Lecture 3: Thoracic Pulmonolgy Flashcards
What are the lobes that make up the right lung?
Superior Lobe
Middle Lobe
Inferior Lobe
What fissure(s) are found found in the right lung?
Horizontal Fissure
Oblique Fissure
What are the lobes that make up the left lung?
Superior Lobe
Inferior Lobe
What fissure(s) are found found in the left lung?
Oblique Fissure
In the hilum, the opening with the thickest wall structure is what?
Main bronchus
What borders are found on the lungs?
What are the surfaces of the lungs
What counts as the base of the lung?
Posterior Border: tall/columnar
Anterior Border: floppy
Inferior Border
Mediastinal surface (has the hilum)
Costal surface
Diaphragmatic surface
Diaphragmatic surface + inferior border
What are some unique features found on the left lung?
Cardiac Notch
Lingula
What is pleura?
What is the role of surfactant?
Serous membrane that lungs stick to
Keeps lungs inflated
Should the pleural cavity be a real space?
NO! If the cavity exists between the pleura and the lung there is something wrong (as in a collapsed lung)
What are the different types of parietal pleura?
1) Cervical Pleura
2) Costal Pleura
3) Diaphragmatic Pleura
4) Mediastinal Pleura
*lines thoracic wall
Where is visceral pleura found?
On the lungs (very shiny)
What is pleuritis?pleurisy?
Inflamed pleura that can cause friction/roughness, leading to more serious issues (difficulty breathing)
What is a pneumothorax?
Hydrothorax? Hemothorax?
Rupture in thoracic wall and parietal pleura allows air to into pleural cavity, collapsing the lung
Hydrothorax: fluid enters the cavity
Hemothorax: blood enters the cavity
What are lines of pleural reflection?
Where pleura changes its name (not too imp)
How does air reach the lungs?
1) Larynx
2) Trachea
3) Bronchi
4) Bronchioles
5) Alveolar Duct