Pulmonology - Olinger Flashcards
Left lung lobes
Superior
Inferior
Left lung lobes separated by
Oblique fissure
Right lung lobes
Superior
Middle
Inferior
This separates superior and middle lobes from inferior lobe
Oblique fissure
R lung, this separates superior and middle lobes
Horizontal fissure
R lung oblique fissure
Separates superior and middle lobes from inferior lobes
R lung horizontal fissure
Separates superior and middle lobes
Lung apex
Superior aspect
Lung costal surface
Opposes the rib cage
Lung mediastinal surface
Opposes the mediastinum
4 Major components of the lung hilum
- Pulmonary a.
- Pulmonary v.
- Main bronchi
- Pulmonary ligament
Pulmonary a.
Thicker walled of the blood vessels at the pulmonary hilum
Pulmonary v.
Thinnest walled structure at pulmonary hilum
Main bronchi
Thickest walled structure at the pulmonary hilum, also contains cartilage in the wall
Pulmonary ligament
Hanging pleura from the root of the lung, in the hilum
Right lung landmarks
Cardiac impression Groove for: -azygous v. -esophagus -SVC -IVC -1st rib -brachiocephalic v.
Left lung landmarks
Cardiac impression Groove for: -descending aorta -1st rib -subclavian a.
2 parts of anterior border of left lung
Cardiac notch
Lingula
Cardiac notch
Left lung, anterior border
-indention of the anteroinferior aspect of the superior lobe
Lingula of the lung
Left lung, anterior border
-thin process of the superior lobe created by the cardiac notch
Lung Cancer
Can derive from actual lung tissue or from the bronchi
Can involve the phrenic n., vagus n., and recurrent laryngeal n. due to close proximity of those n. to lungs
Bronchogenic carcinoma
Lung cancer of the bronchi
3 nerves that can be involved in lung CA
Phrenic, vagus, recurrent laryngeal