Histology: Respiratory System

Histology: Respiratory System — Expert Guide

How it begins

The primary function of the respiratory system is gas exchange between the body and the external environment: contribution of O₂ to the circulation and elimination of CO₂. To do this, it is organized in a system of ducts of decreasing caliber that condition the inspired air (humidification, heating and purification of particles) and lead it to the gas exchange surface, whose total area in the...

What it covers

1. Introduction and Functional Division
2. · Hierarchy of the Tracheo-Bronchial Tree (Weibel Nomenclature)
3. Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses
4. · Nasal Vestibule and Respiratory Region
5. · Olfactory Epithelium
6. · Paranasal Sinuses
7. Larynx
8. · Laryngeal Mucosal Epithelia
9. · Laryngeal Cartilages and Vocal Cords
10. Trachea
11. · The VIAS Epithelium (Respiratory Epithelium)
12. · Respiratory Epithelial Cells
13. · Layers of the Tracheal Wall
14. Bronchial Tree
15. · Main, Lobar and Segmental Bronchi
16. · Bronchopulmonary Segments: Anatomo-Surgical Unit
17. · Bronchioles: The Airway Without Cartilage
18. · Terminal bronchiole and Club Cells
19. Respiratory Zone
20. · Respiratory Bronchioles
21. · Alveolar Ducts
22. · Alveolar Sacks
23. The Pulmonary Alveolus: Gaseous Exchange Unit
24. · Pneumocyte Type I (Alveolar Cell Type I / AEC1)
25. · Pneumocyte Type II (Alveolar Cell Type II / AEC2)
26. · Alveolar Macrophage
27. · The Blood-Air Barrier: Ultrafine Structure of Gaseous Exchange
28. Pulmonary Surfactant: Composition, Function and Metabolism
29. Pulmonary Parenchyma: Lobule and Interstitium
30. · The Secondary Pulmonary Lobule (Miller's)
31. · The Pulmonary Interstitium
32. Pleura
33. Pulmonary Vascularization
34. · Pulmonary Circulation
35. · Bronchial Circulation and Bronchial Plexus
36. Pulmonary Defense Mechanisms
37. · The Mucociliary System: The Mucociliary Elevator
38. · Lung Immune Defense
39. Major Clinical Correlations
40. · COPD and Pulmonary Emphysema
41. · Bronchial Asthma
42. · Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
43. · Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
44. · Lung Tumors: Histology and Immunohistochemistry
45. · Other Relevant Histological Pathologies
46. Histological Techniques of the Respiratory System