At the superior border of

the 5
th
thoracic vertebra,
the trachea divides into the
right and left bronchi at
the carina (2 primary
bronchi) secondary
bronchi (3 to the right; 2
to the left- one in each
lobe) tertiary bronchi
bronchioles terminal
bronchioles
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
(1,2,3) ciliated simple columnar epithelium with
some goblet cells (larger bronchioles)ciliated
simple cuboidal with no goblet cells (smaller
bronchioles)nonciliated simple cuboidal
epithelium (terminal bronchioles)
Cartilages: Incomplete rings plates of cartilage
disappears in distal parts
Smooth muscles increases as the cartilages
decreases. Spasms of these muscles close off
airways as in asthma.

"A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm":
In order from superior to inferior:
Apical
Posterior
Anterior
Lateral
Medial
Superior
Medial basal
Anterior basal
Lateral basal
Posterior basal
Knowledge Level 7, System: Pulmonary
Derek Bell University of Queensland
- are paired cone-shaped organs in
the thoracic cavity in 2 anatomically
distinct chambers
- enclosed by 2 serous membranes
called pleural membrane: superficial-
parietal pleura; deep- visceral pleura;
in between- pleural cavity filled with
fluid.
- inflammation of the pleural
membrane is called pleurisy/pleuritis
- a cup shaped outpouching lined by
simple squamous epithelium and
supported by a thin elastic basement
membrane.
-The minute divisions of glands and the air
sacs of the lungs.
The functional unit of the lungs.

* alveolar sac- consists of two or more
alveoli with a common opening.

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