Lecture:3 Trachia, Bronchial Tree, Lung, Pleura

Question 1

Where does the trachea ly?

Answer 1

In the superior mediastinum

Question 2

Where does the trachea begin?

Answer 2

C6

Question 3

Where does the trachea terminate?

Answer 3

T4

Question 4

What is Posterior to the Trachea?

Answer 4

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve

Question 5

What is anterior to the trachea?

Answer 5

The left innominate vein and artery

Question 6

What drains the trachea?

Answer 6

The Inferior Thyroid veins

Question 7

Enumerate differences between both bronchus?

Answer 7

The right main bronchus is shorter and wider

Question 8

When a foreign body enter the trachea, which bronchus does it enter?

Answer 8

The right main bronchus

Question 9

What is the deep layer of pleura?

Answer 9

The Visceral layer

Question 10

What is the Parietal layer of the pleura?

Answer 10

The outer most layer

Question 11

Which part of the parietal pleura protrudes through the thoracic inlet to the neck?

Answer 11

The Cervical pleura

Question 12

What does the Supra pleural membrane span?

Answer 12

The 7th cervical transverse process to the inner border of the first rib

Question 13

What is the nerve supply of the costal and peripheral diaphragmatic pleura?

Answer 13

Intercostal nerves

Question 14

What is the nerve supply of both mediastinal and central diaphragmatic pleura?

Answer 14

Phrenic nerves

Question 15

Important: where is the apex of the lung?

Answer 15

Extends above and behind the medial third of the clavicle

Question 16

What does the Inferior border of the lung protrude through?

Answer 16

Costa-diaphragmatic recess

Question 17

What does the mediastinal surface of the lung contain?

Answer 17

The hilum

Question 18

What does the posterior border of the lung occupy?

Answer 18

Para-vertebral gutter

Question 19

Which area is used for pericardial puncture?

Answer 19

The cardiac notch (medial ends of 5th and 4th intercostal spaces)

Question 20

Where do stab wounds affect both lung and pleura?

Answer 20

Above the 8th rib

Question 21

Between the 10th and 8th rib stab wounds lead to Injury of?

Answer 21

Only the pleura

Question 22

What is an entry of air into the pleural cavity called?

Answer 22

Pneumothorax