Chapter 8: The Thorax and Lungs Flashcards
When percussed, healthy lungs sound ________.
Resonant
p. 310
___________ ______________ may be heard over the hyperinflated lungs of a patient with COPD or asthma.
Generalized hyperresonance.
p. 310
What is the normal estimate of the extent of diaphragmatic excursion?
3 to 5.5 cm
p. 311
While listening to the lungs, the whispered voice is normally heard faintly and indistinctly, if at all. Louder, clearer whispered sounds are called ________ ____________.
whispered pectoriloquy (p. 315).
In 24 hours, the lungs oxygenate over ____ quarts of blood with over _____ quarts of air in the lungs.
The total surface area of the lungs comprise an area larger than a ______ _____.
6,000 quarts
12,000 quarts
tennis court
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You have both ________ and ________ intercostal muscles.
internal and external
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The diaphragm is innervated by 2 phrenic nerves that originate, one on each side, as branches of the ________ ______ in the neck. They arise from the anterior rami of cervical nerves __, __, and __, with the major contribution coming from __.
cervical plexus
C3, C4, C5
C4
[from Clinical Key online, in Gray’s Anatomy for Students, Chapter 3: Thorax]
Name some of the muscles associated with chest wall movement.
Scalenus muscles, sternocleidomastoid, intercostal muscles, pectoralis minor, serratus anterior, rectus abdominus
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The lower border of the lung crosses the ___ rib at the midclavicular line and the ___ rib at the midaxillary line.
6th
8th
p. 297
Each lung is divided roughly in half by an _______ (major) _______.
oblique, fissure
p. 297
The oblique fissure on both lungs, may be approximated by a string that runs from the __ _______ _______ obliquely down and around the chest to the ___ rib at the _____________ line.
T3 spinous process
6th
midclavicular line
p. 297
The right lung is further divided by the…
…horizontal (minor) fissure.
p. 297
Anteriorly, the right horizontal fissure runs close to the ___ rib and meets the oblique fissure in the ___________ line near the ___ rib.
4th
midaxillary
5th
p. 297
Knowing your patient’s history of __________ or _____________ exposure is important.
employment
environmental
p. 297
A dry, hacking cough often results from…
...Viral infections Interstitial lung disease Tumor Allergies Anxiety [USA powerpoint]