3. Thoracic Pulmonology Flashcards
In which lobe do you find the cardiac notch?
The left superior lobe.
What separates the lobes of the left lung?
The oblique fissure
What lines separate the lobes of the right lung?
Which is more superior?
Horizontal fissure and the Oblique fissure
The horizontal fissure.
What spaces do the inferior borders of the lungs enter when we inhale deeply?
The costomediastinal recess
The costodiaphragmatic recess
Which structure in the airways has C shaped cartilage?
Trachea
Bronchi have irregular cartilage, bronchioles have no cartilage.
Where is an inhaled foreign object more likely to be stuck?
In the right main bronchus
What is the last division of bronchi before the switch to bronchioles?
Segmental bronchi
What are the three divisions of bronchioles?
Conducting bronchiole
Terminal bronchiole
Respiratory bronchiole
What do we call the ridge that separates the right and left primary bronchi?
The carina
What are the bronchopulmonary segments for the superior lobe of the right lung?
Apical
Anterior
Posterior
What are the bronchopulmonary segments for the middle lobe of the right lung?
Lateral
Medial
What are the bronchopulmonary segments for the inferior lobe of the right lung?
Superior
Anterior basal
Posterior basal
Lateral basal
Medial basal
What are the bronchopulmonary segments for the superior lobe of the left lung?
Apical
Posterior
Anterior
Superior
Inferior
What are the bronchopulmonary segments for the inferior lobe of the left lung?
Superior
Anterior basal
Posterior basal
Medial basal
Lateral basal
What are the two combined segments in the superior lobe of the left lung?
Apicoposterior (Apical / Posterior)
Lingular (Superior / Inferior)
