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| the area or space located in the thoracic cavity |
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| What are the anterior, posterior, inferior, lateral and superior boundaries of the mediastinum? |
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| sternum, vertebral column, diaphragm, medial border or boundaries of the lungs, no superior boundary |
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| What are the four lesser spaces of the mediastinum |
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| superior, anterior, posterior, and middle |
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| Which of the four lesser spaces of the mediastinum does the heart occupy |
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| What is the thoracic cavity |
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| anything deep to the thoracic wall and diaphragm |
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| What are the three spaces in the thoracic cavity |
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| mediastinum, right pleural cavity, left pleural cavity |
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| What are the right and left pleural cavities |
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| the space between the visceral and parietal pleura |
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| What is the visceral pleura and what does it surround |
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| a serous epithelial membrane that lines the lungs |
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| What is the parietal pleura and what does it line |
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| a serous epithelial membrane that lines the internal aspect of the thoracic wall and the superior aspect of the diaphragm |
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| What is the space between two pleura called |
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| T/F: the diaphragmatic pleura is a visceral pleura |
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| false, it is a parietal pleura |
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| A pleural cavity is the... |
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| space between the two lungs |
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| Does the costal pleura go all the way accross the top of the chest? |
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| no, it goes to bidline and attaches to the pericardial sac so there are two separate pleural cavities |
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| What does Cupola pleura line? |
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| T/F: Parietal pleura is continuous with itself and visceral pleura at the root of the lung |
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| T/F: The serous membrane is continuous with itself |
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| T/F: The serous membrane contains fluid |
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| true, the fluid acts as a lubricant produce a minimized frictionless system |
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| Where are the lungs located |
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| What is the function of the lungs |
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| exchange CO2 and O2, it is the primary respiratory organ |
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| What attaches the lung to the trachea |
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| the right and left thrombus |
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| Otherwise free hanging, what are the lungs attached to? |
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| bronchus by trachea and pulmonary ligaments |
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| Where do structures enter and exit the lung? |
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| what is always associated with the right and left roots of the lungs |
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| bronchus, 2 pulmonary veins, variety of lymphatic vessels, and lymph nodes |
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| T/F: the left lung has 2 pulmonary arteries and the right has 1 |
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| T/F: The right lung has one bronchial artery and the left lung has two |
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| T/F: the bronchial arteries are branches of the aorta and take arterial blood to the lungs |
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| What is the function of the pulmonary artery in respiration |
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| absolutely nothing, the bronchial artery takes arterial blood to lungs |
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| T/F: The left lung is larger than the right |
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| The right lung has __ lobes |
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| What two fissures separate the upper, middle, and lower lobes of the right lung? |
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| the horizontal fissure and the oblique fissure |
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| How far does the apex of the lung extend |
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| How many pulmonary arteries does the right lung have? |
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| How many pulmonary arteries does the left lung have |
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| How many bronchial arteries does the left lung have |
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| How many bronchial arteries does the right lung have |
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| Why is the right lung bigger than the left? |
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| because the heart displaces to the left into the left lung |
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| THe right lung has __ lobes |
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| What are the names of the lobes of the right lung |
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| superior, middle, and inferior |
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| What separates the lobes of the lung |
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| What are the fissures separating the superior/middle and the middle/inferior respectively? |
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| horizontal fissure and oblique fissure |
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| In the right lung there are ___ bronchopulmonary segments |
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| How many bronchopulmonary segments are in the superior lobe, middle lobe, and inferior lobe respectively |
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| How many lobes does the left lung have |
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| What is the name of the fissure separating the superior and inferior lobes of the left lung |
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| The left lung has __ bronchopulmonary segments |
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| How many bronchopulmonary segments are in the upper lobe of the left lung? the lower lobe? |
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| Arterial blood supply is from the _____ arteries |
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| venous blood ends up in ____ veins |
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| The right bronchi plexus is a tributary of the _______ vein |
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| the left bronchi plexus is a tributary and accessory of the ____ vein |
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