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Bony Thorax pt. 3 Flashcards

1
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Lines the lungs, has a frosty appearance. Spongy.
-Think like Pia Mater. Directly applied to the lungs

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Visceral Pleura

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Lines the chest wall anteriorly around the area of the lungs.
Divided into 4 parts:
-Costal Pleura: largest; lines chest wall all the way around the chest.
-Diaphragmatic Pleura: portion underneath the lungs that lines the diaphragm
-Cervical Pleura: Lies on the apex of the lung
-Mediastinal Pleura: Lines medial aspect of the lungs, looks into the space created between the two lungs on either side.

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Parietal Pleura

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Covered tightly by parietal pleura (derived from scalene fascia)
-Cervical Pleura

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Apex of the Lung

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Ends above the end of the pleura, creating a space called the costodiaphragmatic recess. Allows room for the lungs to expand, prevents restrictive breathing.
-With inflammation/infection, fluid collects here due to gravity.
-Pleura ends about 2 rib spaces below the end of the lungs.

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Base of lungs

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Base of lungs: MCL to the 6th rib; MAL to the 8th rib; PVL to the 10th rib
Parietal Pleura: MCL to the 8th rib; MAL to the 10th rib; PVL to the 12th rib

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Ending Locations

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Where do you insert the needle for a thoracentesis?

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At the 10th ICS or below (no lung present)
-Go over the top of the rib to avoid the IC artery, nerve, etc.
-Slide needle over the 11th rib

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7
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Healthy lungs should be about ____ in above the clavicle

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1 in

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8
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-Radiolucent (Dark)
-Normal vessel cloudiness
-Heart shadow
-Aortic Knuckle/Arch of the aorta
-Clavicles
-Lungs above the clavicles by about 1 in

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Healthy Lungs CXR

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Where the blood vessels and airway come and go.

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Hilum

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10
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Found below the hilum. Formed by two layers of parietal pleura coming together

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Pulmonary Ligament

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In the right lung, the bronchus is ______.
-Airway lies behind and slightly above the artery.

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Epiarterial

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In the left lung, the bronchus is ______.
-Airway lies below the pulmonary artery.

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Hypoarterial

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13
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Contains:
-Aortic Impression (Groove for the Aortic Arch): Large impression that curves and runs posteriorly.
-Cardiac impression: hole for the heart
-Cardiac notch: Interruption in the impression (on the side)
-Lingula: residual 3rd lobe, projection off of the upper lobe

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Left Lung

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14
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Contains:
-Esophageal Impression: Indentation for the esophagus
-Impression Arch - Azygos Vein

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Right Lung

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A large vein that bypasses some of the load of blood volume to get it back to the heart. Terminates in the SVC. Typically found on the right side.

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Azygos Vein

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16
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Subdivisions of the lungs separated by fissures.

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Lobes

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17
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Subdivisions of the lobes, each are separated by a fibrous septum.

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Bronchopulmonary Segments

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18
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Fissure that separates the upper and middle lobes of the right lung

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Horizontal fissure

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19
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Fissure that separates the middle and lower lobes of the right lung.

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Oblique Fissure

20
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Fissure that separates the upper and lower lobes of the left lung.

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Oblique Fissure

21
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The right lung has _____ Bronchopulmonary Segments

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10

22
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The left lung has _____ Bronchopulmonary Segments

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8

23
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Bronchopulmonary segments of the right upper lobe

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Apical, Posterior, and Anterior

24
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Bronchopulmonary segments of the right middle lobe

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Lateral and Medial

25
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Bronchopulmonary segments of the right lower lobe

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Superior, Anterior Basal, and Lateral Basal

26
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Bronchopulmonary segments of the right lower lobe (medial view)

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Medial Basal and Posterior Basal

27
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Bronchopulmonary segments of the left upper lobe

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Apico-Posterior, Anterior, Superior, and Inferior (Lingula)

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Bronchopulmonary segments of the left lower lobe

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Superior, Antero-Medial Basal, and Lateral Basal

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Bronchopulmonary segments of the left lower lobe (medial view)

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Posterior Basal

30
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Arteries that supply the lung tissue.
-1 on the right (off of the 3rd Post. IC artery)
-2 on the left (Aortic Arch)
-Run and subdivide with the airways out to the bronchial capillaries
-Can have variations of normal

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Bronchial Arteries

31
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Variable, but run retrograde with the bronchial arteries.
-Drain into the Accessory Hemiazygos Vein and the Left Superior Intercostal Vein

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Left Bronchial Veins

32
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Variable, but run retrograde with the bronchial arteries.
-Drain into the Azygos Vein

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Right Bronchial Veins

33
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Some Bronchial Veins may form cross-anastomoses with Pulmonary veins, resulting in _______ _____________.
-Inability for SpO2 to naturally register as 100% due to this physiologic mixing of blood.

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Venous Admixture

34
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The Trachea is about ___ in long in total. About ___ in in the neck (Cervical part), and about ____ in in the thorax (thoracic part).
-Has about ____ C-Shaped Rings

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4; 2; 2.
20 C-shaped rings

35
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Muscle that gives the esophagus the flexibility to expand and contract. Prevents the esophagus from hitting against hard cartilage. Smooth muscle. Covers the incomplete back of the trachea.

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Trachealis Muscle

36
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Provide stability to the tracheal wall while you breathe due to changing pressures. Gives the trachea a “Skeleton” that prevents it from expanding/contracting as you breathe.
-Provides integrity to the trachea and bronchial systems.

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C-Shaped Cartilaginous Rings

37
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The Trachea bifurcates at the _____________________.

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Sternal Angle of Louis (Manubrio-sternal Joint)

38
Q

From Right to Left MS Bronchi is ______ degrees
-Right down is _____ degrees
-Left down is ______ degrees

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62; 25; 37

39
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Bronchus that is longer, smaller in diameter, and more horizontal

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Left Mainstem Bronchus

40
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Bronchus that is shorter, larger in diameter, and more vertical (Steeper angle)

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Right Mainstem Bronchus

41
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Mainstem Bronchus divide in the Lobar Bronchi, named for each of the lobes of the lung (3 on the R and 2 on the L). The Lobar Bronchi divide into the Bronchopulmonary Segments. Each Bronchopulmonary Segment has its own Segmental Bronchus. (R: 10 BP segments, so 10 segmental bronchi). Segmental Bronchi form Subsegmental Bronchi, getting smaller and smaller. From there, divide into Bronchioles

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Airway Progression

42
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By the time you get down to the ______, you have lost the cartilaginous rings, but you keep the cartilaginous plates that help to protect the airway and keep it from collapsing.

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Subsegmental Bronchi

43
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Less than 1 mm in Diameter.
-No cartilage
-Smooth muscle tubes that keep the airways open.
-Muscle & Epithelium
-Terminate in the Alveoli

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Bronchioles

44
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Exchange O2 and CO2 with the blood in the alveolar capillaries via a very small membrane

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Alveoli

45
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Which is more difficult to diffuse, O2 or CO2?

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O2 is more difficult.
-Increased thickness of the alveolar-capillary membrane makes it difficult for gases to absorb.

46
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Has several layers:
-Surfactant: on the alveolar side. Layer of moisture that lines mucus membranes
-Alveolar epithelium
-Alveolar Basement Membrane: connecting tissue that alveoli sits on
-Interstitial Space
-Capillary Basement Membrane
-Capillary Epithelium
-RBC

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Alveolar-Capilary Membrane

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