Hilum of the Lung Flashcards

1
Q

__________ arteries and veins deal with gas exchange and the circulation of blood between the heart and lungs.

A

Pulmonary

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2
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__________ arteries and veins are the vascular supply to the structural elements of the lungs, such as the bronchial tree.

A

Bronchial

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3
Q

A wide vessel that arises from the right ventricle and after a short 5cm course bifurcates into the left and right pulmonary arteries.

A

Pulmonary trunk

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4
Q

What is the function of the ductus arteriosum?

A

It’s a blood vessel connecting the pulmonary arteries to the aorta to surpass the lungs in developing fetuses.

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5
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What is the ligamentum arteriosum?

A

Fibrous remnant of the fetal ductus arteriosum, that is located at the bifurcation of the pulmonary trunk into the pulmonary arteries.

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6
Q

Branch from the pulmonary trunk and deliver deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary capillaries of the lungs.

A

Pulmonary arteries

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7
Q

Transport oxygenated blood from the pulmonary capillaries to the left atrium of the heart.

A

Pulmonary veins

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8
Q

Arise from the aorta to supply the bronchial tree parenchyma.

A

Bronchial arteries

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9
Q

Lymph from the lobes of the lungs drains into _________ and _______________ _____ and then into the ____________ ______ and into the ___________ ______.

A

Pulmonary, bronchopulmonary nodes, tracheobronchial nodes, paratracheal nodes.

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10
Q

Lymph enters the systemic circulation through either the _____ __________ ____ or the ________ ____.

A

right lymphatic duct, thoracic duct

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11
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The _________ _______ of nerves follows the trachea and bronchial tree, providing parasympathetic and sympathetic innervation to the smooth muscle and glands of the lung.

A

pulmonary plexus

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12
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Which type of innervation causes bronchoconstriction and bronchial gland secretion; supplied by branches of the vagus nerve (CN-X)?

A

Parasympathetic

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13
Q

Which type of innervation causes bronchodilation and inhibition of bronchial gland secretion; supplied by postganglionic fibers from T1-T4 and cervical ganglia?

A

Sympathetic

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