UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Department of Anatomy, Section of Histology
EXERCISE ON RESPIRATORY HISTOLOGY
PART I
A
B
D
C
A.
1.) Identify the pointed structures (2 points)
2.) What are the two surfaces of this structure and their lining epithelium? (2
points)
PART II
B.
1.) Differentiate the false and true vocal cords (3 points)
False vocal cord
True vocal cord
Lining epithelium
Glands
Vocalis muscle and
ligament
2.) Larynx is part of the conducting system of the respiratory tract. What is its
other important function and which structures are responsible for it? (1 point)
PART III
III.
1.) What is the structural support of this organ. (1 point)
2.) What is the lining epithelium (0.5 point). What are the different cell types that
can be seen in the epithelium? (2.5 points)
PART IV
IV-A
IV-B
D.
1.) Identify the structures IV-A and IV-B. (2 points)
2.) What are the structures that disappear as the airway divides into the
bronchioles? (3 points)
PART V
V.
1.) Identify the cells and give their functions (3 points)