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Lungs ( Handout ) Flashcards

0
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What is the shape of the lungs?

A

Conical in shape

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What is the main function of the lungs?

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Oxygenate blood

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Weight of a healthy adult lung

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R lung: 620g

L lung: 570g

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3
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Parts of the lungs

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Apex
Base
2/3 lobes
3 borders
3 surfaces
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4
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Blunt superior end of the lungs that ascend above the level of the 1st rib into the root of the neck

A

Apex of the lungs

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Concave inferior surface of the lungs that rests on the diaphragm

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Base of the lungs

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6
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Has three lobes divided by the oblique and horizontal fissures

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Right lung

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7
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The right lung is divided by what fissures

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Oblique and horizontal

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What are the three lobes of the R lung

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Superior, middle and inferior lobe

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9
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Right or Left lung?
Larger and heavier
Shorter and wider
With straight anterior border

A

Right lung

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10
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Has two lobes and is divided by the oblique fissure

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Left lung

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The left lung is divided by what fissure

A

Oblique fissure

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12
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What are the lobes of the left lung?

A

Superior and inferior lobe

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13
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What is the indented anterior border of the left lung

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Cardiac notch

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14
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Tongue-like process found on the left lung

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Lingula

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15
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Most common accessory lobe found in the right lug

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Azygos lobe

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16
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Line drawn along the 4th costal cartilage to meet the oblique fissure in the midaxillary line

A

Horizontal fissure

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17
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Where does the horizontal and oblique fissure meet?

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Midaxillary line

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18
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Above the horizontal fissure is
A. Upper/superior lobe
B. Middle lobe
C. Inferior lobe

A

A. Upper/superior lobe

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Below the horizontal fissure is
A. Upper/superior lobe
B. Middle lobe
C. Inferior lobe
D. Lower lobe
A

B. Middle lobe

20
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Line drawn from the root of the spine of the scapula following the course of the 6th rib to 6th costochondral junction
A. Horizontal fissure
B. Oblique fissure

A

B. Oblique fissure

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What lies above and anterior to the oblique fissure
A. Upper/superior lobe
B. Middle lobe
C. Inferior lobe
D. Lower lobe
A

A. Upper / Superior lobe

22
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Lies below and posterior to the oblique fissure
A. Upper/superior lobe
B. Middle lobe
C. Inferior lobe
D. Lower lobe
A

D. Lower lobe

23
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What are the borders of the lungs?

A

Anterior, posterior, inferior border

24
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Border of the Lungs:
Where the costal and mediastinal surfaces meet anteriorly and overlap the heart
A. Anterior
B. Posterior
C. Inferior
A

A. Anterior

25
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Border of the Lungs:
Begins behind the sternoclavicular joint down to the xiphisternal joint
A. Anterior
B. Posterior
C. Inferior
A

A. Anterior

- anterior border of the RIGHT LUNG

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Border of the Lungs:
Begins behind the sternoclavicular joint but deviates laterally at the level of the 4th costal cartilage then goes downward the xiphisternal joint
A. Anterior
B. Posterior
C. Inferior
A

A. Anterior

- anterior border of the left lung

27
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Anterior border that deviates laterally at the level of the 4th costal cartilage
A. Right lung
B. Left lung

A

B. Left lung

28
Q

Where does the anterior border of the right and left lung begins
A. Sternoclavicular joint
B. Xiphisternal joint

A

A. Sternoclavicular joint

29
Q

Where does the anterior border of the right and left lungs end
A. Sternoclavicular joint
B. Xiphisternal joint

A

B. Xiphisternal joint

30
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Border of the Lungs:
Where the costal and mediastinal surfaces meet posteriorly
A. Anterior
B. Posterior
C. Inferior
A

B. Posterior

31
Q 
Border of the Lungs:
Extends from the spinous process of the C7 to T10
A. Anterior
B. Posterior
C. Inferior
A

B. Posterior

32
Q

The posterior border of the lungs extends from what spinous processes

A

C7 to T10

33
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Border of the Lungs:
Circumscribes the diaphragmatic surface of the lung
A. Anterior
B. Posterior
C. Inferior
A

C. Inferior

34
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What are the three surfaces of the lungs?

A

Costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic

35
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Surface of the lung: 
Large, smooth, convex
A. Costal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. Mediastinal
A

A. Costal

36
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Surface of the lung: 
Concave and forms the base of the lung
A. Costal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. Mediastinal
A

B. Diaphragmatic

37
Q 
Surface of the lung: 
Related to the costal pleura
A. Costal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. Mediastinal
A

A. Costal

38
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Surface of the lung: 
Rests on the dome of the diaphragm
A. Costal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. Mediastinal
A

B. Diaphragmatic

39
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Surface of the lung: 
Concave and includes the Hilum of the lung
A. Costal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. Mediastinal
A

C. Mediastinal

40
Q

Posterior part of the costal surface is referred to as the _________ part

A

Vertebral part

41
Q 
Surface of the lung: 
(+) for impressions
A. Costal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. Mediastinal
A

C. Mediastinal

42
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Wedge-shaped part of the lungs that serves as the doorway for the bronchi, vessels and nerves

A

Hilum

43
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Area of continuity between the visceral and parietal layers

A

Pleural sleeve

44
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It is described as the pleural sleeve that descends inferior to the root

A

Pulmonary ligament

45
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It is a loose fold that allows the movement of the pulmonary vessels and large bronchi during respiration

A

Pulmonary ligament

Anatomy Module 4 ( Respi ) (7 decks)

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