Pleura and Lungs - Sev

Question 1

Safest place to do a pleural tap:

Answer 1

9th intercostal space, mid-axillary line

Question 2

There is a curved impression in both the right and left hilums of the lungs.
What is the curved impression in each?

Answer 2

Right lung: Aygous vein (or arch)

Left lung: Aortic arch

Question 3

In the case of a pneumothorax, the lung will collapse and the two pleuras will separate. Which pleura stays with the lung, and which remains against the walls?

Answer 3

Visceral pleura - on the lung

Parietal pleura - stuck against cavity walls

(Before this happens the pleural cavity is not a “real” space. Just a “potential” space.

Question 4

Pleural space located between the lungs and diaphragm

Answer 4

costodiaphragmatic recess