LUNGS Flashcards

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1
Q

WHAT IS THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE LUNGS

A

OXYGENATE BLOOD

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2
Q

WHAT SEPARATES THE TWO LOBES OF TEH LUNGS

A

HEART, GREAT VESSELS, AND OTHER VISCERA IN THE MEDIASTINUM

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3
Q

WHAT IS PLEURA

A

CONNECTIVE TISSUE SURROUNDING THE LUNGS

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4
Q

HOW MANY LAYERS IN THE PLEURA

A

2

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5
Q

WHAT ARE THE TWO LAYERS OF PLEURA

A

OTER PARIETAL LAYER
INNER VISCERAL LAYER

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6
Q

WHERE DO TEH TWO LAYERS OF PLEURA BECOME CONTINUOUS

A

AROUND THE ROOT OF THE LUNG

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7
Q

WHICH LUNG IS HEAVIER

A

RIGHT

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8
Q

WHY IS THE RIGHT LUNCH SHORTER

A

BECAUSE THE RIGHT DOME OF TEH DIAPHRAGM SITS HIGHER FOR THE LIVER BELOW

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9
Q

WHICH LUNG HAS A DEEP CARDIAC NOTCH

A

LEFT LUNG (SUPERIOR LOBE)

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10
Q

WHAT ARE THE THREE SURFACES OF THE LUNGS

A

COSTAL, MEDIASTINAL, DIAPHRAGMATIC

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11
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WHAT ENTERS THE LUNGS THROUGH THE HILUM

A

MAIN BRONCHUS, PULMONARY VESSELS, BRONCHIAL VESELS, LYMPHATIC VESSELS, NERVES

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12
Q

WHICH LUNG HAS THE GROOVE FOR OESOPHAGUS

A

RIGHT LUNG ON THE MEDIASTINAL SURFACE

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13
Q

WHICH LUNG HAS THE GROOVE FOR TEH AORTIC ARCH

A

LEFT LUNG

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14
Q

WHAT IS THE ARTERIAL SUPPLY TO THE LUNGS

A

PULMONARY ARTERIES

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15
Q

WHAT KIND OF BLOOD DO THE PULMONARY VEINS CARRY

A

WELL OXYGENATED BLOOD

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16
Q

WHERE DO THE BRONCHIAL ARTERIES STEM FROM

A

DESCENDING AORTA

17
Q

THE AZYGOUS VEIN IS ON WHICH SIDE

A

RIGHT

18
Q

THE ACCESSORY AZYGOUS VEIN IS ON WHICH SIDE

A

LEFT

19
Q

WHERE DO THE LYMPHATICS OF TH ELUNGS DRAIN

A

BRONCHOPULMONARY, TRACHEOBRINCHIAL, PULMONARY

20
Q

WHAT IS THE NERVE SUPPLY TO THE LUNGS

A

PARASYMPATHETIC - CNX
SYMPATHETIC T1-6

21
Q

EMBRIOLOGICALLY, WHICH RESPIRATORY STRUCTURES DEVELOP FIRST

A

UPPER

22
Q

WHAT DUCTS IN FOETAL DEVELOPMENT ALLOW BLOOD TO BYPASS THE COLLAPSED LUNGS

A

DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, AND FORAMEN OVALE

23
Q

BY WHICH WEEK IN EMBRYOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT HAS THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DEVELOPED SUFFICIENTLY

A

WEEK 28