Can You Identify the Lobes and Hilum on a Lateral Chest Radiograph?

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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?

  • Both lungs
  • Left lung (correct)
  • Right lung
  • None of the above

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?

<p>The lower lobe extends below the hilum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for the difference in length between the right and left lung?

<p>The liver located in the right upper abdomen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most inferior part of the diaphragm?

<p>The posterior portion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the largest artery in the body?

<p>Aorta (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the sac that encloses the heart and roots of the great vessels?

<p>Pericardial sac (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the heart located in the body?

<p>Posterior to the body of the sternum (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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