2. CP Pulmonology Flashcards
In which lobe do you find the cardiac notch?
The left superior lobe.
What separates the lobes of the left lung?
The oblique fissure
What lines separate the lobes of the right lung?
Which is more superior?
Horizontal fissure and the Oblique fissure
The horizontal fissure.
What spaces do the inferior borders of the lungs enter when we inhale deeply?
The costomediastinal recess
The costodiaphragmatic recess
Which structure in the airways has C shaped cartilage?
Trachea
Bronchi have irregular cartilage, bronchioles have no cartilage.
Where is an inhaled foreign object more likely to be stuck?
In the right main bronchus
What is the last division of bronchi before the switch to bronchioles?
Segmental bronchi
What are the three divisions of bronchioles?
Conducting bronchiole
Terminal bronchiole
Respiratory bronchiole
What do we call the ridge that separates the right and left primary bronchi?
The carina
