What type of tissue is known as the respiratory epithelium?
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
right main bronchus
What are 3 structures that are found at every hilum? (hint: more than 3)
principal bronchus , pulmonary artery , two pulmonary veins , bronchial vessels , pulmonary autonomic plexus , lymph nodes and vessels
What are the two layers of pleura?
visceral and parietal
What is the collection of mRNAs in a cell?
transcriptome
What landmark divides the upper and lower respiratory tracts?
vocal cords
How many lobes are in the right lung? How many lobes are in the left lung?
3 in right
2 in left
What is the narrow fold of pleura that extends inferiorly from the lung root that anchors the lung?
pulmonary ligament
What is a pneumothorax?
air filling pleural space
What identifies all the proteins in a cell manufactures under specific conditions?
proteomics
What structures closes the laryngeal inlet during swallowing to keep food/liquid out of the lower respiratory tract?
the epiglottis
Name the structures the airway passes through after the terminal bronchiole to reach the alveoli. (preferably in order, ok if not)
respiratory bronchioles --> alveolar ducts --> alveolar sacs --> alveoli
The root of the right lung lies behind what large vein?
superior vena cava
What is a hemothorax?
blood filling the pleural space
What two processes can generalize the control of gene expression?
chromatin remodeling & microRNAs
What cartilage marks the inferior boundary of the upper respiratory tract (located just below the thyroid cartilage)?
cricoid cartilage
What structure on the left lung accommodates the heart?
cardiac notch
(lingula below it)
What structure does the root of the lung pass under?
aortic arch
What nerve innervates the diaphragm?
phrenic (full make out sesh for C3,4,5 keep the diaphragm alive)
What are karyotypes?
a display of chromosomes arranged by size and structures
What are the two muscles of inspiration?
diaphragm, external intercostal muscles
What is the attachment point between the lung and the mediastinum, where structures enter/exit the lung?
hilum
What carries oxygenated blood in pulmonary circulation?
pulmonary veins
What allows expiration to be passive? (in other words, what allows the lungs to inhale and exhale)
elastic recoil of lungs
What does nondisjunction during meiosis 2 result in?
both sister chromatids in one gamete