Summary: Case 4: ''bigger Is Better?''

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  • 1 Structure and function of the lungs

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  • Which lung has two lobes divided by one single fressure because of the extra space for the heart?

    Left lung
  • Which lung does not make extra room for the heart and has, therefore, three lobes and two fressures?

    Right lung
  • What are the 3 structures that are necessary for breathing in the upper respiratory system?

    • Nasal cavity
    • Pharynx
    • Larynx
  • What are the 4 structures that are necessary for breathing in the lower respiratory system?

    • Trachea
    • Bronchia
    • Bronchioles
    • Alveolies
  • 1.1 Pleura

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  • What is barrel chest?

    Sign of hyperinflation, there is more air inside the thorax than normal.
  • 1.2 Human airways

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  • What is the conducting airways

    Nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles
  • What is the respiratory/exchange airways

    Respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveoli
  • 1.3.1 Trachea

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  • Ciliated columnar cells (resp epi)

    = long cilia = centrally located nuclei. Cilia transport mucus towards the pharynx.
  • Mucous goblet cells (resp epi)

    = basally located nucleus. The apical part of the cells is filled with mucus.
  • Brush cells (resp epi)

    = short cilia. These are sensory receptor cells. Very rare
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