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S1M3 Histology of Respiratory System

  1. 4 functions of the the Conducting System of your respiratory system?
    • 1) Conduct Air: so it can reach the gas exchange area the alveoli
    • 2) Condition Air: warm, moisten and remove particulate matter from the air
    • 3) Produce speech from air passing through the larynx
    • 4) Smell- air passing over olfactory mucosa in nose carry stimuli for sense of smell
  2. What are the 3 parts of the Nasal Cavity?
    • 1.) Vestibule
    • 2.) Respiratory Segment
    • 3.) Olfactory Segment
  3. What sort of epithelium lines the vestibule of your nasal cavity?
    • Stratified squamous epithelium
    • CONTINUOUS with external skin of face
    • Has stiff hairs called Vibrissae that entrap particulate matter
  4. What is another name for nasal conchae and what is their FUNCTION in the vestibule of the nasal cavity?
    they are three thin bony shelves, also called turbinates because the conchae act as turbines that churn the air as it passes through the nasal cavity.
  5. Respiratory epithelium is unique, and is the epithelium for the majority of the respiratory system from the nose all the way to what level?
    all the way to the Small Bronchioles!
  6. What are the 5 cell types that make up respiratory epithelium?
    • 1) Cilliated Columnar Cells (most abundant) each has 300 cilia, lots of mitochondria to provide ATP for the cilia beating
    • 2) Goblet cells (secrete mucous)
    • 3) Brush Cells
    • 4) Basal Cells
    • 5) Small Granule Cells
  7. Respiratory epithelium is what sort of epithelium?
    • Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium!
    • ...made of 5 cell types!
    • all cells touch that basal lamina, but not all touch the apical surface!
  8. Kartagener's syndrome is?
    • Also known as Immotile Cilia Syndrome
    • inherited condition where all cilia lining airways fail to function
    • Due to lack of dynein in cilia (sperm's flagella also affected so sterile males)
    • Can't clear mucous, so can't clear airways and sinuses
    • Promotes growth of bacteria/infection.
  9. Brush cells are one of the five cell types of respiratory system epithelium....what is unique about them?
    • Produce your COUGH reflex.
    • Columnar
    • Called Brush Cells because they have lots of microvilli on their apical surface
    • Have AFFERENT nerve endings on their basal surfaces, considered sensory receptors!
  10. What cell gives you sensation in the respiratory tract?
    • Brush cells
    • have afferent nerve endings on their basal surface!
  11. Basal cells are one of the five cell types of respiratory system epithelium....what is unique about them?
    They can DIFFERENTIATE into other cells types.
  12. Small granule cells are one of the five cell types of respiratory system epithelium....what do they SECRETE?
    • BOMBESIN
    • SEOTONIN
    • which controls functioning of other cells on the respiratory epithelium
  13. What warms the air that passes into the nasal cavity?

    • The extensive BLOOD VESSELS under the nasal epithelium
  14. What three cells do you find in the olfactory epithelium?
    • 1) Olfactory receptor cells (neurons)
    • 2) Supporting cells (sustentacular)
    • 3) Basal Cells (our cells that can differentiate!)
  15. What are three segments of your Nasal Cavity?
    • 1) Vestibule
    • 2) Respiratory Segment
    • 3) Olfactory Segment
  16. If you pick your nose what part of the nasal cavity are you picking at?
    vestibule
  17. When you expire does air travel over your olfactory epithelium?
    NO.
  18. When you breathe in, air flows over what specialized epithelium in the nasal cavity?
    olfactory epithelium which has olfactory receptor cells neurons that give you the sense of smell.
  19. What two factors does an odorant have to have in order to be detected?
    • MUST BE:
    • 1) Volatile
    • 2) In high enough concentration to interact with olfactory receptors.
  20. Odor receptors can bind one or many odors?
    MANY! they're permiscuous.

    odor receptors are tuned to be activated by many different receptors.
  21. Odor receptors are linked to and activate what?
    Olfactory-type G proteins on inside of the olfactory receptor neuron
  22. Purpose of basal cells in the olfactory epithelium?
    to generate replacement olfactory neurons or sustentacular cells because they only last 1 month.
  23. What is the only place where the nervous system is exposed directly to the external environment?
    • olfactory receptor cells!
    • bipolar neurons span the breadth of the epithelium
  24. What's weird about the cilia on the surface of olfactory epithelium?
    they are modified, they are immotile they respond to ODORS.
  25. What is the purpose of the sustentacular cells (supporting cells) of the olfactory epithelium??
    provide physical and metabolic support to olfactory cells.
  26. _________are replicating cells that can replace both sustentacular and olfactory cells (neurons)
    BASAL cells.
  27. Bowman's glands are exclusive to what epithelium?
    • olfactory epithelium!
    • secrete serous fluid
  28. What is the purpose of bowman's glands?
    • a solvent to dissolve and transport odorants away from the olfactory epithelium, to get ready for a new intake of breath (new odorants)
  29. Olfactory receptors are what type of receptors?
    GPCR that act on ION channels (have 7 transmembrane domains)
  30. Axons of your olfactory neurons synapse and excite what cells that are part of your olfactory bulb?
    mitral cells which are part of the glomerulus of the olfactory bulb
  31. How many different types of olfactory receptors do you have?
    400 different kinds
  32. What's the one weak part of your olfactory receptors?
    serves as a pathway of entry to the brain from outside for certain micro-organisms
  33. How would micro-organisms gain entry through your olfactory receptors?
    Through holes in the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone (where the olfactory nerves pass through)

    brain eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri uses this pathway to gain access to the brain.
  34. Three sections of your Pharynx?
    • Superior: Nasopharynx
    • Middle: Oropharynx
    • Inferior: Laryngeal pharynx
  35. The most superior portion of the pharynx, the nasopharynx, is covered by what sort of epithelium?
    respiratory epithelium
  36. Inferior section of the pharynx, the laryngeal pharynx + oropharynx (middle), is covered with what sort of epithelium?
    stratified squamous epithelium (toughest type of epitelium)
  37. What is the purpose of the epiglottis?
    When breathing in, it is open and permits the passage of air, but when swallowing food it is closed, so the food goes down the esophagus.
  38. Epiglottis has a core made of what?
    cartilage!
  39. What is the purpose of the Larynx?
    • also called the voice box
    • responsible for phonation and preventing food from going down into respiratory system.
  40. What type of cartilage makes up and reinforces the wall of the larynx?
    • hyaline + elastic cartilage
  41. What forms the cylindrical support for the larynx?
    thyroid and cricoid cartilages
  42. Two functions of the larynx?
    • 1) phonation (sounds for speech)
    • 2) control air flow (prevent food from entering respiratory passages.
  43. What cells in your respiratory epithelium produce the cough reflex?
    BRUSH cells which have afferent nerve endings in them and microvilli
  44. What seperates your false vocal cords (upper) from your true vocal cords (lower)
    • laryngeal ventricle
  45. What are the two types of vocal cords?
    Moveable and immovable vocal cords

    • 1)false vocal cords (immovable) superior
    • 2)true vocal cords (movable) inferior

    seperated by the laryngeal ventricle

  46. The vocalis muscle is attached to the vocal ligament and helps the other muscles of the larynx in doing what?
    altering the tension of the vocal cords
  47. During phonation (making the sounds for speech) the vocal folds are?
    strongly adducted (pulled towards each other)
  48. The true volcal cords consist of what?
    • 1) Statified squamous epithelium
    • 2) vocal ligament
    • 3) vocal muscle
  49. True vocal cords do not have what?
    • GLANDS.
  50. False vocal cords consist of what components?
    • 1) Respiratory Epithelium
    • 2) Lamina Propria with many exocrine glands (true vocal cords dont' have glands!
  51. Smokers can have metaplasia of their respiratory epithelium (pseudostatified columnar epithelium). What cell type does their epithelium change to?
    Stratified Squamous Epithelium
  52. Metaplasia is what?
    the reversible replacement of one differentiated cell type with another mature cells type.

    (in this case we have metaplasia of the respiratory epithelium to stratified squamous epithelium in smokers)
  53. Why does metaplasia occur in smokers?
    • An abnormal stimulus (this case the cig. smoke) the normal cells aren't robust enough to withstand that environment and as a result change to simple squamous which is better suited
    • The epithelium will revert back to the normal pseudostratified columnar epithelium
  54. Dysplasia is what?
    • expansion of immature cells
    • decrease in number of mature cells
    • indicated an early neoplastic process!
  55. Compare metaplasia and dysplasia.
    Metaplasia = one mature differentiated cell is replace with another mature cell

    Dysplasia- indicates early neoplastic process, involves immature cells.
  56. Where is the trachea found?
    extends from the larynx (inferior portion of pharynx) to the begining of the two primary bronchii
  57. The trachea is lined by what type of epithelium?
    Respiratory Epithelium (pseudostratified columnar epithelium)
  58. The trachea is made of 20 C shaped cartlaginous rings (hyaline) . The posterior open ends are connected by what?
    Smooth Muscle and dense fibroelastic ligament
  59. What is posteior to the trachea?
    the esophagus
  60. Why do we have the fibroelastic ligament?
    • covers the open ends of the C shaped cartilage rings of our trachea and they prevent distention of the lumen
    • so if we swallow a bolus of food and it expands the esophagus, this ligament allows us to accomodate this big bolus of food.
  61. 3 layers of the trachea?
    • 1) Mucosa (pseudostat. with goblet cells)
    • 2) Submucosa (has seromucous glands)
    • 3) Adventitia (fibroelastic CT)
  62. As we go down the bronchiole tree..... from the trachea to the primary bronchus > secondary bronchus > bronchiole > terminal bronchiole > respiratory bronchiole >alveolar duct >alveolar sac what trend do we see histologically?
    • Smaller size progressively
    • Decrease in the amount of cartilage
    • Decrease in # of glands
    • Decrease in # goblet cells
    • Decrease in height of epithelium
    • Increase in amount of smooth muscle & elastic tissue.
  63. The trachea divides into two primary bronchi which enter the lung at the ?
    hilum
  64. How many secondary bronchi do you have in your right lung vs left lung?
    • right lung we have 3 primary bronchi
    • left lung we have 2 primary bronchi
  65. Extrapulmonary bronchi look similar to what histologically?
    the trachea
  66. Intrapulmonary bronchi (lobar) bronci have?
    • have irregular plates of hyaline cartilage (instead of c rings)
    • Think I = Intrapulmonary = Irregular plates of hyaline!
  67. When do primary bronchi become intrapulmonary bronchi?
    When they enter the lungs
  68. Secondary bronchus are also know as?
    Lobar Bronchus
  69. Does a bronchiole have any cartilage?
    NO! When the cartilage plates disappear is where the bronchioles begin.
  70. At the point when the bronchus enters the lung (through the hilum) the cartilage rings become what?
    cartilage plates that are discontinuous
  71. When the cartilage plates of the bronchus disappear and the size of the bronchus is around 1mm what part of the lung are we in?
    the bronchiole
  72. Sympathetic stimulation of the bronchus results in?
    relaxation of the smooth muscle
  73. Parasympathetic, vagal stimulation of the smooth muscle of the bronchus results in?
    constriction of the smooth muscle of the bronchus
  74. No cartilage in this respiratory structure. What am I?
    A BRONCHIOLE.

    easy points!
  75. Bronchioles are defined as?
    distal airways between the cartilage walled bronchus and the site where cilliated epithelium ceases.
  76. Do bronchioles have cartilaginous support?
    NO!

    they are between the cartilage walled bronchus and where the ciliated epithelium ceases.
  77. What is the sequence from lobar (secondary) bronchus on?
    bronchus > bronchiole > terminal bronchioles > respiratory bronchioles (which contain alveoli)
  78. What bronchiole is before you get to respiratory bronchioles?
    • terminal bronchiole
    • wrapped in smooth muscle!
  79. What is the last section of the conducting division of the respiratory system before you transition into the respiratory bronchioles?
    terminal bronchioles
  81. When does a bronchiole become an alveolar duct?
    When the bronchiole consists of only alveoli no bronchiole wall
  82. What is the MALT of the LUNG?
    BALT

    Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue
  83. A bronchial disorder associated with airway obstruction, attacks of spasmi dyspnea whith wheezing due to spasmodic contraction of the bronchi?
    What is Asthma
  84. When you think of asthma think what?
    Prolonged contraction of the smooth muscle surrounding bronchioles.
  85. What are Clara Cells?
    • Exclusive to respiratory bronchioles
    • dome-shaped cells with short microvilli
    • Buldge into the lumen of bronchioles!

  86. What are the cells buldging into the middle of the lumen?
    Clara cells, found in the epithelium of terminal bronchioles
  87. **As you decrease in size (bronchus--bronchiole--terminal bronchioles) you decrease the number of cilliated cells and increase the number of CLARA cells.
  88. As you decrease in size from bronchi to alveoli what decreases?
    Decrease amount of cartilage, number of glands, goblet cells, height of epithelial cells

    Increase the amount of smooth muscle, increase number of Clara cells
  89. What are the 3 Functions of Clara Cells?
    • 1) Protect bronchiolar epithelium (secrete variety of products)
    • 2) Detox harmful substances, have lots of cytochrome p450s
    • 3) divide and differentiate to form cilliated and non-cilliated epithelial cells.
  90. What two things do Clara Cells secrete?
    • Clara cell secretory protein (CCSP) = surfactant
    • GAGs = prevent adhesion of bad guys
  91. Clara cells have a lot of what inside of them?
    sER

    to hold cytochrome p450s!
  92. What does the Respiratory Portion of the respiratory system consist of?
    • Respiratory Bronchioles (remember have more alveoli that terminal bronchioles)
    • Alveolar ducts
    • Alveolar sacs
    • Alevoli
  93. What is the difference between an alveolar duct and an respiratory bronchiole?
    • alveolar duct is just alveoli (totally involved in gas exchange)
    • terminal bronchioles are just transition zones
    • both are involved in gas exchange though!
  94. How can you differentiate between a terminal bronchiole and a respiratory bronchiole histologically?
    Respiratory bronchioles have breaks, they're interrupted by alveoli
  95. The number of alveoli as your travel distally in a respiratory bronchiole increases or decreases?
    INCREASES
  96. What are the arrows pointing to?
    those buldges are Clara cells!
  97. Memorize this picture going from terminal bronchiole to alveolar sac
  98. Do bronchioles have any cartilage support?
    NO!
  99. What sort of epithelium makes up alveolar duct?
    simple squamous with smooth muscle knobs
  100. Is there smooth muscle in the alveolar sacs (smallest + most distal)
    NO.
  101. Easy Question: Alveoli are the site of what?
    Gas exchange
  102. what is the function of type I alveolar cells (pneumocytes)
    gas exchange!
  103. What is the function of type II alveolar cells (pneumocytes)?
    secrete SURFACTANT
  104. Type I alveolar cells come from?
    type II cells
  105. Do Type I alveolar cells have mitotic activity?
    NO. They arise from Type II alveolar cells.
  106. Make sure you can identify what the type I/II alveolar cells look like and what their purpose is.
  107. Type II alveolar cells secrete what?
    surfactant
  108. Type I alveolar cells function?
    gas exchange
  109. What is the purpose of the surfactant that the type II alveolar cells secrete?
    • reduce surface tension at blood/air barrier preventing collapse!
    • prevent the alveoli from sticking together
  110. What if you don't produce enough pulmonary surfactant?
    cyanosis
  111. Can lung macrophages move?
    YES, they can move btw air and liquid spaces, crawling around.
  112. Life cycle of a Alveolar Macrophage:
    • 1) begin as monocytes in bloodstream that exit through walls of pulmonary capollaries into interalveolar septa
    • 2) mature and and divide in the lung and enter alveolar free space
    • 3)after removing debris from alveoli move up bronchial tree where they are carried by cilia and are eventually swallowed or expectorated with mucus
  113. What are the purpose of alveolar pores?
    • also known as Pores of Kohn
    • found in interalveolar septum
    • EQUALIZE pressure within the alveoli
  114. What is involved in passive expiration?
    Elastic fibers of your lungs....!
  115. Where do you need to focus your attention when you look at the alveolar section?
    the walls! that's where the capillaries where gas exchange occur, elastic fibers, and the type I cells reside.
  116. Emphysema?
    • chronic lung disease (gradual progression)
    • enlargement of air space distal to bronchioles with destruction of the interaveolar wall
    • decreases surface area = decreased ability absorb oxygen and exude carbon dioxide by diffusion
    • Major cause is cigarette smoking
  117. COPD
    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    • long term lung disease usually caused by smoking
    • COPD includes chronic bronchitis/emphysema
    • many people have both
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