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1
Q

How many lobes does the right lung have?

A

3

2
Q

How many lobes does the left lung have?

A

2

3
Q

Innervation of the diaphragm

A

Phrenic nerve C3-C5

4
Q

Which bronchus do inhaled foreign bodies generally go into and why?

A

The right main bronchus because it is wider and more vertical than the left.

5
Q

The oesophagus can be compressed at which 4 locations?

A

The pharyngo-oesophageal junction.
Where it is crossed by the arch of the aorta.
Where it is compressed by the left main bronchus.
At oesophageal hiatus in the diaphragm (T XI)