Lungs Flashcards
development of the respiratory system occurs during what week of devlopment?
4th week
cartilage, muscle, and ct of the trachea come from what embryological structure?
mesoderm
primary gut tube comes from what what embryological structure?
endoderm
which lobar bronchi of the trachea is eparterial?
superior lobar bronchiole
which lobar bronchiole of the right main bronchus is given off before entering the hilum of the lung? after?
before- superior
after- middle and inferior
cough reflex is caused by irritation of mucous membrane of what structure?
carina of trachea
what is infant respiratory distress syndrome?
when there is low surfactant, the lung constricts
the right lung contains a depression for what vessel on its mediastinal surface?
arch of azygos vein
the left lung has a depression for what vessel on its mediastinal surface?
arch of aorta
what is the order (superior to inferior) of vessels entering the hilum of the right lung?
B
A
V
what is the order (superior to inferior) of vessels entering the hilum of the left lung?
A
B
V
which lung contains the lingula and cardiac notch?
left
what is pulmonary hyperplasia
when anything compresses the lungs
which lobar bronchiole of the left main bronchus is given off before entering the hilum of the lung? after?
after- superior and inferior
aspiration of foreign bodies leads to lodging into what main bronchi, lobe bronchi, and segment? into what lobes?
right main bronchus
middle and inferior lobe bronchi
posterior basal segment (inferior lobe bronchi)
middle and inferior lobes of right lung
which lymph nodes does bronchogenic CA metastasize to first?
bronchomediastinal lymph nodes