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What is the reason for the right lung being shorter than the left lung?
What is the reason for the right lung being shorter than the left lung?
- The liver pushes up on the right hemidiaphragm (correct)
- The right lung is smaller in size
- The left lung has more lobes than the right lung
- The right lung is compressed by the heart
Which lung is depicted in the drawing in Figure 2.21?
Which lung is depicted in the drawing in Figure 2.21?
- Both lungs
- Left lung (correct)
- Right lung
- None of the above
What is the most inferior part of the diaphragm?
What is the most inferior part of the diaphragm?
- The anterior portion
- The lateral portion
- The superior portion
- The posterior portion (correct)
On a lateral chest radiograph, which of the following is true about the left lung?
On a lateral chest radiograph, which of the following is true about the left lung?
What is the reason for the difference in length between the right and left lung?
What is the reason for the difference in length between the right and left lung?
What is the most inferior part of the diaphragm?
What is the most inferior part of the diaphragm?
What is the largest artery in the body?
What is the largest artery in the body?
What is the name of the sac that encloses the heart and roots of the great vessels?
What is the name of the sac that encloses the heart and roots of the great vessels?
Where is the heart located in the body?
Where is the heart located in the body?