Exam 3 Lungs,Heart Flashcards
components of lower respiratory tract
- trachea
- primary bronchi
- lungs
Components of upper respiratory tract
- nasal cavity
- pharynx
- larynx
4 surfaces of the lung
- Apex
- T1
- project 3cm above medial clavicle
- Subclavian A & V pass over apex of lung –>superior thoracic aperture - costal surface: spine to sternum (follows curvature of ribs)
- diaphragmatic surface: follows curvature of diaphragm
- anterior more cranial than posterior
- inferior border @ rest: mid-clavicle = 6th rib; 8th rib = mid-axilla; T10 posteriorly - Medial surface:faces heart
- Hilus:where pulmonary arteries, veins, bronchi enter medial surface
- Root of lung:conduit of pulmonary arteries, veins, bronchi entering hilus
Pleura
- 2 very thin layer of cells
- visceral: surface of lung
- parietal: inner wall of thoracic cavity
- pleural cavity: synovial fluid, lubricant
4 regions of parietal pleura
- costal pleura: lines ant, lateral, post walls of rib cage
- diaphragmatic pleura: cranial surface of diaphragm, floor of pleural cavity
- mediastinal pleura: medial surface of lungs
- continuous c costal/diaphragmatic pleura, copula
- @ root: surrounds pulmonary vessels, bronchi
- inferior to root: fuses c visceral pleura–>2 layered Pulmonary Lig. - Copula (dome): covers apex
- extends into superior thoracic aperture
- superior to posterior surface of mid clavicle, 1st rib
- continuous c costal, mediastinal pleura
pleural recesses
spaces within pleural cavity not filled entirely by lungs
Costodiaphragmatic recess
-formed inferiorly where costal pleura becomes continuous w/ diaphragmatic pleura
costomediastinal recess
- lies anteriorly @ ventral margin of 4th&5th intercostal space
- where costal pleura meets mediastinal pleura
- left recess bigger than right (due to cardiac notch)
Right lung
- 3 lobes: upper, middle, lower
- oblique fissure: runs down/forward, approximates 6th rib; separates middle/lower lobe
- posterior to mid-axillary line: no middle lobe –>oblique fissure separates upper/lower lobes
left lung
- 2 lobes: upper, lower separated by oblique fissure (approximates course of 7th rib)
- cardiac notch: indentation along medial surface of upper lobe
- lingula: tongue like protrusion below cardiac notch
bronchopulmonary segments
- lobes divided into bronchopulmonary segments
- BP segments anterior to oblique fissure differ between upper lobes
- R lung (upper & middle lobe anterior to fissure)
- L lung (only upper lobe anterior to fissure)
- Upper lobe-R lung: apical, ant, post BPS
- Upper lobe-L lung: apical, ant, post BPS
- And superior & inferior lingular segments
bronchial tree (descending order)
- Trachea
- Primary Bronchi
- Right
- Left - Secondary Bronchi (Lobar Bronchi)
- Right (3)
- Left (2) - Tertiary Bronchi (Segmental Bronchi)
- Right (3)
- Left (2) - Each tertiary bronchi goes to one of the BPS (named for that segment it enters)
- terminal bronchioles
- respiratory bronchioles
- alveolar ducts
- alveolar sacs
Describe organization of cartilage as bronchi divide-
-decrease cartilage as bronchi divide
cells found in alveoli
- type I pneumocytes (epithelial)
2. type II (cuboidal):surfactant
Postural drainage
- Helps clear mucoid congestion
- gravity assists
- move mucous from BP segment–>primary bronchus
- tap chest over segment
- coughing: mucous goes from bronchi–>oral cavity for removal
Level of lungs
Inferior border:
- T10 (posterior)
- Rib 8 (mix-axillary line)
- Rib 6 (mid-clavicular)
super mediastinum
border:
- ant: sternal angle (T4,5 disc), top of manubrium
- post: C7/T1 disc, T4,5 disc
- superior: superior thoracic aperture (first ribs)
- lies above heart
- overlaps ant, middle, post mediastinum
planes (ant to post)
- glandular
- venous
- arterial-venous
- visceral
- lymphatic
glandular plane of superior mediastinum
thymus gland
venous plane of superior mediastinum
- 2nd plane (ant–>post)
- L,R brachiocephalic V
- superior vena cava
- arch of Azygos V
arterial-nervous plane of superior mediastinum
- 3rd plane
- Aortic arch & branches: brachiocephalic trunk, L common carotid A, L subclavian A
Nerves:
- L,R vagus
- L,R phrenic