Vessels ( Handout ) Flashcards
Carry well oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
A. Arteries
B. Veins
B. Veins
Carry poorly oxygenated blood to the lungs
A. Arteries
B. Veins
A. Arteries
How many bronchial arteries arise from the AORTA?
One RIGHT bronchial artery
How many bronchial arteries arise from the THORACIC AORTA?
2 LEFT bronchial artery
The RIGHT bronchial artery arise from?
Aorta
The 2 LEFT bronchial artery arise from?
THORACIC aorta
What supplies the lungs and the visceral pleura?
Bronchial arteries
The right bronchial vein drains into?
Azygos vein
Left bronchial vein drains to?
Hemiazygos vein
Innervation: Bronchoconstriction Vasodilation Secretion to alveolar glands of bronchial tree A. Sympathetic B. Parasympathetic
B. Parasympathetic
Innervation: Bronchodilation Vasoconstriction Inhibitory to alveolar glands of bronchial tree A. Sympathetic B. Parasympathetic
A. Sympathetic
Lymph drainage:
Drains the lung and visceral pleura
A. Superficial lymphatic plexus
B. Deep lymphatic plexus
A. Superficial
Lymph drainage:
Drains into the Hilar lymph nodes
A. Superficial lymphatic plexus
B. Deep lymphatic plexus
A. Superficial
Lymph drainage:
Drains structures that form the root of the lung
A. Superficial lymphatic plexus
B. Deep lymphatic plexus
B. Deep
Lymph drainage:
Drains initially to the pulmonary lymph nodes then to the hilar lymph node
A. Superficial lymphatic plexus
B. Deep lymphatic plexus
B. Deep