4. 1. Olfactory receptors in nose for perception of smell
2. Exchange of gases supplies the body with oxygen
and disposes of carbon dioxide.
3. Phonation-voice production by larynx.
4. Maintains body temperture-insensible water loss.
5. helps regulate blood pH
5. Functions:
Larynx: maintains an open airway, routes food
and air appropriately, assists in sound production
Trachea: transports air to and from lungs
Bronchi: branch into lungs
Lungs: transport air to alveoli for gas exchange
Lower Respiratory Tract
6. A layer of pseudostratified ciliated
columnar epithelial cells that secrete mucus
Found in nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx and
trachea
Mucus can trap contaminants
Cilia move mucus up towards mouth
7. The lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs
located on either side of the chest (thorax). The
trachea (windpipe) conducts inhaled air into the
lungs through its tubular branches, called
bronchi.
8. Gross Anatomy of the
Lungs
conical shape. It has concave
base rests upon the muscular
diaphragm.
the apex projects superiorly
Both lungs are bordered by the
thoracic wall anteriorly, laterally,
and posteriorly, and supported
by the rib cage.
mediastinum.
The relatively broad, rounded
surface in contact with the
thoracic wall is called the costal
surface of the lung.
10. The outer surface of each lung and the
adjacent internal thoracic wall are lined by a
serous membrane called pleura.
visceral pleura.
parietal pleura.
.
12. The potential space between the serous
membrane layers is a pleural cavity.
The pleural membranes produce a thin, serous
pleural fluid- acts as lubricant
Pleural effusion –collection of fluid in the
pleural cavity in excess with inflammation due
to infection.
13. Nose and Nasal Cavity
The nose and nasal cavity form the main
external opening for the respiratory system
. The nose is a structure of the face made of
cartilage, bone, muscle, and skin that supports
and protects the anterior portion of the nasal
cavity.
14.
15. • moistens and warms entering air
• filters and cleans inspired air
• resonating chamber for speech
Receptors for smell
16. Mouth
The mouth, also known as the oral cavity, is
the secondary external opening for the
respiratory tract.
the mouth does not warm and moisturize
lacks the hairs and sticky mucus that filter air
passing through
26. Trachea
The trachea, or windpipe, is a 5-inch long tube
made of C-shaped hyaline cartilage rings lined
with pseudostratified ciliated columnar
epithelium.
The trachea connects the larynx to the bronchi
and allows air to pass through the neck and
into the thorax.
27. provide a clear airway for air to enter and exit
the lungs
trachea produces mucus that traps dust and
other contaminants and prevents it from
reaching the lungs.
28. The left and right bronchi run into each lung
before branching off into smaller secondary
bronchi.
The secondary bronchi carry air into the lobes
of the lungs—2 in the left lung and 3 in the right
lung.
The secondary bronchi in turn split into many
smaller tertiary bronchi within each lobe.
29. The tertiary bronchi split into many smaller
bronchioles that spread throughout the lungs.
Each bronchiole further splits into many smaller
branches less than a millimeter in diameter
called terminal bronchioles.
Finally, the millions of tiny terminal bronchioles
conduct air to the alveoli of the lungs.
30. The Respiratory Tree
Upper respiratory tract is for all intensive
purposes a single large conductive tube
31. The lower respiratory tract starts after the larynx and divides
again and again…and again to eventually get to the smallest
regions which form the exchange membranes
Trachea
Primary bronchi
Secondary bronchi
Tertiary bronchi
Bronchioles
Terminal bronchioles
Respiratory bronchioles with
start of alveoli outpouches
Alveolar ducts with outpouchings
of alveoli
conductive portion
exchange portion
39. Micro-organisms frequently found on within the
body of healthy persons
Upper respiratory tract has a lot of normal flora-
Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Diphtheroids
etc
Lower respiratory tract is sterile
40. 1.Sputum
deep coughed , should not be mixed with saliva
or oropharyngeal secretions-LRTI
2.Naso Pharyngeal swabs-
pharyngitis(ex.streptococcal infection)
3.Oro pharyngeal swabs
41. 4.Nasal swabs-MRSA carrier
5. Throat swab and Throat membranes-
diphtheria-cornybacterium
6.Tracheal or bronchial aspirate
7.Broncho alveolar lavage, broncial wash
42. 8.Endo tracheal aspirates. –ICU patients who are
intubated-VAP
9.Pleural fluids –pleural effusion
10.Sinus aspirates-Chronic sinusitis
11.Nasal tissue- fungal organisms(mucormycosis)