ANAT2241 Respiratory System

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General Objective

Respiratory tree

To know the histological and cytological components of the conducting and respiratory portions of the respiratory system.

Specific Objectives

  1. To know the cytology of the mucosa of the nasal cavity and upper respiratory tract.
  2. To know the structure of the trachea and extrapulmonary bronchi.
  3. To know the microanatomy of the lung and histological features of intrapulmonary bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles and respiratory bronchioles.
  4. To know alveolar ducts and alveoli, and the ultrastructure of their walls.
  5. To know the structure and ultrastructure of olfactory epithelium.

Learning activities

Examine the following virtual slides, and in your course manual identify, draw and label the following structures and note their function:

Virtual Slides: Respiratory System


Nasal Respiratory

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Nasal respiratory epithelium (inferior concha) Nasal respiratory epithelium (detail)
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Nasal cavity olfactory Nasal cavity olfactory (detail)

Larynx

Virtual Slide - Larynx (annotated)


Larynx Anatomy

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Trachea

Hyaline cartilage 03.jpg Hyaline cartilage 04.jpg


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Bronchiole

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Lung

Lung secondary lobule 01.jpg Alveolar-sac-01.jpg
  • Terminal bronchioles - last generation of conducting airways (no alveoli) with a layer smooth muscle in the walls.
  • Respiratory bronchioles - splits into several alveolar ducts and have some alveoli along the walls.
  • Alveolar ducts - terminate in alveolar sacs and individual alveoli.
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Alveolar Duct Alveoli Alveoli Elastin Lung Reticular Fibres

Electron Micrograph

Respiratory Epithelium EM1

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EM Slides
Respiratory Epithelium EM2

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EM Slides
Respiratory Epithelium SEM1

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EM Slides
Respiratory Cilia EM4

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EM Slides
Respiratory Alveolus EM5

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EM Slides

Gallery


Respiratory Histology: Bronchiole | Alveolar Duct | Alveoli | EM Alveoli septum | Alveoli Elastin | Trachea 1 | Trachea 2 | labeled lung | unlabeled lung | Respiratory Bronchiole | Lung Reticular Fibres | Nasal Inferior Concha | Nasal Respiratory Epithelium | Olfactory Region overview | Olfactory Region Epithelium | Histology Stains


Developmental

Fetal Respiratory: late canalicular | unlabeled late canalicular | Hyaline cartilage | Respiratory Histology


Course Links

Moodle - ANAT2241 - 2019

Histology Glossary: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ANAT2241 Support | Histology | Histology Stains | Embryology Glossary


Common Histology Stains  
Histology Stains - Common Stains and Their Reactions
Stain
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Collagen
RBCs
Other
Haematoxylin
blue
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mucins - light blue
Eosin
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pink
pale pink
bright red
colloid - pinkmuscle - red
Iron Haematoxylin
blue/black
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Van Gieson
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brown/yellow
red
yellow
muscle: yellow/browncartilage - pink
Verhoeff's Elastin
black
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elastic fibres - black
Tartrazine
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yellow
yellow
yellow
Silver Impregnation
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grey/brown
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reticular fibres - black
Methyl Green
dark green
light green
light green
green
Nuclear Fast Red
red
pink
pink
pink
Gomori's Trichrome
purple/red
purple
green
red
keratin - redmuscle - purple/red
Heidenhain's Azan
red
purple/red
deep blue
red
muscle - red
Osmium Tetroxide
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brown
brown
myelin, lipids - black
Alcian Blue
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mucins, - blue
Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)
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pink
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mucins, glycogen, glycocalyx - magenta
Phosphotungstic Acid-Hematoxylin (PTAH)
blue
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red
blue
muscle bands - blue
Masson's Trichrome
blue/black
red
green/blue
red
cartilage, mucins - blue or green; muscle - red
Luxol Fast Blue
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variable
myelin - blue
Aldehyde Fuchsin
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elastic fibres, mast cells - deep purple
Light Green
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light green
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Gallocyanin
dark blue
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nucleic acids, Nissl granules - dark blue
Romanowsky (e.g. Leishman's)
blue
pink
acidophils - red, basophils - blue, azurophilic - purple
Aldehyde Pararosanilin elastic fibres - purple
Haematoxylin and Eosin
One of the most common staining techniques in pathology and histology. Acronym "H and E" stain. (H&E, HE).


Haematoxylin
  • Stains nuclei blue to dark-blue.
  • Stains the matrix of hyaline cartilage, myxomatous, and mucoid material pale blue.
  • Stains myelin weakly but is not noticeable if combined with eosin stain.
  • combined with Orange G (H & Or. G.) instead of eosin, specifically stains the granules of acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary).
Eosin
  • Stains cytoplasm pink to red; red blood cells are also bright red.
  • Common counterstain to hematoxylin.
  • Stain intensity varies with the formula as well as the fixative.

Practical Support

Pages can be accessed from any internet connected computer.

ANAT2241 Support Links: The Virtual Microscope | Covering and Lining Epithelia | Glandular Epithelia | CT Components | CT Types | Bone, Bone Formation and Joints | Muscle | Nervous | Blood | Eye | Cardiovascular | Respiratory | Integumentary | Gastrointestinal | Gastrointestinal Organs | Lymphatic and Immune | Endocrine | Urinary | Female Reproductive | Male Reproductive | Histology Stains | Histology Drawings | Practicals Health and Safety 2013 | Moodle - 2019


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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, March 19) Embryology ANAT2241 Respiratory System. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/ANAT2241_Respiratory_System

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