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| What is the name of the membrane that fully encloses the lungs? |
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| T/F. The lungs are not actually inside the membrane. |
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| What is significance of costodiaphragmatic recess? |
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| Potential space; at attachment of diaphragm to thoracic wall; parietal pleura. |
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| What is another name for the visceral pleural layer? |
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| What is the name of the fluid that fills the space between the 2 layers of pleura? |
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| Serous fluid; lubricates layers, creates surface tension between layers; lung surfaces hold against thoracic wall. |
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| At what vertebral level would you normally find the hilum of the lung? |
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| opposite vertebral levels T5-T7 |
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| Does the hilum contain structures entering the lungs, leaving the lungs, or both? |
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| What are teh roots of the lung? |
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| Pulmonary A., Pulmonary V., Bronchi |
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| Which lung is heavier, wider, longer? |
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| Right lung. It is short, fat, hairy guy. |
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| Which lung has a middle lobe? |
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| Which lung has the cardiac notch? |
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| Left lung, anteroinferior aspect of upper lobe. |
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| The trachea begins at which vertebral level? |
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| Begins inferior to cricoid cartilage; @ C6 vertebral level. Posterior to trachea. |
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| The bifurcation of the trachea occurs at which verebral level? |
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| T4; posterior to sternal angle & at level of hilum of lung. |
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| The bifurcation of the trachea occurs at which verebral level? |
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| T4; posterior to sternal angle & at level of hilum of lung. |
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| What is difference between the left and right mainstem bronchi? |
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| Right- wider shorter, runs vertical. Left- longer, runs more laterally under aortic arch; Anterior to esophagus & thoracic aorta |
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| The right lobe has how many segments? |
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| The left lung has how many segments? |
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| T/F. Is it possible to remove one segment without disrupting the function of other segments? |
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| True. Each part functions independently of the other w/ it's own V,A,N. |
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| How many total generations of branching occur in segmental bronchi? |
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| 23. majority of them are in the conduction portion that end in the terminal bronchioles. |
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| What is the difference between pulmonary and bronchial arteries in terms of what they supply? |
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| Pulmonary carry deoxygenated blood to lungs to get O2. Bronchial arteries carry oxygenated blood to lung tissue. |
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| Do the pulmonary arteries or the pulmonary veins follow the branching of the bronchi? |
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| constriction and secretion of airway mucus is a functino of teh sympathetic or parasympathetic component? |
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