Lungs Flashcards
Cervical pleura which is a subdivision of the pleura of the lungs is AKA
Cupula
In thoracentesis needle should be inserted at MIDAXILLARY LINE between which 2 ribs
Ribs 8 & 10
Which pleura is sensitive to pain, touch, temperature and pressure
Parietal pleura
Costal
Nerve?
Intercostal nerve
Mediastinal
Nerve?
Phrenic nerve
Diaphragmatic
Nerve?
Phrenic and intercostal
Insensitive to common sensation but sensitive to stretch
Visceral pleura
Visceral pleura is innervated by
Pulmonary plexus
How many lobes in right lung
3 lobes
What fissures in right lung
Oblique
Horizontal
Fissures in left lung
Oblique
How many lobes in left lung
2 lobes
Where the parietal and visceral pleura meet
Root of the lung
Forms the lower division of the upper lobe of the left lung
Superior and inferior lingular
Largest subdivision of a lobe
Bronchopulmonary segments