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The Respiratory System
Chapter 21
Introduction The trillions of cells making up the body
require a continuous supply of oxygen to carry out vita functions
We can survive only a few minutes without oxygen
As cells use oxygen, they give off carbon dioxide a waste product of cellular respiration which the body must eliminate
Introduction The major function of the respiratory system
is to supply the body with oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide
To achieve this function four distinct processes, collectively called respiration occur– Pulmonary ventilation– External respiration– Transport of respiratory gases– Internal respiration (cellular respiration)
Introduction Pulmonary ventilation
– Air must be moved in and out of the lungs so that the gases in the air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs are continually changed and refreshed
– This air movement is commonly called ventilation or breathing
Introduction External respiration
– Gas exchange (oxygen loading and carbon dioxide unloading) must occur between the blood and the air-filled alveoli of the lungs
Introduction Transport of respiratory gases
– Oxygen and carbon dioxide must be transported between the lungs and tissue cells of the body
– This is accomplished by the cardiovascular system, which uses blood as the transporting fluid
Introduction Internal respiration
– At the systemic capillaries, gas exchanges (oxygen unloading and carbon dioxide loading) must be made between the blood and tissue cells
Respiratory System The organs of the
respiratory system include the nose, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and the lungs which contain the terminal air sacs or alveoli
Respiratory System Functionally, the
respiratory structures are divided into respiratory and conducting zones
Visible structures represent the conducting zone
Respiratory zone structures are small and lie deep within the lungs
Respiratory System Functionally, the respiratory system
consists of the respiratory and the conducting zones– The respiratory zone, the actual site of gas
exchange, is composed of the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli
– The conducting zone includes all other respiratory passageways, which provide fairly rigid conduits for air to reach the sites of gas exchange
Respiratory System Organs of the conducting zone clean,
warm and humidify the incoming air Thus, the air reaching the lungs contain
must less dust than what entered the nose and is warm and damp
The Nose The nose is the
only externally visible part of the respiratory system
The external framework of the nose
The Nose The functions of the nose include
– Providing an airway for respiration– Moistening and warming entering air– Filtering inspired air and cleansing it of
foreign matter– Serving as a resonating chamber for speech– Housing the olfactory (smell) receptors
The Nose The structures of
the nose are divided into the– External nose
– Nasal cavity Surface features
– Root (between eyes)
– Bridge
– Dorsum nasi
– Apex
– Philtrum
– External nares
– Alae
The Nose - Nasal Cavity The nasal cavity lies in and posterior to the
external nose During breathing air enters the external
cavity by passing through the external nares or nostrils
The nasal cavity is divided by a midline nasal septum
The nasal cavity is continuous posteriorly with the nasal portion of the pharynx through the internal nares
The Nose - Nasal Cavity The roof of the nasal cavity is formed by
the ethmoid and sphenoid bones of the skull
The floor is formed by the palate which separates it from the oral cavity below
Anteriorly, where the palate is supported by the maxillary processes and the palatine bones is considered the hard palate
The unsupported posterior portion is the muscular soft palate
The Nose - Nasal Cavity
The vestibule is lined with skin containing sebaceous and sweat glands and numerous hair follicles
The hair, or vibrissae, filter coarse particles from inspired air
The Nose - Nasal Cavity The nasal cavity is lined with two types of
mucous membrane– The olfactory mucosa, lining the slitlike
superior region of the nasal cavity, contain the receptors for the sense of smell
– The balance of the nasal cavity is lined with respiratory mucosa
The Nose - Respiratory Mucosa The respiratory mucosa is made up of
pseudostratified columnar epithelium, containing scattered goblet cells, that rests on a lamina propria
This lamina propria is richly supplied with compound tubuloalveolar glands that contain mucous and serous cells
Mucous cells secrete mucus, whereas serous cells in glands secrete a watery fluid containing digestive enzymes
The Nose - Respiratory Mucosa Each day the mucous glands secrete about
a quart of sticky mucous containing lysozyme, an antibacterial enzyme
The mucous traps inspired dust, bacteria and other debris, while lysozyme attacks and destroys bacteria chemically
The epithelial cells of the respiratory mucosa also secrete defensins, natural antibotics that help to get rid of invading microbes
The Nose - Respiratory Mucosa The ciliated cells of the respiratory
mucosa create a gentle current that moves the sheet of contaminated mucus posteriorly toward the throat where it is swallowed and digested by stomach juices
These ciliated cells become sluggish in cold weather allowing mucus to accumulate in the nasal cavity where it “runs” on a cold day when you come inside
The Nose - Respiratory Mucosa The nasal mucosa is richly supplied with
sensory nerve endings A sneeze reflex is stimulated when
irritating particles (dust, pollen) contact this sensitive mucosa
The sneezing propels air outward in a violent burst, expelling the irritant from the nose
The Nose - Respiratory Mucosa A rich plexus of thin walled capillaries
underlies the lamina propria of the nasal mucosa and warms the incoming air as it flows across the mucosal surface
Blood flow increases when the temperature decreases
Because of its superficial location and the extent of vessels, nosebleeds are common and often profuse
The Nose - Nasal Conchae Protruding medially
from each lateral wall of the nasal cavity are three mucosa-covered projections, the superior, middle of the ethmoid bone and inferior conchae which is a separate bone
The Nose - Nasal Conchae The groove inferior
to each concha is a meatus
As inhaled air moves over the concha the turbulance created increases the amount of contact between the nasal mucosa and this inspired air
This acts to trap particulates in mucus
The Nose - Nasal Conchae The conchae and nasal mucosa not only
function during inhalation to filter, heat, and moisten air, but also act during exhalation to reclaim this heat and moisture
This reclamation mechanism minimizes the amount of moisture and heat lost from the body through breathing, helping us to survive in dry and cold climates
The Nose - Paranasal Sinuses The nasal cavity is
surround by sinuses located in the frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid and maxillary bones
They function to– Produce mucus
– Lighten the skull
– Warm the air
– Voice resonance
The Pharynx The pharynx is
the funnel shaped passage way than connects the nasal cavity and mouth superiorly to the larynx and the esophagus inferiorly
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
The Pharynx The pharynx serves as a common
pathway for food and air The pharynx extends for about 5 inches
from the base of the skull to the level of the sixth cervical vertebrae
In the context of the digestive tract, the pharynx is commonly called the throat
The Pharynx On the basis of location and function, the
pharynx is divided into nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
The muscular wall of the pharynx consists of skeletal muscle throughout its length, but the nature of the mucosal lining varies among the three pharyngeal regions
The Nasopharynx The nasopharynx lies
above the point of food entry, it serves only as an air passageway
During swallowing the uvula reflects posteriorly to close off the nasopharynx and prevent food from entering the nasal cavity
The Nasopharynx The nasopharynx is
continuous with the nasal cavity through the internal nares
It ciliated pseudo- stratified epithelium produces mucus
Mucosa high on the posterior wall contains masses of lymphatic tissue, the pharyngeal tonsils or adenoids
The Oropharynx The oropharynx lies
posterior to the oral cavity and is continuous with it through an archway called the fauces
Both swallowed food and air pass through
Lined with stratified squamous epithelium for protection from food abrasion and chemical trauma
The Oropharynx Two tonsils lie
embedded in the oropharyngeal mucosa– Paired palatine
tonsils
– Lingual tonsil (posterior surface of the tongue)
The Laryngopharynx The laryngopharynx
serves as a common pathway for food and air and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium
It lies directly posterior to the upright epiglottis and extends to the larynx where the digestive and respiratory pathways diverge
The Laryngopharynx The esophagus
conducts food to the stomach while air enters the larynx anteriorly
During swallowing food has the “right of way” and air passage temporarily stops
The Larynx The larynx attaches
to the hyoid bone superiorly and opens into the laryngopharynx
Inferiorly is is continuous with the trachea
The Larynx The larynx has three important functions
– It provides an airway for respiration– Act as a switching mechanism to route air
and food into the proper channels– Vocal cords housed in larynx are used in
voice production
The Larynx The framework of
the larynx is an arrangement of nine cartilages connected by membranes and ligaments
Except for the epiglottis, all laryngeal cartilages are made of hyaline
The Larynx The large, shield
shaped thyroid cartilage is formed by the fusion of two cartilage plates
The laryngeal prominence marks the midline fusion point
The cricoid cartilage is anchored to the trachea inferiorly
The Larynx Three pairs of
small cartilages, the arytenoid, cuneiform and corniculate form part of the lateral and posterior walls of the larynx
The arytenoid anchors the vocal cords
The Larynx The ninth cartilage
the flexible, spoon shaped epiglottis is composed of elastic cartilage
It is almost entirely covered by mucosa
The epiglottis extends from the posterior aspect of the tongue to its anchoring point on the thyroid cartilage
The Larynx When only air is
flowing into the larynx, the inlet to the larynx is open wide and the free edge of the epiglottis projects upward
During swallowing the larynx is pulled superiorly and the epiglottis tips to cover the laryngeal inlet
The Vocal Folds The vocal ligaments
attach the arytenoid and thyroid cartilages
These ligaments are composed of elastic fibers
The vocal cords vibrate, producing sound as air rushes up from lungs
The Vocal Folds The opening
through which air passes is the glottis
Superior to the vocal cords are the vestibular cords which play no part in voice production
Vocal Folds Stratified squamous epithelium lines the
superior portion of the larynx, an area subject to food contact
Below the vocal folds the epithelium is pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
Cilia move the mucus away from our lungs
Voice Production Speech involves the intermittent release
of expired air and opening and closing of the glottis
The length of the true vocal cords and the size of the glottis are altered by the action of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles most of which move the arytenoid cartilages
As the length and tension of the vocal folds change, the pitch of the sound is altered
Voice Production The glottis is wide when we produce deep
tones and narrows to a slit for high pitched sounds
Length and thickness of the vocal folds changes for males during puberty
Loudness of the voice depends on the force with which the airstream rushes across the vocal cords
The greater the force, the stronger the vibration and the louder the sound
Sphincter Functions of Larynx The vestibular folds can perform a
sphincter function under certain conditions In abdominal straining associated with
defecation and urination, inhaled air is held temporarily in the lower respiratory tract by closing the epiglottis
The abdominal muscle then contract and the interabdominal pressure rises
The action know as the Valsalva manuever can also stabilize the trunk when one lifts a heavy load
Innervation of the Larynx The larynx receives its sensory and motor
innervation through the superior laryngeal branch of each vagus nerve and from the recurrent laryngeal nerves, which branch off the vagus in the superior thorax and loop superiorly to ascend through the neck
The backtracking course these nerves is unusual
The Trachea The trachea
descends from the larynx through the neck and into the mediastinum
It ends by dividing into the two primary bronchi at midthorax
10 cm long and 2.5 cm in diameter
The trachea is very flexible and mobile
The Tracheal Wall
The tracheal wall consists of several layers that are common in many tubular organs of the body
The Tracheal Wall
From internal to external these layers are the mucosa, submucosa, and adventitia
The Tracheal Wall
The mucosa contains the same goblet cells containing pseudostratifed epithelium that occurs throughout most the of respiratory tract
The Tracheal Wall
Its cilia continually propel mucus, loaded with dust particles and other debris, toward the larynx
The Tracheal Wall Smoking inhibits and ultimately destroys
the cilia in the mucosa layer When their function is lost, coughing is
the only means of preventing mucus from accumulating in the lungs
Smokers with respiratory congestion should avoid medications that inhibit the cough reflex
The Tracheal Wall
The submucosa, a connective tissue layer, contains seromucous glands that help produce the mucus “sheets” within the trachea
The Tracheal Wall
The adventitia is a connective tissue layer that is reinforced by 16 to 20 C-shaped rings of hyaline cartilage
The Tracheal Wall
The cartilage rings prevent the trachea from collapsing and keep the airway open despite the changes in pressure that occur in breathing
The Tracheal Wall
The open posterior parts of the rings, which abut the esophagus are connected by smooth muscle fibers of the trachealis muscle and soft connective tissue
The Tracheal Wall
Since this portion of the tracheal wall is not rigid, the esophagus can expand anteriorly as swallowed food passes through it
The Trachea The last tracheal
cartilage is expanded and a spar of cartilage called the carina projects posteriorly from its inner surface, marking the point where the trachea splits
Contacting this point results in violent coughing
The Trachea Tracheal obstruction is life threatening The Heimlich maneuver was developed
to expel an obstruction using the residual air in the victim’s lungs
The maneuver creates interthoracic pressure that drives the obstruction from its lodging point
The Conducting Zone
The right and left main (primary) bronchi are the largest conduits in the bronchial tree
The Conducting Zone
The right and left primary bronchi are formed by the division of the trachea at the level of T4 (T7 living)
The Conducting Zone
Each bronchi runs obliquely in the mediastinum before plunging into the medial depression (hilus) of the lung on each side
Conducting Zone: Bronchial Tree
Once inside the lungs, each primary bronchus sub- divides into secondary and then tertiary bronchi which then divide further (23 orders of branching)
The Conducting Zone
Air passages under 1mm in diameter are called bronchioles and the smallest of these are called terminal bronchioles and are less than 0.5mm
The Conducting Zone The tissue composition of the walls of the
primary bronchi mimics that of the trachea but as the conducting tubes become smaller, a number of structural changes occurs– The cartilage supports change
• Rings are replaced by plates and then none at all
– The epithelium type changes• Pseudostratified columnar, to columnar, to cuboidal
• Debris removed by macrophages at bronchiole level
– The amount of smooth muscle increases• A complete layer of circular smooth muscle allows for
vasoconstriction and vasodilation
The Respiratory Zone
The respiratory zone begins as the terminal bronchioles feed into respiratory bronchioles within the lungs
Protruding from these smallest bronchioles are scattered alveoli
The Respiratory Zone The respiratory
bronchioles lead into alveolar ducts
The ducts lead into terminal clusters of alveoli called alveolar sacs
Respiration takes place within the alveoli
The Respiratory Zone About 300 million air-filled alveoli crowd
together within the lungs, accounting for most of the lung volume
All these cells provide for a tremendous surface area for gas exchange
The total area of all alveoli in an average pair of lungs is 140 square meters, or 1500 square feet, which is 40 times greater than the surface of the skin
The Respiratory Zone
The wall of each alveolus consists of a single layer of squamous epithelial cells called Type I cells surrounded by a delicate lamina
The Respiratory Membrane The cell walls are
extremely thin to allow for ease of gas exchange
The wall is 15 times thinner than a piece of paper
The Respiratory Membrane The external surfaces
of the alveoli are densely covered with a web of pulmonary capillaries
Together the alveolar and capillary walls and their fused basal lamina form the respiratory membrane with gas on one side and blood on the other
The Respiratory Membrane Gas exchange occurs
by simple diffusion across the respiratory membrane
Oxygen from the alveoli passes into the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the blood to enter the alveoli
The Respiratory Membrane Scattered amid the
type I squamous cells that form the alveoli walls are cuboidal type II cells
Type II cells secrete a fluid containing a surfactant that coats the alveolar surfaces which prevents the walls from sticking during exhalation
The Respiratory Membrane Lung alveoli have
three other features– Surrounded by fine
elastic fibers
– Open pores connect adjacent alveoli
• Allow for pressure equalization
• Alternative air routes for blocked bronchi
– Alveolar macrophages crawl freely along the internal alveolar surfaces
The Respiratory Membrane Alveolar macrophages (dust cells) which
actually live in the air space and remove the tiniest inhaled particles not trapped by the mucus
Most dust filled macrophages migrate from the alveoli to the broncholes where ciliary action carries them into the pharynx to be swallowed
By this mechanism over 2 million dust cells are cleared each hour!
The Pleurae Around each lung is
a flattened doulbe layered sac whose walls form a serous membrane called the pleurae
There is an outer parietal pleura and an inner visceral pleura
The Pleurae The parietal pleura
covers the internal surface of the thoracic wall, the superior surface of the diaphragm and the lateral surfaces of the mediastinum
It also enclosed the great vessels running to the lung root
The Pleurae In the area of the
lung root the membrane reflects inward forming the visceral pleura which covers the entire external lung surface
The Pleurae The pleural cavity is
the space between the parietal and visceral pleurae
It is actually a slit like space filled with a layer of pleural fluid
The Pleurae Secreted by the pleurae, this lubricating
fluid allows the lungs to glide without friction over the thoracic wall during breathing movements
The fluid also holds the parietal and visceral pleurae together, just as a film of oil or would hold two glass plates together
The Pleurae The two pleurae can easily slide from
side to side across each other, but their separation is strongly resisted by the surface tension of the fluid between the membranes
Consequently, the lungs cling tightly to the thoracic wall and are forced to expand and recoil as the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and decreases during breathing
The Pleurae The pleurae also
help divide the thoracic cavity into three separate compartments– Central
mediastinum with the heart
– Two lateral pleurae each containing a lung
The Pleurae The compartments
prevent the moving lungs or heart from interfering with one another
The compartments also limit the spread of local infections and the extent of traumatic injury
The Lungs
The lungs occupy all of the thoracic cavity except the mediastinum
Each cone shaped lung is suspended in its own pleural cavity and connected to the mediastinum
The Lungs
The anterior, lateral and posterior lung surfaces lie in close contact with the ribs and forms a curving surface called the costal surface
The apex is the superior tip of the lung
The Lungs
The concave inferior surface that rests on the diaphragm is called the base
The hilus is the location where the pulmonary and systemic circulation and the primary bronchi enter
The Lungs The left lung is divided
into two lobes (upper and lower) while the right has three lobes (upper, middle, lower)
Each of the lobes contains a number of bronchopulmonary segments separated by connective tissue
Each lung has 10 similar segments
The Lungs The bronchopulmonary segments have
clinical significance in that they limit the spread of some diseases within the lung, because infections do not easily cross the connective tissue partitions between them
The Lungs Furthermore,
because only small veins span these partitions, surgeons can neatly remove segments without cutting any major blood vessel
The Lungs The smallest sub division of the lung is
the lobule Appearing on the lung surface as
hexagons ranging in size from the size of a pencil eraser to the size of a penny each lobule is served by a large bronchiole
In most city dwellers and in smokers the connective tissue that separates individual lobules is blackened with carbon
The Lungs
The lungs consist largely of air tubes and spaces
The balance of the tissue, its stroma, is a framework of connective tissue containing many elastic fibers
As a result the lungs are light, soft, spongy, elastic organs that weigh only 1.25 pounds
The elasticity helps to reduce the effort required for breathing
Blood Supply / Nerves of the Lungs
The pulmonary arteries deliver oxygen poor blood to the lungs for oxygenation
In the lung, these arteries branch along the bronchial tree
Blood Supply / Nerves of the Lungs Generally, the arteries lie posterior to the
corresponding bronchi The smallest arteries feed into the
pulmonary capillary network around the alveoli
Oxygenated blood is carried from the alveoli of the lungs back to the heart by the pulmonary veins, whose tributaries generally lie anterior to the corresponding bronchi within the lungs
Blood Supply / Nerves of the Lungs The lungs are innervated by sympathetic,
parasympathetic, and visceral sensory fibers that enter each lung through the pulmonary plexus on the lung root
Parasympathetic fibers constrict the air tubules whereas the sympathetic fibers dilate them
Ventilation Breathing or pulmonary ventilation
consists of two phases– Inspiration is the period when air flows into
the lungs– Expiration is the period when gases exit the
lungs
Inspiration During inspiration the lungs increase in
volume by enlarging in all dimensions Inspiration lowers the air pressure within
the lungs Air flows from areas of high pressure to
areas of low pressure to equalize the pressure within the lung to that outside the lung
Inspiration During normal quiet inspiration, the
diaphragm and external intercostal muscles produce the muscle movement
Inspiration When the dome
shaped diaphragm contracts, it moves inferiorly and flattens
As a result the vertical dimension of the thoracic cavity increases
Inspiration The external inter-
costal muscles contract to raise the ribs
Because the ribs normally extend anterioinferiorly from the vertebral column, lifting them enlarges both the lateral and anterior dimensions
Inspiration Although these
actions expand the thoracic dimensions by only a few millimeters along each plane, this movement is sufficient to increase thoracic cavity volume by almost a pint which is equal to normal resting inspiration
Inspiration During deep or
forced inspiration, additional muscles contract and further increase thoracic volume
The rib cage is elevated by the scalenes and sterno-cleidomastoid in the neck and the pectoralis minor
Expiration Quiet expiration in
healthy people is a passive process
As the respiratory muscles relax, the rib cage drops under the force of gravity and the relaxing diaphragm moves superiorly
Expiration At the same time,
the many elastic fibers with the lungs recoil
The result is that the volume of the thorax and lungs decrease simultaneously, which pushes air from the lungs
Expiration Forced expiration is an active process
produced by the contraction of muscles in the abdominal wall, primarily the oblique and transverse abdominis muscles
These contractions– Increase the interabdominal pressure which
forces the diaphragm superiorly– Sharply depresses the rib cage and thus
decreases thoracic volume
Expiration The internal intercostal muscles,
quadratus lumborum, and the latissimus dorsi also help to depress the rib cage
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Chapter 21