Chest Anatomy Flashcards
A flat band of muscle and connective tissue
Posterior tracheal membrane
Tracheal mucosa consist of
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
Length of trachea;diameter
12cm; 25mm
Tracheal coronal to sagittal ratio
> / 0.6:1.0
Interface of the right upper lobe with the right lateral tracheal wall
Right Paratracheal stripe <4mm
Measurement of tracheoesophageal stripe
Less than 5mm
Right maik bronchus vs left main bronchus length
2.2 cm vs 5cm
Right bronchial segments; blood supply
RUL: anterior, apical, posterior; RUL pulmonary artery
RML: medial and lateral; proximal right interlobar pulmo artery
RLL: superior and basal(anterior, posterior, lateral and medial); RLL pulmonary artery
LEFT LUNGS SEGMENTS and blood supply
LUL: anterior, apicoposterior(upper division of the left main pulmonary artery), superior and inferior lingular segments ( left interlobar pulmonary artery)
LLL: superior and basal (anteromedial, lateral and posterior) LLL pulmonary artery
Flattened squamous pneumocyte covering 95% of the alveolar surface area. Incapable of repair or mitosis
Type 1 pneumocyte
Rarer cuboidal that are seen on light microscopy and are capable of mitosis. Source of alveolar surfactant
Type 2 pneumocyte
Separates the medial basal from the remaining basal segments of the lower lobe. Also responsible for the juxtaphrenic peak described in upper lobe volume loss.
Inferior accessory fissure (10 to 20% of individuals)
Separates the superior segment from the basal segments of the lower lobe
Superior accessory fissure
Arch formed by the LLL artery over the left hilar bronchi is seen on lateral radiograph
Bronchus is Hyparterial
The right interlobar artery courses anterolateral to the bronchus
Bronchus is eparterial