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D: alveolus

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An air sac of the lung

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D:alveolar duct

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The terminal part of the air passages which has alveolar sacs opening into it

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D: bronchus

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any of the major air passages to the lungs that diverge from the trachea

Singular= bronchus
Plural = bronchi
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D: bronchioles

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Any of the lower subdivisions of the bronchi

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D: bronchopulmonary segment

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A pyramidal segment of lung tissue aerated by a tertiary bronchus : smallest functional unit of the lung

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D: parterial bronchus

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The right upper lobe broncos which is located superior to its corresponding branch of pulmonary artery. All the other are hyperarterial

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D: carina

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The last tracheal ring that looks like the keel of a boat

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D: lung

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A respiratory organ

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D: lung root

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Made up of structures that connect a lung to the heart and trachea

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D: lung hilum/hilus

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A depression the mediastinal surface of the lung which is the only site of entrance and exit of structures associated with the lungs

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D: pulmonary ligament

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The reflection of the mediastinal parietal pleura that forms a sleeve below the lung root on each side

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D: trachea

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A large fibrocartilage nous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from below the larynx to the beginning of bronchi and located in the midline of the neck and superior mediastinum

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D: trachealis muscle

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A longitudinal smooth muscle strip that bridges the gap between the free ends of C-shaped cartilages at the posterior surface of the trachea anterior to the esophagus

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Where is the Upper respiratory tract located?

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Nose to trachea

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How is the right bronchi different than the left?

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The right is short straighter and wider

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If a foreign body enters the trachea where will it end up?

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The right lung

-Note: The left lung is narrower and longer

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What muscle is found in the trachea?

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Trachealis

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Where does the trachea lack rings structure?

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On the posterior side.

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From where does the trachea extend?

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From where the larynx ends at C6 vertebra to the transverse thoracic plane (TTP), where it bifurcated at T4 IVD

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What is the diameter of the trachea?

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Adult- `1 inch
Infant 1 cm
New born 1mm

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Where does the trachea bifurcate?

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T the level of the sternal angle of Louis into two primary bronchi

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What lies anteriorly to the trachea?

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Superficial to deep: skin, fascia, strap muscles, thyroid, isthmus, inferior thyroid vessels, jugular venous arch, jugular notch

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What lies later to the trachea?

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Carotid sheath, thyroid lobes, brachiocephalic trunk (Rt.), azygous arch (RT.), aortic arch (Lt.)

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What lies posteriorly to the trachea?

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Esophagus, recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), thoracic duct, vertebral column

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Why is the Tracheal carina important?
It's the most sensitive part and a landmark for bronchoscopy
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What direction does each bronchus go after the bifurcation of the trachea?
Right: more vertical (shorter and wider) Left: oblique (longer)
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When do the primary bronchi bifurcate?
They branch once they enter the lung hila (singular: hilum)
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Under what arch do the left and right lung run under?
Right: azygous rich Left: arch of aorta
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How many secondary bronchus do the primary bronchus divide into?
Three secondary bronchi in the right lung and two in the left
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What is the aparterial bronchus?
The right superior 2* bronchus Named this because it passes superior to the level of its correspondin pulmonary artery
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What does hyparterial mean?
Referring to the 2* bronchi being below the level of its corresponding artery
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After the 2* bronchi divide into the 3* bronchi, what do the 3* supply ir to?
The bronchopulonary segment, the smallest surgically respectable unit of the lung
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What is the smallest surgically respectable unit of the lung tissue?
Bronchopulmonary segment
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What are the 3 orders of bronchioles?
Conducting/lobular Terminal Respiratory
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What are each type of bronchi responsible for? (They are conducting, terminal and respiratory)
Conducting and terminal are part of the conducting elements Respiratory are part of the gas exchange unit
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What constitutes the majority of respiratory bronchioles?
Smoot muscle They have no cartilaginous framework
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What can bronchospasm factor into?
Disease corneen such as bronchial asthma -note: remember respiratory bronchioles are mainly smooth muscle
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Where is the distal air way located?
From the respiratory bronchioles to alveoli -This is where gas exchange occurs
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Where does gas exchange occur?
The distal airway
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What mainly lines the bronchioles and alveolar ducts?
Cuboidal epithelium
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What lines the walls of the alveoli?
About 90%: squamous epithelium or type I alveolar pneumocytes 10%: type II alveolar pneumocytes, the secretoras of surfactant
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What may cause collapse of the bronchioles because of chronic destruction of elastic tissue of the bronchioles?
Chronic dilation of the bronchi and bronchioles
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What are the surfaces of the lungs?
Sternocostal Mediastinal Diaphragmatic
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What are the borders of the lung?
Anterior Posterior/vertebral Inferior
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The costal and apical/cervical surfaces are ______ whereas the diaphragmatic surface is ____?
Convex Concave
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Where does the oblique fissure of the right lung run from?
T2 or T3 spinous process posteriorly to C6 costal cartilage anterior
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What happens at the lung root?
The lungs connect to the trachea and heart
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What happens at the lung hilum?
The mediastinal surface of the lung where the bronchi and pulmonary vessels enter and leave
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Where does lymph from the trachea drain?
Into the pre-tracheal, para-tracheal and inferior deep cervical nodes
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What is the trachealbronchial vasculature?
Branches from the inferior thyroid (upper 2/3) and bronchial arteries (lower 1/3rd) form anastomoses on the trachea.
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Where do the veins of the trachea drain?
Inferior thyroid venous plexus
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Where is most of the blood from the bronchial arteries returned?
In the pulmonary veins
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What are the arteries that supply the lungs below the carina?
On the left 2 arteries branching from the descending thoracic aorta. On the right from the 3rd right posterior intercostal artery.
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What do the bronchial arteries supply?
The bronchial tree from the carina to the respiratory bronchioles, the connective tissue of the lungs, the visceral pleura, and give some branches to the esophagus
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What nourishes the organs above the carina?
Inferior thyroid artery
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What is the tracheobronchial innervation?
Mucous membrane/pain fibers by the parasympathetic (Vagus and Recurrent laryngeal nerves), smooth muscle and vessels by the sympathetic
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What is the vasculature to the lungs?
The pulmonary supply the respiratory component The bronchial arteries supply the non-respiratory conducting tissues of the lungs and visceral pleura
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Trace the path of the two pulmonary arteries carrying poorly oxygenated blood supply to the lungs starting from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle.
From the right ventricle, the pulmonary trunk arises and ascends anterior to the ascending aorta, then to its left side before diving under the concavity of the aortic rich at the transverse thoracic plane (TTP) to give rise to two pulmonary arteries.
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Where do the bronchial or tracheobronchial arteries arise from?
The descending thoracic aorta
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Where do anostomosis occur between the pulmonary arteries and the bronchial arteries?
At the level of the respiratory bronchioles
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If pulmonary thrombosis/embolism occurred slowly, what would take over to the entire system and gradually restore full lung function?
The bronchial arteries
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Where do the superficial/sub-pleura lymphatic vessels of the lungs drain into? Where do the deep/sub-mucous lymphatic vessels drain into?
1. Directly into the bronchopulmonary/hilar lymph nodes 2. Drain alongside the bronchi and pulmonary vessels first into the pulmonary lymph nodes which the drains into the bronchopulmonary/hilar nodes of their side
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What lobe drains into the Left superior tracheaobronchial nodes?
Only the upper lobe of the left lung

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