Lung

Question 1

What is difference between parietal pleura vs visceral in covering?

Answer 1

parietal= cover entire thoracic cavity
Visceral= cover only lung

Question 2

What is the extent of parietal vs visceral pleura?

Answer 2

Parietal= T8 (anterior), T10 (lateral) and T12 (posterior) --> longer
Visceral= T6 (anterior), T8 (lateral) and T10 (posterior) --> shorter

Question 3

Which pleura is more sensitive to pain?

Answer 3

parietal

Question 4

Which lung is bigger? Right or left?

Answer 4

Right

Question 5

What are the fissures of each lung?

Answer 5

Right= horizontal + oblique
Left= oblique

Question 6

What are the lobes of each lung?

Answer 6

Right= upper + middle + lower
Left= upper + lower

Question 7

Where is the costodiaphragmatic recess?

Answer 7

Inferiorly

Question 8

Where is the costomediastinal recess?

Answer 8

cardiac notch (left)

Question 9

What is pleural effusion?

Answer 9

fluid accumulation @ costodiaphragmatic recess

Question 10

What is pneumothorax?

Answer 10

Punctured pleura (parietal) -> look at apical regions of xray (which is darker) -> the darker one is pneumothorax

Question 11

What is pulmonary collapse?

Answer 11

alveolar collapse –> appears white

Question 12

What is flail chest?

Answer 12

Damage to ribs -> impaired ventilation -> cant rise and lower

Question 13

What is fluid in lung sound like?

Answer 13

dull

Question 14

What is pulmonary edema?

Answer 14

accumulation of water in lung