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State the anatomical land marks for emergency surgical airway
Cricoid and thyroid cartilage
if an object were to get trapped in one of the lungs of the bronchus...which would it be?
Right main bronchus
The right primary bronchus passes ___ to the azygos vein
Inferior
The right primary bronchus passes directly into the ___ of the lung
Hilum
The ___ produces a cough reflex if irritated
Carina
Define the carina:
ridge located b/w the openings of the primary bronchi
____ are present with early changes if cancer is present within the lung
trachobronchial lymph nodes
State the 2 types of major pleura of the lung
Parietal pleura which lines the thoracic cavity.

The visceral pleura which covers the lung.
State the nerves which innervate the parietal pleura
The intercoastal nerve innervates the coastal and diaphragmatic pleura

The phrenic nerve the mediastinal and central diaphragmatic pleura
State the sleeve of pleura just inferior to he root of the lung
Pulmonary ligament
State the fissure of the left lung
Oblique primary fissure
State the 2 fissures of the right lung
Oblique and horizontal
The lingula of the ---
UppeR left lung, some refer to it as the middle lobe of the left lung
State the 6 components of the root of the lung:
Primary Bronchus
Pulmonary artery
Sup/Infer pulmonary veins
Bronchial artery/vein
Pulmonary nerve plexus
Lymphatics
State the different locations of the right and left pulmonary arteries.
Right pulmonary artery is between the primary bronchus and pulmonary vein.

The left pulmonary artery is superior to the pulmonary bronchus and pulmonary vein.
The nodes found at the hila of the lung are called...
Hilar Nodes
The bronchi and pulmonary tissue recieve blood from the ...
bronchial arteries --> branches of the thoracic aorta
movement of air goes:
trachea --> bronchus --> bronchiolies --> alveolar
Bronchopulmonary segement, usually __ - ___ in number ( ____ in the right lung and ___ - ___ in the left lung. This is important for surgical resection of the lung (cancer)
Bronchopulmonary segment, usually 18-20 total in number, (10 in ht eright lung 8-10 in the left lung. This is important for surgical resection of the lung (cancer)
State the names of the nodes found at the pulmonary parenchyma:
pulmonary nodes
State the name of the nodes found at the hilium:
bronchopulmonary nodes
State the name of the nodes found at the carina:
infer-tracheobronchial nodes
State where the tracheobronchial nodes on the right side drain
Right lymphatic duct
State where the tracheobronchial nodes on the left side drain
Thoracic duct
The trachea starts at
C5, C6
The trachea divides at
the sternal angle (T4-T5)
The left pulmonary bronchus passes anterior to
esophagus and the toracic aorta to reach the hilum of the lung
The right bronchi branch sooner when compared to the left bronchi branch because...
there are 3 lobes to the right lung, 3 bronchi can be observed
Nerve supply of the lungs is composed of the pulmonary plexus formed by branches of ...
upper thoracic sympathetic trunk and vagus nerve
the sympathetic efferent fibers (of lung) cause
bronchodilation and vasoconstriction
the parasympathetic efferent fibers (of the lungs) cause
bronchoconstriction and vasodilation