ILOs:
- Identify the 3 layers of the heart wall and discuss their structure, including specialised features/cells e.g. smooth endothelium, purkinje fibres.
- Identify the main histological features of arteries and veins, including the 3 tunics and external and internal elastic lamina, and describe the main histological differences between arteries and veins.
- Describe the typical “respiratory epithelium”, identify key histological features (columnar cells, goblet cells, cilia), and discuss their function in the respiratory system.
- Identify key histological features visible in lung tissue (bronchi, blood vessels, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs).
- Discuss the structure of alveoli (simple squamous epithelium) in relation to gas exchange, and describe the function of Type I and Type II pneumocytes.
- What are the 3 layers of the heart wall?
- What role do the Purkinje Fibres play in the heart wall?
- What are the 3 layers of the blood vessel wall?
- What is the difference between an artery and a vein?
- What are the symptoms of an Atheroma?
- What is the trachea?
- How does the trachea remain open?
- What is the function of the Seramous glands?
- What is the function of the tracheal muscle?
- What is the function of the respiratory epithelium?
- What is the function of cilia?
- What is the function of the goblet cells?
- What happens in cystic fibrosis?