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How is the right lung different from the left lung?
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Lobes:3/2, fissures:2/1. Right is shorter, wider, higher volume, & heavier.
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Name the root of the lung and the structures located in it.
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Hilum/hilus: 1⁰ bronchi, pulm arts/veins, bronch arts/veins, pulm nerve plexus, lymph nodes/ves
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What are the blood circulations of the lungs and what do they supply?
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Bronchial circulation: stromal tissue. Pulmonary circulation: parenchymal tissue.
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What are the lymphatic plexuses of the lungs?
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Superficial lymphatic plexus and deep lymphatic plexus.
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What does the superficial (subpleural) lymphatic plexus drain and its route?
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Surface of the lungs to the bronchopulmonary/hilar nodes
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What does the deep lymphatic plexus drain and its route?
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starts at the terminal bronchioles and drains most of lung tissue to pulm lymph nodes to bronchopulmonary/hilar nodes
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Which lymph plexus drains the parenchymal tissue of the lungs?
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There are no lymph vessels at the level of the alveoli.
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Lymph from the lungs ends up in the circulation by which method on the right and left sides?
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Left = thoracic duct, right = multiple lymphatic ducts. Both to the subclavian veins.
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Sensory information from the lungs is sent over which nerve fiber?
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Vagus via the pulmonary plexus.
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Motor info to the lungs is sent over which fibers?
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PSNS: vagus via pulm plexus. SNS: T2-6 via pulm plexus, more control through circulating NE/Epi.
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Where can we find pleural membranes (3)?
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Line the thoracic cavity, lat walls of mediastinum, covers lungs.
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What are the types and subtypes of pleural membranes?
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Visceral pleura. Parietal pleura (mediastinal, cervical, costal, diaphragmatic)
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Rib level of the lowermost edge of the parietal pleura
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MCL-8th rib, MAL-10th rib, LVC-12th rib
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What can you find in the pleural cavity?
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Serous fluid, it is a potential space.
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What are the pleural reflections called?
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Costal, sternal
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What are the major pleural sinuses/recesses called?
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Costomediastinal sinus/recess and costodiaphragmatic sinus/recess
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What defines the costodiaphragmatic recess and where is it most accessible?
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The costal reflection, lateral inferior border.
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What defines the costomediastinal recess and where is it most accessible?
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Sternal reflection. 4th ICS or via the para-xiphoid approach.
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From where does the visceral pleura receive blood?
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Art: bronchial arteries; ven: bronchial veins.
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Describe the arterial and venous circulation of the parietal pleura.
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Art: intercostal art (costal) and Internal thoracic artery (mediastinal). Venous: via corresponding veins
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What is the lymphatic drainage of the pleura?
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Visceral (superficial lymphatic plexus), costal (intercostal lymph Nds), diaphragmatic (dia. LNds), mediastinal (mdstnl LNds.)
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What is the motor and sensory nerve supply to the visceral pleura?
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Motor: none. Sensory: via the pulmonary plexus to the vagus
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What section of the parietal pleura are innervated by the phrenic nerve?
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Mediastinal pleura, Cervical pleura, diaphragmatic pleura
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What area of the parietal pleura is innervated by the intercostal nerves of T1-T11?
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The costal pleura and the most peripheral areas of the diaphragmatic pleura
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How is the parietal peritoneum innervated?
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The phrenic nerve and, in the most peripheral areas, the lower intercostal nerves
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What is the mediastinum?
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The area of the thorax located between the two lungs
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What are the borders of the mediastinum?
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Sternum, Thoracic vertebrae, Mediastinal pleura, Superior thoracic aperture, diaphragm
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What are two and four divisions of the mediastinum?
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Two: superior and inferior mediastinum; Four: superior, anterior, middle, and posterior mediastinum
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What can be found in the superior mediastinum?
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Trachea, Esophagus, Vagus nerves, Aortic arch, thymus gland, phrenic nerve, superior vena cava, aortic arteries, sympathetic trunk
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What is found in the anterior mediastinum?
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Lymph nodes, adipose tissue, portion of the thymus
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What can be found in the middle mediastinum?
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Pericardial sac, phrenic nerves, heart, roots of the eight major blood vessels
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What can be found in the posterior mediastinum?
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Esophogus, vagus nerve, 1⁰ bronchi, descending aorta, azygos and hemiozygos vein
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Name the facial bones and whether they are paired or unpaired.
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Unpaired: vomer, mandible. Paired: maxilla, palatine, zygomatic, inf. Nasal conchae, lacrimal, nasal
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How are the ethmoid bone and vomer bone related?
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perpendicular plate of the ethmoid extends inf. And fuses with vomer to form 2/3 of nasal septum
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Which bones fuse together to form the hard palate?
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palatine process of the maxilla and the palatine bones
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How do we classify airways according to function?
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Conductive airways and gas exchange airways
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Because the conductive airways have no gas exchange going on, how else can we refer to them?
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Anatomical dead space
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The conducting airways extend from where to where?
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From the nose and mouth to the terminal bronchioles
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What defines the mouth/oral cavity?
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It extends from the lips to the palatoglossal fold
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What is the palatoglossal fold or anterior pillar?
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Fold of tissue located on each side of the oral cavity due to the palatoglossal muscle
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What is the palatoglossal arch or the anterior arch?
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The two palatoglossal folds on each side that form the palatoglossal arch, border btwn oral cavity and oral pharynx
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What is the palatopharyngeal fold
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fold of tissue on each side of the oropharynx posterior to the palatoglossal folds
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What forms the palatopharyngeal arch (aka posterior arch)?
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two palatopharyngeal folds
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What lies between the anterior and posterior arch?
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the palatine tonsil, which is lymph nodal tissue
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How many subunits is the tongue made of and how are those subunits connected?
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two halves that join together by the median sulcus
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How is the tongue divided from front to back?
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by the terminal sulcus, which divides it into an anterior 2/3 and posterior 1/3, described as inverted V
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What is the foreman cecum?
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the area where each limb of the terminal sulcus join together
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What is the body and root of the tongue?
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Body: anterior 2/3 (oral portion). Root: posterior 1/3 (pharyngeal portion)
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What is the sensory nerve supply to the tongue?
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Anterior 2/3: lingual (V3) and chorda tympani (CN7). Posterior 1/3: glossopharyngeal (CN9) and internal laryngeal nerve (vagus)
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What is the internal laryngeal nerve a subunit of?
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Vagus>Superior>Internal
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What are lingual tonsils and where can they be found?
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at or near the surface of the pharyngeal portion of the tongue
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What is the lingual frenulum
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a thin fold of connective tissue that connects the bottom of the anterior portion of the tongue to the floor of the mouth
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What is the genioglossus muscle and what else is it known as?
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safety M., protruder M. Origin: mandible. Insertion: tongue. Allows you to stick out tongue
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What is the external nose made of?
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two nasal bones and a series of nasal cartilages
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What is the sensory information from the external nose transmitted on?
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V1 of the trigeminal N.
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The nasal septum is made up of what components?
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The vomer B., The perpendiular plate of the Ethmoid B., The septal cartilage
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What are the components of the Ethmoid B?
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Crista Galli, Cribiform Plate, Perpendicular Plate, Ethmoidal Cells, Middle nasal concha, Superior nasal concha
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What are the two parts of the palate and their constituents?
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hard palate (palatine B and palatine process of the maxilla). Soft palate (uvula)
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What are the anterior nares and their relative location to the nasal cavity?
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anterior openings between the atmosphere and the nasal cavity, opening slightly below the level of the floor of the nasal cavity
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What is the vestibule of the nasal cavity?
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chamber at the entrance of the nasal cavity; the spaces immediately inside the anterior nares; nasal hair originates here
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What is the atrium of the nasal cavities
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Slightly depressed area at the anterior end of the middle meatus
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What are the names of the conchae and what bone do the arise from?
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Superior, middle, and inferior nasa conchae. Superior and middle: ethmoid B. Inferior: Separate Bone
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Define meatus of the nasal cavity
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Narrow passageway located beneath the corresponding nasal concha
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Describe the drainage into the meatuses of the nasal cavity
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superior: ethmoidal sinus and sphenoethmoidal recess. Middle: frontal, maxillary and portion of ethmoidal sinuses. Inferior: nasolacrimal duct
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Define the posterior nares
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passageway between the nasal cavities and the nasopharynx
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What are the epithelial linings of the internal nose?
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the olfactory epithelium: top. stratiphied squamous epithelium: vestibule, anterior 1/3. pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium: posterior 2/3
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