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Chapter 01: Fetal Lung Development
Walsh: Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following phases of human lung development is characterized by the formation of a capillary network around airway
passages?
a. Pseudoglandular
b. Saccular
c. Alveolar
d. Canalicular
ANS: D
The canalicular phase follows the pseudoglandular phase, lasting from approximately 17 to 26 weeks of gestation. This phase is so
named because of the appearance of vascular channels, or capillaries, which begin to grow by forming a capillary network around
the air passages. During the pseudoglandular stage, which begins at day 52 and extends to week 16 of gestation, the airway system
subdivides extensively and the conducting airway system develops, ending with the terminal bronchioles. The saccular stage of
development, which takes place from weeks 29 to 36 of gestation, is characterized by the development of sacs that later become
alveoli. During the saccular phase, a tremendous increase in the potential gas-exchanging surface area occurs. The distinction
between the saccular stage and the alveolar stage is arbitrary. The alveolar stage stretches from 39 weeks of gestation to term. This
stage is represented by the establishment of alveoli.
2. Regarding postnatal lung growth, by approximately what age do most of the alveoli that will be present in the lungs for life
develop?
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 1.5 years
d. 2 years
ANS: C
Most of the postnatal formation of alveoli in the infant occurs over the first 1.5 years of life. At 2 years of age, the number of
alveoli varies substantially among individuals. After 2 years of age, males have more alveoli than do females. After alveolar
multiplication ends, the alveoli continue to increase in size until thoracic growth is completed.
3. The respiratory therapist is evaluating a newborn with mild respiratory distress due to tracheal stenosis. During which period of
lung development did this problem develop?
a. Embryonal
b. Saccular
c. Canalicular
d. Alveolar
ANS: A
The initial structures of the pulmonary tree develop during the embryonal stage. Errors in development during this time may result
in laryngeal, tracheal, or esophageal atresia or stenosis. Pulmonary hypoplasia, an incomplete development of the lungs
characterized by an abnormally low number and/or size of bronchopulmonary segments and/or alveoli, can develop during the
pseudoglandular phase. If the fetus is born during the canalicular phase (i.e., prematurely), severe respiratory distress can be
expected because the inadequately developed airways, along with insufficient and immature surfactant production by alveolar type
II cells, give rise to the constellation of problems known as infant respiratory distress syndrome.
4. Which of the following mechanisms are responsible for the possible association between oligohydramnios and lung hypoplasia?
I. Abnormal carbohydrate metabolism
II. Mechanical restriction of the chest wall
III. Interference with fetal breathing
IV. Failure to produce fetal lung liquid
a. I and III only
b. II and III only
c. I, II, and IV only
d. II, III, and IV only
ANS: D
Oligohydramnios, a reduced quantity of amniotic fluid present for an extended period of time, with or without renal anomalies, is
associated with lung hypoplasia. The mechanisms by which amniotic fluid volume influences lung growth remain unclear. Possible
explanations for reduced quantity of amniotic fluid include mechanical restriction of the chest wall, interference with fetal
breathing, or failure to produce fetal lung liquid. These clinical and experimental observations possibly point to a common
denominator, lung stretch, as being a major growth stimulant.