouchings of the respiratory portion of the bronchial tree
Alveoli
How many alveoli are in a normal lung
300 million
What are alveolar walls comprised of?
Type I alveolar cells
Type II alveolar cells secrete…
a surfactant (detergent)
Ventilation
The altering flow of air into and out of the lungs
Minute/Pulmonary ventilation
tidal volume x respiratory rate
Alveolar ventilation
(tidal volume - dead space volume) x respiratory rate
The region in the respiratory tract where no gas exchange occurs
Anatomic dead space
The skeletal portion of the thorax is called the…
thoracic cage
The respiratory muscles, rib cage, pleural membranes, and lung elastic tissues
Respiratory pump
Pleural cavity
Between the pleural membranes
What expands the thorax driving movement of air into lungs?
Inspiratory muscles
Elevates the sternum
sternocleidomastoid
Raises top two ribs
scalenes