Lung continued Flashcards
1
Q
The left lung has two lobes
A
- Superior and inferior
- Separated by an oblique fissur
2
Q
left lung is seperated by
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oblique fissure
3
Q
Lung Shape
* Right lung is
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wider
4
Q
Right lung is displaced upward by
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liver
5
Q
- Left lung is
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longer
6
Q
left lung is displaced leftward by
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the heart forming the
cardiac notch
7
Q
The Bronchial Tree
* Is formed by the
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primary bronchi and their
branches
*
8
Q
Extrapulmonary Bronchi
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- The left and right bronchi branches outside the
lungs
9
Q
Intrapulmonary Bronchi
* Branches within
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the lungs
10
Q
- A Primary Bronchus
- Branches to form
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secondary bronchi (lobar bronchi)
11
Q
- One secondary bronchus goes to each
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lobe
12
Q
Secondary Bronchi
* Branch to form
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tertiary bronchi (segmental
bronchi)
13
Q
- Each segmental bronchus
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- Supplies air to a single bronchopulmonary
segment
14
Q
- Bronchopulmonary Segments
- The right lung has___
The left lung has____
A
10
- 8 or 9
15
Q
- The walls of primary, secondary, and tertiary
bronchi - Contain progressively less___and more___
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cartilage
smooth muscle
