Respiratory Upper Tract
What type of cartilage is present in the epiglottis?
Elastic
What type of cartilage is the trachea composed of?
Hyaline
T or F- Arteries have more smooth muscle than veins
True
T or F- purkinje fibers are nerves
Trachealis or smooth m.
Which sensory organ of the nasal cavity functions to detect pheromones that elicit sexual responses?
Vomeronasal organ
What does Type II pneumocyte produce?
Surfactant
What are the 3 types of capillaries?
Continuous, fenestrated, and sinusoid
Where is adipose tissue located?
Epicardium
What is the bifurcation after the trachea called?
Carina
What type of muscle is in the vocal cords (folds)?
Skeletal
What is the most distinguishable factor between bronchi and bronchioles?
Cartilage
What cells are present in EVERY vessel?
Endothelial
T or F- the fibrous trigone of the horse consists of hyaline cartilage
True
What do lymphatic vessels lack?
___ functions to warm air and is located in the lamina propria beneath the respiratory epithelium.
Sinusoids
T or F- The following layers of the trachea without a muscularis mucosa are: Mucosa, propria lamina, muscularis externa, and adventitia
F: mucosa, propria submucosa, muscularis externa, and adventitia
Which two vessels contain valves?
Veins and lymphatic vessels
What is the epicardium also known as?
Visceral pericardium
What are the heart valves composed primarily of?
Endocardium
Which gland lies beneath the olfactory epithelium and what is its function?
Bowman’s; wash away odorants —> rapid restimulation of OE
What type of gland is prevalent in the trachea?
Tubuloacinar- proteolytic and mucolytic
Where are lymphatic vessels absent?
Eye, bone marrow, CNS, cartilage
Where is the trigone located?
Within the interventricular septum
What are the (4) plates of cartilage that make up the larynx?
Epiglottis, thyroid, cricoid, and arytenoid