anatomy of lungs

Question 1

thorax

Answer 1

rib cage and its contents

Question 2

chest

Answer 2

rib cage, contents, shoulder girdle and breast

Question 3

superior thoracic aperture

Answer 3

anatomical thoracic inlet

clinical thoracic outlet

Question 4

thoracic outlet syndrome

Answer 4

when blood vessels or nerves in the thoracic outlet are compressed and cause pain in shoulders, neck and numbness in fingers

Question 5

thoracic outlet

Answer 5

space between collarbone and first rib

Question 6

what are the 4 types of thoracic levels?

Answer 6

thoracic...
vertebrae
rib levels
costal cartilage levels
dermatome levels

Question 7

level of xiphoid process?

Answer 7

T5

Question 8

gravity

Answer 8

all thoracic levels are for someone lying supine and so when stood up gravity lowers everything

Question 9

superior border of pleural cavity and lungs

Answer 9

3cm above medial 1/4 of clavicle

Question 10

clinical pleural conditions

Answer 10

pleurisy
pleural effusion
pleural rub
pneumothorax
haemothorax

Question 11

what is pleural effusion?

Answer 11

build up of fluid between layers of pleura outside the lungs

Question 12

what is the costodiaphragmatic recess?

Answer 12

space in the pleural cavity at posterior most tips of cavity

Question 13

innervation of visceral pleura

Answer 13

autonomic

dull undefined pain

Question 14

innervation of parietal pleura

Answer 14

somatic

sharp and localised pain

Question 15

inferior borders of lungs

Answer 15

mid-clavicular , mid-axillary and mid-scapular lines

Question 16

mid-clavicular line

Answer 16

6th rib

Question 17

mid-axillary line

Answer 17

8th rib

Question 18

mid-scapular line

Answer 18

10th rib

Question 19

inferior borders of pleural cavity

Answer 19

mid-clavicular , mid-axillary and mid-scapular lines

Question 20

mid-clavicular line

Answer 20

8th rib

Question 21

mid-axillary line

Answer 21

10th rib

Question 22

mid-scapular line

Answer 22

12th rib

Question 23

what is bronchiectasis

Answer 23

airways become abnormally widened, leading to a build up of excess mucus so the lungs become more susceptible to infection

Question 24

symptoms of bronchiectasis?

Answer 24

SOB
wheezing
coughing up blood
chest pain
joint pair 
clubbing

Question 25

pulmonary consolidation

Answer 25

lung tissue filled with liquid rather than air

Question 26

coronavirus incubation period

Answer 26

2-14 days

Question 27

symptoms of coronavirus

Answer 27

fever and dry cough
later on:
shortness of breath and breathing difficulties
pulmonary consolidation

Question 28

name for coronavirus

Answer 28

Covid-19