01c: Lungs, Heart Flashcards
The trunk of the tracheobronchal tree:
Trachea
Easily recognizable structure, covered by rings of cartilage, in (X) mediastinum
Trachea;
X = superior
At (X), the trachea splits into:
X = TTP (transverse thoracic plane)
2 main primary bronchi
The main primary bronchi enter each lung at its:
Hilum
Contrast the structural features of R and L primary bronchi.
Right is shorter, wider, and runs more vertically
L main bronchus passes (superior/inferior) to aorta and anterior to which other structure(s)?
Inferior;
Anterior to esophagus and thoracic aorta
What’s the carina? Function?
Midline cartilaginous ridge in last tracheal ring; separates lumens of primary bronchi
T/F: the apices of both lungs are above the clavicles.
True
Foreign bodies more often pass into (R/L) primary bronchus. Why?
Right (shorter, wider, more vertical)
Upon complete obstruction of bronchus, the lung becomes (X), which causes it to (Y) and the mediastinal structures to (Z).
X = atelectatic (nonaerated) Y = collapse and shift laterally Z = shift laterally, in same direction
Atelectasis of right lung will cause mediastinal structures to:
Shift to the right
Bronchial arteries, branches off of (X), supply:
X = thoracic aorta
Supporting tissues of lungs and visceral pleura
Pulmonary Embolism (PE): embolus forms in (X) when (Y) travels from/to which structures?
X = pulmonary artery Y = blood clot, fat globule, or air bubble
To lungs, typically from leg vein
About (X)% of heart lies on right and (Y)% lies on left.
X = 33 Y = 67
The inferior border of anterior heart (in situ) is delineated by:
The right ventricle
Apex of heart is formed by:
Left ventricle
The (X) is the sac enclosing the heart. List layers, from superficial to deep.
X = pericardium
- Fibrous
- Parietal serous
- Visceral serous
The pericardial sinuses are (X) of (Y) that form during development.
X = reflections Y = serous pericardium
List the pericardial sinuses.
- Transverse
2. Oblique
Transverse pericardial sinus lies superior to (X), posterior to (Y), and anterior to (Z).
X = atria Y = pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta Z = SVC
Transverse pericardial sinus primarily separates:
SVC from pulmonary artery and aorta
(X) pericardial sinus is especially important for cardiac surgeons
X = transverse
(X) valve separates RA and RV.
X = tricuspid
(X) valve separates LA and LV.
X = bicuspid (mitral)
Blood flowing from RV to (X) passed through (Y) valve.
X = pulmonary trunk/arteries Y = pulmonary
Blood flowing from LV to (X) passed through (Y) valve.
X = aorta Y = aortic