Pleura and Lungs — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ one-third of the liver is related to both the lung and the pleura

Answer: Upper

Flashcard 2: The thoracic duct joins _____ vein at its junction with _____ vein.

Answer: Left subclavian; left internal jugular

Flashcard 3: The bronchopulmonary segments are aerated by _____ bronchi

Answer: tertiary

Flashcard 4: The _____ nerve is posterior to the root of the lung and the phrenic nerve is anterior to the root of the lung.

Answer: vagus

Flashcard 5: The roots of the lung are at the level of _____-T7 vertebral bodies.

Answer: T5

Flashcard 6: The sequence of structures at the left hilum (superior to inferior) is: _____, Principal (hyparterial) bronchus, and Inferior pulmonary vein.

Answer: Pulmonary artery

Flashcard 7: Major structures related to the mediastinal surface of the **left lung**: - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____

Answer: Arch of aorta

Extra: The mediastinal surface of the left lung is related to the heart (forming the cardiac impression), the arch of the aorta (superior to the hilum), and the descending aorta (posterior to the hilum). Other relations include the left subclavian and common carotid arteries, the esophagus, and the left phrenic and vagus nerves.

Flashcard 8: In the paravertebral line, the inferior border of lung is at the _____ rib and for pleura is at the level of 12th rib

Answer: 10th

Flashcard 9: _____ passes anterior to the scalene tubercle of the 1st rib.

Answer: Subclavian vein

Flashcard 10: The carina is _____ to ascending aorta and _____ to descending aorta

Answer: posterior