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Human Anatomy. The Respiratory System. Function. Provides the exchange of CO 2 and O 2 between atmosphere and blood. Atmosphere Blood. O 2. CO 2. LUNG. Function. Moving air to and from the lungs Producing sounds involved in speaking. Overview.
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Human Anatomy The Respiratory System
Function • Provides the exchange of CO2 and O2 between atmosphere and blood Atmosphere Blood O2 CO2 LUNG
Function • Moving air to and from the lungs • Producing sounds involved in speaking
Lining of Airways The mucus escalator Ciliated epithelial w/ goblet cells line most of the airways in the respiratory tree
A. Upper Respiratory Tract • Includes: • Nasal cavity • Pharynx
Upper Respiratory Tract End of upper Respiratory tract
1. Nasal Cavity • Begins at external nares • Ends at posterior border of hard palate • Nasal septum and conchae
2. Pharynx • Divided into 3 regions • Nasopharynx • Oropharynx • Laryngopharynx
Nasophaynx • Posterior boundary of hard palate to end of uvula • Adenoid tonsils (lymph nodes)--snoring • Opening of auditory tube – leading to middle ear
Nasopharynx Posterior boundary of hard palate to end of uvula Adenoid tonsils (lymph nodes)--snoring Opening of auditory tube – leading to middle ear
Oropharynx • That part of the “throat” that you can see when you look in the mirror • Contains the palatine tonsils on the lateral walls • Ends at the tip of the epiglottis
Laryngopharynx • Posterior to the epiglottis
Epiglottis • Cartilage at base of tongue • Moves down when tongue swallows • Covers opening to lower respiratory system • Directs food into esophagus
Epiglottis Epiglottis covers larynx and directs food into esophagus
B. Lower Respiratory Tract • Includes: • Larynx • Trachea • Bronchiole tree • Lung
1. Larynx (ant. to post.) • Defined by two cartilages • Cricoid • Thyroid • Thyroid cartilage is incomplete posteriorly 4. Cricoid cartilage is circular and complete.
Vocal cords • Located in larynx just posterior to thyroid cartilage
Vocal Cords Normal cords Laryngitis inflammed vocal cords
2. Trachea • About 4-5 inches long • Supported by incomplete C-shaped cartilagenous rings • Posterior wall is made of smooth muscle
Trachea • The carina is a pointed end of the trachea ends as the carina
Primary (1o) Bronchi • Trachea branches into L&R primary bronchi (bronchus, sng.)
Differences betweenR&L primary bronchi • Right is wider • Right is more vertical • Asperated objects more likely to go down right side (75%)
Respiratory Tree • Note that the primary bronchi branch into secondary bronchi • And branching continues extensively
Bronchial Branching • Right primary bronchus divides into 3 secondary bronchi • Left primary bronchus divides into 2 secondary bronchi • Secondary bronchi on both sides branch into a total of 10 tertiary or segmental bronchi. • Each segmental bronchus supplies a specific segment of the lung. • Each branch gets a branch from the pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein
Tertiary Branching • Tertiary bronchi branch into bronchioles • Bronchioles are not supported by cartilage
Asthma • Caused by constriction of smooth muscle that make up the wall of the bronchioles • Exhalation more affected than inhalation
Respiratory Bronchioles • Smallest • Walls are very thin • No cilia or goblet cells • Deliver air to the exchange surfaces of the lungs
Alveoli (Alveolus) • Air exchange surface of the lung
Alveolus • Each lung contains ~ 150 million alveoli • Wall comprised of simple squamous epithelial cells • Two types of alveolar cells • Type I – very thin and makes up most of the wall • Type II – not as thin and produces surfactant, a detergent that allows the lung to expand the first time a baby inhales
Air Exchange venuole carrying oxygenated blood arteriole carrying unoxygenated blood
Gross Anatomy of Lungs • Lungs are divided into lobes by fissures. • Right lung has 2 fissures and 3 lobes • Left lung has 1 fissure and 2 lobes
Pulmonary Pathologies Normal Emphysema
Pulmonary Pathologies Left Lung Pneumonia