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Respiratory System

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Microanatomy   Respiratory System  
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Conduction portion of respiration is located:   Outside and within the lungs  
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Function of conducting portion is:   Move air into lungs, moisten and warm inspired air, and filter  
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Respiratory portion of respiration is located:   Only in the lung  
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Function of respiration portion is:   Exchange gases  
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Patency of conducting portion is maintained by:   Bone, cartilage, and fibrous elements  
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Conduction portion consists of:   Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles  
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Respiratory portion consists of:   Alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli  
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Respiratory epithelia changes are:   Pseudostratified columnar >> ciliated columnar >> cuboidal >> simple squamous  
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Ciliated columnar epithelia begins:   Between lobar and segmental bronchi  
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Cuboidal epithelia begins:   At respiratory bronchioles  
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Simple squamous epithelia begins:   Alveoli  
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Cartilage and seromucous glands are absent in:   Bronchioles  
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Goblet cells end at:   Terminal bronchioles  
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Ciliated cells end in:   Respiratory bronchiole  
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Smooth muscles takes on a more prominent role when:   Cartilage starts to end  
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Elastic fibers are found:   At all levels, important for proper lung function  
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Three distinct regions of nasal cavity are:   Vestibule, respiratory, and olfactory  
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Support for nasal vestibule   Hyaline cartilage  
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Glands in nasal vestibule   Sebaceous and sweat  
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Epithelium in nasal vestibule   Stratified squamous, keratinized  
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Cell types in nasal vestibule   Epdermal  
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Additional features in nasal vestibule   Vibrissae  
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Support for nasal respiratory cavity   Cartilage and bone  
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Glands in nasal respiratory cavity   Seromucous  
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Epithelium in nasal respiratory cavity   Respiratory  
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Cell types in nasal respiratory cavity   Goblet, basal, ciliated, brush, serous, and DNES  
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Additional features in respiratory cavity   Erectile-like tissue  
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Support for nasal olfactory cavity   Bone  
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Glands in nasal olfactory cavity   Bowman’s (serous)  
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Epithelium in nasal olfactory cavity   Olfactory  
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Cell types in nasal olfactory cavity   Olfactory, sustentacular, and basal  
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Additional features in nasal olfactory cavity   Olfactory vesicle  
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Respiratory part of nasal cavity is lined by:   Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium and lamina propria  
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Lamina propria of nasal respiratory cavity tightly binds to:   Underlying bone and cartilage  
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Mucoperiosteum   Vascularized (arterial plexus and venous sinuses) with abundant lymphoid elements and lamina propria  
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Paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx are lined with:   Respiratory epithelium  
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Olfactory epithelium is characterized by:   Lack of goblet cells, presence of olfactory cells, and Bowman’s glands  
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Compared to respiratory epithelium, olfactory epithelium is:   Taller  
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Respiratory cilia is ___, olfactory cilia is ___.   motile, non-motile  
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Larynx is supported by:   Hyaline and elastic cartilage  
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Larynx epithelial lining exhibits:   Regional differences  
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Except at the epiglottis and vocal folds, larynx is lined by:   Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium  
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Vocal cords and epiglottis are lined by:   Stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium  
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Free edge of vocal folds reinforced with:   Dense regular elastic connective tissue (vocal ligament)  
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True vocal cords, unlike false vocal cords, has:   Striated muscle  
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Trachea is reinforced by:   C-shaped hyaline cartilage rings  
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C-shaped cartilage rings connect to each other by:   Fibroelastic connective tissue  
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Coughing causes trachea to:   Collapse to a slit  
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Longitudinal folds in mucosa of trachea is formed by:   Elastic fibers  
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Connecting the two free ends of the C-shaped cartilage ring is:   Trachealis (smooth muscle)  
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Trachea is characterized by:   Thick basement membrane, elastic lamina separating mucosa from submucosa, and seromucous glands in submucosa  
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Pathology of exposure to chronic irritants   Increased number of goblet cells and decreased number of ciliated results in increased mucus secretion but reduced elimination  
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Small cell carcinoma, “oat cell”, arises from:   DNES cells  
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Bronchial tree trends as size/diameter decreases   Decrease in cartilage, number of glands and goblet cells, and height of epithelial cells and an increase in smooth muscle and elastic tissue  
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Secondary and tertiary bronchi are characterized by:   Irregular plates of cartilage and two smooth muscle layers between lamina propria and submucosa  
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Bronchioles are characterized by:   Lack of cartilage and submucosal glands, and are lined by ciliated simple epithelium with a large smooth muscle layer  
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Diameter of bronchioles   <1 mm  
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Clara cells are located in:   Bronchioles  
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Clara Cells   Dome shaped ciliated cells found in the bronchioles that secretes glycosaminoglycan to reduce surface tension and degrade toxins with P450, and can also regenerate bronchiole epithelium  
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Abundant smooth muscle in bronchioles function to:   Regulate bronchiole diameter  
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Terminal bronchioles are lined by:   Simple cuboidal epithelium with many clara cells (and no goblet cells)  
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Diameter of terminal bronchioles   < 0.5mm  
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Asthma   Chronic inflammatory disease characterized by reversible bronchoconstriction  
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Symptoms of asthma   Wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath  
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Common treatment for asthma   Albuterol, a B2-adrenergic receptor agonist  
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Sympathetic fibers in asthma   B2-adrenergic, relaxes bronchial smooth muscles  
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Parasympathetic fibers in asthma   Cholinergic, contracts bronchial smooth muscles  
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Respiratory bronchioles are similar to terminal bronchioles except:   Walls are interrupted by gas-exchanging alveoli  
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Alveolar duct structure   No wall of their own, formed by linear arrangements of alveoli with 2 to 3 alveolar sacs at end  
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Alveolar sacs have no:   Smooth muscle  
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Alveolar ducts are controlled by:   Sphincter formed from single smooth muscle cell  
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Interalveolar septum   Contains pulmonary capillaries and reinforces walls of alveolar duct  
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Elastin fibers   Surrounds alveoli, contributes to expiration and protects against distension (responsible for elastic recoil)  
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Leading cause of emphysema is:   Smoking  
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Best treatment for smoking related emphysema is:   Stop smoking  
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Elastase   Released by macrophages and neutrophils and destroys elastic fibers in lungs  
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a1-antitrypsin protein   Protects against elastase, chronic smoking inhibits  
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Ephysema   Large fluid-filled spaces in lungs that decreases gas exchange capability  
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Emphysema becomes an irreversible disease once:   Elastic fibers are destroyed (cannot be replaced)  
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Alveoli are lined by a:   Simple squamous epithelium, consisting of type I and II pneumocytes  
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Type I pneumocytes   Adjacent type I cells connected by tight junctions that covers 95% of alveolar surface, preventing seepage of fluid into lumen  
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Type II pneumocytes   Cuboidal cell with dome surface extending into lumen, secretes surfactant  
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Pores of Kohn   Pores between adjacent alveoli that allows air to equilibrate air pressure and collateral flow  
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Lobar pneumonia spreads through:   Pores of Kohn  
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Surfactant contains:   2 phospholipids, dipalmitoyl phophatidylcholine and phosphatidylglyceral, and 4 surfactant apoproteins  
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Type I and II pneumocytes are regenerated by:   Type II pneumocytes  
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Maternal diabetes can inhibit:   Surfactant production  
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Alveolar macrophages are called:   Dust cells  
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Dust cells are derived from:   Circulating monocytes  
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Function of dust cell is to:   Phagocytose small particles in alveolar lumen and help type II pneumocytes reuptake surfactant  
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Heart failure cells   Dust cells that phagocytose extravasated RBCs and are filled with hemosiderin, producing rust colored sputum  
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