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| serous membrane consisting of simple squamous epithelium and underlying connective tissue. |
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| closely covers the lung and adheres to all its surfaces, including those within the horizontal and oblique fissures. |
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| lines the pulmonary cavities; adheres to the thoracic wall, mediastinum, and diaphragm |
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AKA cervical pleura
parietal pleura that covers the apex of the lung |
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| parietal pleura that covers the lateral aspects of the mediastinum. continues superiorly into the root of the neck as cervical pleura |
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| parietal pleura that covers the internal surfaces of the thoracic wall. separated from the thoracic wall by endothoracic fascia. |
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| parietal pleura covers the superior surface of the diaphragm on each side of the mediastinum, except along its costal attachments. |
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| costodiaphragmatic recess |
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| pleural lined potential space for lung expansion during inspiration |
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| fold of pleura connecting below hilum. connects visceral pleura to mediastinal pleura. |
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| extends just above superior thoracic aperture |
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| site of transmission of bronchi and vessels, structures that make up the root of the lung. |
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| portion of left upper lobe between cardiac notch and oblique fissure |
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| partial separation between the lower lobe and the rest of the lung |
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| partial separation between upper and middle lobe in right lung. |
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| bronchopulmonary segments |
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subdivisions of the lobes of the lungs
10 BP segments on R and 8 on L
BP segments separated by connective tissue septa and pulmonary veins.
each have their own 3rd degree bronchus and pulmonary artery branch |
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| where does the trachea begin and end? |
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| starts @ C6 and ends at its bifurcation, about T4/5. |
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| ridge projecting into the tracheal lumen at its bifurcation. |
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| which bronchus is steeper? |
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| branches of the pulmonary arteries supplying the lobes of the lungs |
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| branches of the pulmonary arteries supplying the segments of the lungs |
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| bronchial arteries. how many for each lung? |
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| supplies wall of bronchus. not from the pulmonary arteries. 2 on left, 1 on right |
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| lymph node path in right lung |
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| bronchopulmonary lymph nodes (AKA hilar lymph nodes) to superior and inferior tracheobronchial lymph nodes to R bronchomediastinal lymph trunk to R lymphatic duct |
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| lymph node path in left lung |
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| bronchopulmonary lymph nodes (AKA hilar lymph nodes) to superior and inferior tracheobronchial lymph nodes to L bronchomediastinal lymph trunks to thoracic duct |
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