Lungs Flashcards
What are the surfaces on each lung
Costal
Mediastinal
Diaphragmatic
What boarder is the sharp thin boarder of the lung
Anterior
What is the broad rounded boarder of the lung
Posterior
Where is the hilum of the lung located?
on the mediastinal surface
What is found in the hilum of the lung
Main bronchi, veins and arteries
What structures form the root of the lung
Bronchi
pulmonary vessels
nerves
lymphatics
What is the pulmonary ligament
A double layered membrane that extends down from the pleura covering the hilum
How many brochopulmonary segments are there in the lung
10
What fissures are in the right lung
Oblique
Horzontal
What are the lobes of the right lung
Superior
Middle
Inferior
What are some unique surface features on the right lung
Cardiac impression
Groove for Azygos vein
Groove for the esophagus
What fissue does the left lung have
Oblique fissue
What are the two lobes of the left lung
Superior
Inferior
What is the lingula
Part of left lung thought to have been a potential third lobe
What is the functional unit of the lung
Bronchopulmonary segments
What does each bronchopulmonary consist of
Segmental bronchus
Branch of pulmonary artery
segment of lung tissue
surrounding septum