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Respiratory System

Respiratory System. Respiratory System. Upper Respiratory System Nose Nasal cavity Pharynx Lower Respiratory System Larynx Trachea Bronchi Lungs. Respiratory Tract. Conducting portion Nasal cavity to smallest bronchioles of lung Getting air to the exchange zone Respiratory portion

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Respiratory System

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  1. Respiratory System

  2. Respiratory System • Upper Respiratory System • Nose • Nasal cavity • Pharynx • Lower Respiratory System • Larynx • Trachea • Bronchi • Lungs

  3. Respiratory Tract • Conducting portion • Nasal cavity to smallest bronchioles of lung • Getting air to the exchange zone • Respiratory portion • Alveoli • Gas exchange

  4. Phases of Respiration • 1. Pulmonary ventilation • Moving air in and out of lungs • 2. External respiration • Gas exchange between blood and air (alveoli) • O2 in, CO2 out • 3. Transport of respiratory gases • Blood, RBC • 4. Internal respiration • Gas exchange between blood and cells • O2 into cells, removal of CO2

  5. Nose • Visible part of respiratory system • Airway for respiration • Moistens and warms air • Filters air • Resonating chamber for speech • Smell receptors • PSCC epithelium • Conchae bones

  6. Pharynx (Throat) • Food and air passage way • Three divisions • NASOPHARYNX: air only. Back of nasal cavity. PSCC epithelium • OROPHARYNX: food and air. Back of mouth. Stratified squamous epithelium. • LARYNGOPHARYNX: air and food. Distal region of the pharynx. Extends to the larynx. Stratified squamous epithelium

  7. Larynx • From the pharynx air passes through an opening called the GLOTTIS • The larynx protects the glottis • The larynx is composed of several cartilages • Thyroid cartilage (Hyaline) – laryngeal prominence • Cricoid cartilage (Hyaline) • Epiglottis (Elastic) • Arytenoid cartilage (Hyaline) • Corniculate cartilage (Hyaline) • Cuneiform cartilage (Hyaline)

  8. Sound Production • Larynx is also called the voice box • Vestibular ligaments and vocal ligaments are found in the larynx • Anchored between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages • The vocal ligaments are very elastic and vibrate to produce sound – TRUE VOCAL CORDS • Vestibular ligaments do not produce sound – FALSE VOCAL CORDS

  9. Trachea • Windpipe • Passage for air to the lungs • About 1 inch in diameter, and 4.25 inches long • Consists of 15-20 tracheal cartilages • Tracheal cartilages are hyaline cartilage and are “C” shaped • Respiratory epithelium is PSCC • Trachea ends at the CARINA • Divides into the right and left primary bronchi

  10. Trachea

  11. Lungs • Lungs occupy the pleural cavities • Lungs have a tip called the APEX and a flatter BASE • Right lung has 3 lobes, left lung has 2 lobes • Surface of the lungs is covered by the visceral pleura

  12. Bronchial Tree • Primary bronchus • Secondary bronchus – one for each lobe • Tertiary bronchus • Terminal bronchioles • Respiratory bronchioles • Alveolar ducts • Alveolar sacs – gas exchange

  13. Lung Lobule

  14. Changes in the bronchial tree • As the bronchial passageways get smaller the cartilage rings are replaced by cartilage plates • Terminal bronchioles lack cartilage, mostly smooth muscle • Epithelium changes as well: • PSCC in the primary, secondary, tertiary bronchi • Ciliated simple columnar in the larger bronchioles • Ciliated simple cuboidal in the smaller bronchioles • Simple cuboidal in the terminal bronchioles

  15. Respiratory Membrane • Alveolar endothelium = simple squamous • Pulmonary endothelium = simple squamous • These endothelial membranes fuse to form the respiratory membrane • Gases diffuse across this tiny space: oxygen in, carbon dioxide out

  16. Lung histology

  17. Respiratory Membrane

  18. Respiratory Muscles • Diaphragm • Increases the volume of thoracic cavity to draw air into lungs • External intercostals • Assist in inspiration by elevating ribs • Internal intercostals • Depress the ribs, reduce the width of the thoracic cavity and assist in expiration

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