Anatomy Of The Lungs And Heart Flashcards
What level does the sternal angle correspond to.
Level of 2nd costal cartilage
What vertebral level does the sternal angle pass through
T4/5 intervertebral disc
What is another name for the sternal angle”??
Transverse thoracic plane
What are the characteristics of thoracic vertebrae?
Costal facets on bodies and transverse processes
Long inferior slanting spinous processes
Superior and inferior articular facets orientate in coronal plane
what surgical procedure uses the internal thoracic artery?
coronary artery bypass graft
where is the apex of the lungs?
above the first rib (in the neck )
How many lobes do the right and left lung have?
Right lung: 3 (superior, middle , inferioir)
Left lung: 2 (superior, inferior)
where do the base of the lungs sit?
on the diaphragm
what fissures are present in the right and left lung
Right: horizontal and oblique
Left: oblique
what are found in the root of a lung?
Bronchus Pulmonary artery pulmonary veins nerves lymphatics
out of the pulmonary artery, vein and bronchi, which one is superior, inferior and posterior?
Bronchi = posterior
Pulmonary artery = superior
Pulmonary vein = inferior
describe the branching of the tracheobronchial tree
trachea –> right and left primary bronchi –> secondary (lobar) bronchi –> tertiary (segmental) bronchi –> bronchopulmonary segment
how many branches do there secondary and ternary bronchi have?
Secondary:
left = 2
right = 3
Teritary/segmental:
right = 10
left = 8
what lies on the outside of the heart between the atria and the ventricles?
Atrioventricular groove (coronary sulcus)
what lies on the outside of the heart between both ventricles?
Interventricular groove
