Cardiopulmonary anatomy and common respiratory diseases including COPD, asthma, and pneumonia, one condition or structure per card.
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- The trachea bifurcates into the right and left mainstem bronchi at a landmark called the
- Carina
- The right lung has how many lobes
- Three (upper, middle, and lower)
- The left lung has how many lobes
- Two (upper and lower)
- The lingula is a structure found in the
- Left upper lobe, anatomically analogous to the right middle lobe
- The visceral pleura covers
- The surface of the lungs themselves
- The parietal pleura lines
- The inner surface of the chest wall
- The pleural space normally contains
- A thin layer of lubricating fluid that allows the pleural surfaces to slide smoothly
- The primary muscle of quiet inspiration
- The diaphragm
- Accessory muscles of inspiration include
- The sternocleidomastoid and scalene muscles
- Muscles of active (forced) expiration include
- The internal intercostal and abdominal muscles
- Gas exchange occurs at the level of the
- Alveoli
- Type I alveolar cells function primarily for
- Gas exchange, forming the thin barrier for diffusion
- Type II alveolar cells function primarily for
- Producing pulmonary surfactant
- Pulmonary circulation carries
- Deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs and oxygenated blood back to the left atrium
- The pulmonary artery carries
- Deoxygenated blood, unlike most other arteries in the body
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