respiratory system
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By: Dr. Pamela Josefina T. Fabie
Main Function Interchange of gases between the
organism and the environment
External Respiration
- gas exchange between
the blood and the air taken
into the lungs
Internal Respiration
- gas exchange between
the blood and the cells of
the body
I. UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
a. Nose, Nasal Cavities,
Paranasal Sinuses
b. Pharynx
II. LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT
a. Larynx
b. Trachea
c. Bronchi
d. Lungs
III. IMPORATNT PARTS/ORGANS
a. Diaphragm
b. Thoracic cavity,
Mediastenum, Pleural
Cavities
Functions:
• Olfactory sense
• Filters, warms, moistens the
entering air
• Phonation
Lateral Walls of the Nasal Cavity
The nose filters substances in 2 ways:
1. Vibrissae (Nasal Hairs) – filters out the coarsiest bosied
like insects
2. Air currents passing over the moist mucosa in curved
pathways deposit fine particles like dust, powder and
smoke.
Wave back and
forth about 12
times per minute
These are hollow cavities located around
the nasal cavities, lined by mucous membranes
continuous with that of the nasal cavities.
FUNCTIONS:
a. Lightens the bones of the skull
b. Provide mucous for the nasal cavity
c. Act as resonating chambers during
phonation
- 5 inches in length; extends from the base of the skull to the esophagus
• Nasopharynx• Oropharynx• Laryngopharynx
PHARYNX
Respiratory
DigestivePhonation (vowel
sounds
- Aka “VOICEBOX”
- Connects the pharynx
to the trachea
- Function:
- a. phonation
- b. protective sphincter
CARTILAGES:
UNPAIRED – thyroid, cricoid and epiglottis
PAIRED – arytenoid, cuneiform and corniculate
THYROID CARTILAGE- largest;
triangular in shape,; aka “Adam’s
apple”
CRICOID CARTILAGE – most
inferior; shaped like a signet ring
ARYTENOIDS – small; attached to
the superior portion of the
cricoid; pyramidal in shape
CUNEIFORMS – small elastic
cartilages at the base of the
epiglottis
EPIGLOTTIS – perforated leaf-
shaped lamina of firbroelastic
cartilage
CORNICULATE – smalll; conical in
shape
MUSCLES OF THE LARYNX:
1. EXTRINSIC – originate from the surrounding
structures and move the entire larynx
2. INTRINSIC – found within the larynx (open and close
the vocal folds during respiration and phonation)
• RIMA GLOTTIS – space between the true vocal cords
• RIMA VESTIBULI – space between the false vocal
cords/vestibular folds (keep the true vocal cords moist in
holding the breath and in protecting the larynx during
swallowing of food
CN 10
FEMALE MALE
Cords are shorter Cords are longer
More taut Less Taut
Closer together Farther apart
High voice Low voice
- “windpipe”
- 4.5in long, 1in diameter
- Function: Passageway of air to reach the lungs
• continuation of the larynx, and extend to approx. the level
of the 5th thoracic vertebra where it divides into right and
left bronchi
• membranous and cartilaginous tube cylindrical, about
11cm in length and about 2-2.5cm in diameter
• Composed of 12-20 incomplete or C-shapes hyaline
cartilages
TRACHEOSTOMY – a procedure in
which the trachea is surgically
opened and a tube is placed inside to
maintain a patent airway
RIGHT BRONCHI
- wider, shorter tube, lies
in a more vertical position
(25 degrees)
LEFT BRONCHI
- narrower, longer than in
the right(5cm), lies in almost
horizontal position (45
degrees)
- Bifurcation
(Carina) at the
level of the 5th
thoracic vertebra
- smaller branches of bronchi; diameter of 1mm; no
cartilage in their walls
Bronchi Bronchioles
Terminal
Bronchioles
Alveolar
DuctsAlveoli
Trachea
- The most essential
organ of respiration
ADULT LUNG – spongy; frequently blue-gray in color because of
the inhaled dust and soot in the pulmonary lymphatics
INFANT LUNG– pink, since no foreign material has yet entered
- thin, muscular and
tendinous septum that
separates the chest cavity
from the abdominal cavity
- most important muscle of
repsiration
Esopahageal
Aortic
Vena Cava
3 Major
Openings
- The domes support the
right and left lungs
- Right dome is higher
because of the larger size
of the right lobe of the
liver
Function:
- Protection not only for the lungs, but also to other life-sustaining organs of the body (heart and major blood vessels, etc.)
- Bounded by chest wall and below by the diaphragm
- Divides the thoracic cavity into
two pleural cavities
MIDDLE COMPARTMENT – Boundaries
Anterior – Sternum
Posterior – Bodies of the 2 thoracic vertebrae
Inferior – Diaphragm
Superior – Thoracic inlet
INFERIOR COMPARTMENT
– subdivided by the heart in 3 Divisions
Anterior
Middle (where the heart is)
Posterior
The 2 Pleural Cavities
are lined with pleura
on either side of the
mediastenum.
Each lung is enclosed
by Visceral pleura.
Parietal Pleura (serous
membrane), is in close
contact with the
diaphragm and
internal aspect of the
thoracic cavity.