lungs

Question 1

root (hilum) of the lung

Answer 1

have structures that enter and exit the lungs and pleura

pulmonary arteries (superior, deoxygenated blood - from heart to lungs)

pulmonary veins
(inferior, oxygenated blood - lungs to heart)

primary bronchii
(posterior, cartilage)

Question 2

hilum of lung

Answer 2

depression on medial surface of lung

area on the lung where the structures forming the lung root enter the mediastinal surface of the lungs

Question 3

differences between L+R lungs

Answer 3

left: only 2 lobes (oblique fissue), has a cardiac notch

right: has horizontal fissure (3 lobes, slightly shorter as liver is right below it

Question 4

lobe segments

Answer 4

3° bronchi
separated from one another by CT
distinct blood + air supply
surgically resectable (able to be surgically removed)