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Lung
A -- Lung, Trachea, and Bronchi Sturcture
Question | Answer |
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The trachea begins at the level of what vertebrae? | C6 |
What is the name of the cartilage over the larynx? | cricoid |
At what level does the trachea end (branch into primary bronchus)? | The level of the inferior border of T4 or the intervertebral disc between T4/T5 |
The division of the trachea into Rt and Lt primary bronchus is maked interiorly by what structure? | carina |
Describe the posterior wall of the trachea. | fibromuscular membrane |
What is the shape of the tracheal cartilages? | U-shaped |
The arch of the aorta is anatomically related in what way to the trachea? | anteriorly |
The left brachiocephalic vein is anatomically related in what way to the trachea? | anteriorly |
The esophagus is anatomically related in what way to the trachea? | posteriorly |
The arch of the azygos vein is anatomically related in what way to the trachea? | to the right |
The left recurrent laryngeal nerve is anatomically related in what way to the trachea? | in the groove between trachea and esophagus |
This bronchus wider, shorter, and more vertical? | the right bronchus |
The apex of the lung projects _______________ and is about 1.5 in. above the __________________. | upward, clavicle |
The base of the lung is also know as what surface? | diaphragmatic |
This is a depression in the medistinal surface of the lung which bronchi, blood and lymph vessels, and nerves enter or leave? | hilum |
The bronchi, blood and lymph vessels, and nerves that enter or leave the lung are know collectively as what? | root of the lung |
Which of the lungs is larger? | right lung |
The impression for the arch of the aorta would be noted on which lung's medistinal surface? | left |
The impression for the arch of the azygos vein would be noted on the mediatinal surface of which lung? | right |
The cardiac impression is larger on the mediastinal surface of which lung? | left |
These are functional and structurely independent units of the lung lobes, also known as _________________ bronchi? | bronchopulonmary segments, segmental or tertiary bronchi |
The veins of the bronchopulmonary segments are arrangement in what relationship to the segments? | intersegmental (lie in connective tissue between segments) |
The superior lingular segment would be found in which lung? | the left lung |
The root of each lung contains how many pulmonary arteries? | 1 per lung |
The root of each lung contains how many pulmonary veins? | 2 per lung |
Which lungs pulmonary artery lies anterior to the principle bronchus of that lung? | right lung |
In the left lung the pulmonary artery is anatomical related in what way to the bronchus? | superiorly |