Pulmonary Anatomy Flashcards
laryngopharynx
-opening of esophagus
nasopharynx
-above soft palate
visceral pleura
- covers outer surface of lungs
- no sensory innervation
Lung Segments
Upper Lobe of L/R Lungs
- Anterior
- Apical
- Posterior
Lobes of Lungs
- Right: upper, middle, lower
- Left: upper, lingula, lower
Fissures
- Right Lung: horizontal fissure, oblique fissure
- Left Lung: oblique fissure
Pectus Excavatum
- funnel chest
- depression of sternum
- (can measure by pouring water into it)
Pectus Carinatum
- pigeion breast
- prominent forward projection of sternum
Barrel chest
- side to side diameter almost equal to front to back diameter
- classic of emphysema
Oropharynx
-base of tongue
Most aspirations are into the ____ lung
- Right
- primary bronchus on right is shorter, straighter and wider than left
Respiratory bronchioles
-beginning of gas exchange
17-19th generation
Alveolar Sac
- major part of gas exchange
- has surfactant
(23rd generation)
Terminal Bronchioles
-end of conducting airways
12-16th generation
Alveolar ducts
-gas exchange
19-22nd generation
Inhalation associated with:
trunk extension
Exhalation associated with:
trunk flexion