L14: Respiratory Anatomy

Question 1

What are the structures of the rib cage

Answer 1

Clavicle 
Manubrium of sternum 
Sternum 
Xyphoid process 
Intercostal cartilage 
Ribs 
Spine

Question 2

How many lobes does the right lobe have

Answer 2

3

Question 3

How many lobes does the left lobe have

Answer 3

2

Question 4

What are the branches of the lung starting from trachea

Answer 4

Trachea
Bronchus
Segmental bronchus
Alveoli

Question 5

What are the right lobes called

Answer 5

Upper
Middle
Lower

Question 6

What are the left lobes

Answer 6

Upper

Lower

Question 7

What are the blood vessels that go to the lungs from the right heart

Answer 7

Pulmonary artery

Question 8

What are the blood vessels that carry blood from the lungs to the left heart

Answer 8

Pulmonary veins

Question 9

What is laryngoscopy

Answer 9

A procedure that looks into the larynx

Question 10

What are the structures of the larynx

Answer 10

Vocal cord
Epiglottis
Arytenoid cartilage

Question 11

Where is the larynx located

Answer 11

Above the trachea

Question 12

Which structure lies behind the trachea

Answer 12

Oesophageous

Question 13

What is the point of bifurcation of the airway called

Answer 13

Carina

Question 14

How many carina does the lung have

Answer 14

2

Question 15

What are the carinas called

Answer 15

Primary carina

Secondary carina

Question 16

Which lung is the secondary carina only at

Answer 16

Left lung

Question 17

What are the cartilage of the trachea called

Answer 17

C-shaped ring cartilage

Question 18

What is the role of the c-shaped cartilage

Answer 18

Compresses the oesophagus and does not let food bolus pass

Question 19

What is the bronchial tree composed of

Answer 19

Main bronchus 
Lobar bronchus
Segmental bronchus 
Conducting bronchiole 
Terminal bronchiole 
Respiratory bronchiole

Question 20

Which part of the bronchial tree is part of the respiratory zone for gas exchange

Answer 20

Terminal bronchiole

Respiratory bronchiole

Question 21

How does asthma cause obstruction

Answer 21

Smooth muscle contracts due to inflammation from allergens

Question 22

Is breathing in or breathing out a problem in asthma

Answer 22

Breathing out

Question 23

What is pneumonia

Answer 23

Inflammatory infiltrates go into the alveoli to fight infection and fill them up

Question 24

What happens to the diaphragm when we breath in

Answer 24

Contracts to flatten

Question 25

What are the inspiration muscles

Answer 25

Sternomastocloid muscles Scalenes External intercostal Diaphragm

Question 26

What are the muscles involved in forced expiration

Answer 26

Internal intercostal Rectum abdominals External abdominal oblique

Question 27

Which muscle lies on the chest

Answer 27

Pectoralis major

Question 28

Which structures pierce through the diaphragm

Answer 28

Inferior vena cava Esophagus Aorta

Question 29

At what level does the inferior vena cava pass through8 the diaphragm

Answer 29

T8

Question 30

At what level does the oesophagus pierce the diaphragm

Answer 30

T10

Question 31

At what level does the aorta pass through the diaphragm

Answer 31

T12

Question 32

What mechanical problems can occur for the lungs

Answer 32

Congenital Diaphragm hernia | Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Question 33

Which nerve supplies the diaphragm

Answer 33

Phrenic nerve

Question 34

Which spinal nerves does phrenic nerve come form

Answer 34

C3-C5

Question 35

Which fissure divides the upper, middle and lower lobe of the right lung

Answer 35

Oblique fissure

Question 36

Which fissure divides the upper and lower lobe of the right lung

Answer 36

Horizontal fissure

Question 37

Which pleura lines the lungs

Answer 37

Visceral pleura

Question 38

What are behinds ribs

Answer 38

Neurovascular bundle

Question 39

What does the neurovascular bundle contain

Answer 39

Intercostal vein Intercostal artery Intercostal nerve

Question 40

Where does the neurovascular bundle sit on the ribs

Answer 40

Bottom and back

Question 41

Which structure does the phrenic nerve run infront of

Answer 41

Hilum of lung

Question 42

Which other nerve runs behinds the hilum of the lung

Answer 42

Vagus nerve

Question 43

Which vein runs on the right side of the body

Answer 43

Azygous vein

Question 44

What is pleural effusion

Answer 44

Fluid fills the pleural space

Question 45

What is pneumothorax

Answer 45

Air fills the pleural fluid