Lungs Flashcards
Where does the trachea start?
C6
What surrounds the trachea?
Cricoid cartilage
signifies the end of the larynx
Where does the trachea bifurcate?
sternal angle
What does the trachea bifurcate into?
Left Primary Bronchi
Right Primary Bronchi
Left Primary Bronchi
Long
Thinner
Horizontally directed
Right Primary Bronchi
Shorter
Wider
Vertically directed
Particles stuck in trachea will go towards the right due to its orientation
Carina
Ridge that divides the 2 primary bronchi
Located internally
What is the Carina innervated with?
irritant receptors to cause a cough reflex which will close the rima glottidis
Order of branching for the bronchi
Trachea- R. and L. primary bronchi - secondary bronchi - secondary branches - segmental/3rd order branches
How many secondary branches are on the left and right side?
Right has 3 branches
Left has 2 branches
How many segmental branches are on each side?
Each side has 10 segmental branches
Have an apex off the secondary branches
each has its own blood supply, nerve, and lymphatics
What surrounds each segmental branch and why?
Enclosed in a connective tissue
This protects the lung and can wall off certain sections that are infected
Blood supply to Bronchi
Right and left bronchial arteries
Blood supply around Trachea
Vein- Azygos arch with 2 branches
Artery- Aortic arch
Azygos system
Azygos arch: off the superior vena cava
Becomes the azygos vein which branches to the left as the hemiazygos vein
What does the aorta become?
Descending aorta changes names for cavity it’s located within
Thoracic aorta
Abdominal aorta