Lungs and Pleura Flashcards
What is the pleura
Serous membrane that line the thorax and envelop the lungs
What is the pleura sac
A pleura is serous membrane which told back onto itself to form a 2 layered membranous pleural sac
What is the mediastinum
A membranous partition between two body cavities an area between the lungs
Whats the significance of pleural recesses
allowing the parietal and visceral pleura to be relatively distant
Define pneumothorax
collapse lung where air leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall
Define haemothorax
Collection of blood within the pleural cavity
Define chylothorax
Lymphatic tissue and fluid leaks into the space between the thorax and lung
Define empyema
Pockets of pus which has been collecting inside the body cavity. Can form a bacterial infection if left untreated.
What supplied the parietal pleura
The phrenic nerve
What supplies the visercal pleura
The vagus nerve and sympathetic fibres
What is referred pain
Pain that occurs that doesn’t come from the origin
Which lung has two lobes
Left
Which lobe has 3 lobes
Right
What are the two fissure on the right lung
Horizontal fissure
Oblique fissure
What structure are seen in the left hilum
Left lung has superior pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary veins and Bronchi
