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Respiratory System - Wet Room St. 3 and 4 Flashcards

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Identify labels

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  1. Larynx (thyroid cartilage)
  2. Trachea
  3. Apex
  4. Costal surface
  5. Carina
  6. Superior lobe
  7. Transverse fissure
  8. Oblique fissure
  9. Cardiac notch
  10. Middle Lobe
  11. Lower lobe
  12. Inferior border of right lung base
  13. Lingula
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Study

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3
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On which lung surface is the hilum found?

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Mediastinal

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What is the hilum of the lung?

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The area on the medial surface of the lung through which structures enter or leave the lung

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What is the root of the lung?

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The structures which enter and leave the lung are collectively know as the root

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What 4 structures constitute the root of the lung?

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  • Airways
  • Vessels
  • Nerves
  • Lymphatics
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What fascial membrance covers the apex of the lung?

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Supraplueral membrane

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8
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Which lung is shorter and broader and why?

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  • Right lung due to the liver
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What are the structures that pass through the hilums (both left and right)?

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  • Bronchus posterior in both
  • Pulmonary veins anterior and inferior
  • Pulmonary artery superior on left
  • Pulmonary artery central and superior on right
  • Right has eparterial bronchus
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What is the pleura?

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  • Double layer of serous membranes surrounding the lungs
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Outer _____ membrane?

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  • Parietal
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Inner _____ membrane?

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  • Visceral
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What is the visceral pleura adhered to?

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  • The lung
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What is the parietal pleura adherent to?

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  • The inner surface of the ribs, sternum and mediastinum
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16
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Where in the lung are the two areas continuous with eachother?

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The root of the lung

17
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What structures does the mediastinal pluera line?

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  • Structures situated between the two pleural cavities
18
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What is the apical pleura?

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  • The pleura that lines the apex of the lungs in the root of the neck
19
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What is a pleural reflection?

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  • Areas where the parietal pluera lining one surface in the chest changes it’s direction to line another surface
20
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What is the relationship between the parietal and the visceral pleura at pleural reflections?

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  • The parietal is further apart from the visceral at reflections than at other points
21
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What does the increased distance create?

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  • A pleural recess (space)
22
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Identify and name the pleural recesses on the diagram?

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  • Superior arrow = costomediastinal reflex (THIS IS ON THE OTHER LUNG)
  • Inferior arrow = costodiaphramatic recess
23
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Which pleura is sensitive to pain?

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  • Parietal
24
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What nerve supplies the mediastinal and diaphragmatic pleura?

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  • Phrenic
25
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What nerves supply the rest of the pleura?

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  • Intercostal nerves

Respiratory System Anatomy (6 decks)

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