LUNGS Flashcards
WHAT IS THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE LUNGS
OXYGENATE BLOOD
WHAT SEPARATES THE TWO LOBES OF TEH LUNGS
HEART, GREAT VESSELS, AND OTHER VISCERA IN THE MEDIASTINUM
WHAT IS PLEURA
CONNECTIVE TISSUE SURROUNDING THE LUNGS
HOW MANY LAYERS IN THE PLEURA
2
WHAT ARE THE TWO LAYERS OF PLEURA
OTER PARIETAL LAYER
INNER VISCERAL LAYER
WHERE DO TEH TWO LAYERS OF PLEURA BECOME CONTINUOUS
AROUND THE ROOT OF THE LUNG
WHICH LUNG IS HEAVIER
RIGHT
WHY IS THE RIGHT LUNCH SHORTER
BECAUSE THE RIGHT DOME OF TEH DIAPHRAGM SITS HIGHER FOR THE LIVER BELOW
WHICH LUNG HAS A DEEP CARDIAC NOTCH
LEFT LUNG (SUPERIOR LOBE)
WHAT ARE THE THREE SURFACES OF THE LUNGS
COSTAL, MEDIASTINAL, DIAPHRAGMATIC
WHAT ENTERS THE LUNGS THROUGH THE HILUM
MAIN BRONCHUS, PULMONARY VESSELS, BRONCHIAL VESELS, LYMPHATIC VESSELS, NERVES
WHICH LUNG HAS THE GROOVE FOR OESOPHAGUS
RIGHT LUNG ON THE MEDIASTINAL SURFACE
WHICH LUNG HAS THE GROOVE FOR TEH AORTIC ARCH
LEFT LUNG
WHAT IS THE ARTERIAL SUPPLY TO THE LUNGS
PULMONARY ARTERIES
WHAT KIND OF BLOOD DO THE PULMONARY VEINS CARRY
WELL OXYGENATED BLOOD