Lungs

Which organ is responsible for oxygenating the blood?

Stomach

Lungs (correct)

Liver

Heart

What is the texture of healthy lungs in living people?

Shrunken and hard

Elastic and recoil

Light, soft, and spongy (correct)

Firm and discolored

Which lung is larger and heavier?

Both lungs are equal in size

Right lung (correct)

Left lung

Lungs are not different in size

What divides the right lung into three lobes?

Fissures Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the mediastinum?

Separate the lungs Signup and view all the answers

Which surface of the lungs is in contact with the diaphragm?

Diaphragmatic surface Signup and view all the answers

Which border of the right lung is relatively straight?

Anterior border Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pulmonary capillaries?

To bring inspired air into close relation with the venous blood Signup and view all the answers

Which lung has a deep cardiac notch?

Left lung Signup and view all the answers

Where is the apex of the lung located?

Above the level of the 1st rib into the root of the neck Signup and view all the answers

How many lobes does the right lung have?

Three Signup and view all the answers

What is the tongue-like process that extends below the cardiac notch in the left lung called?

Lingula Signup and view all the answers

How much do the lungs recoil when the thoracic cavity is opened?

One-third their size Signup and view all the answers

What covers the apex of the lung?

Cervical pleura Signup and view all the answers

What causes the deep cardiac notch in the left lung?

Deviation of the apex of the heart to the left side Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the spaces where the lingula slides in and out during breathing?

Costomediastinal recess Signup and view all the answers

Which surface of the lung is smooth, convex, and related to the costal pleura?

Costal surface Signup and view all the answers

Which surface of the lung is concave and related to the middle mediastinum?

Mediastinal surface Signup and view all the answers

Which lung surface forms the base of the lung and rests on the dome of the diaphragm?

Diaphragmatic surface Signup and view all the answers

Which lung surface has a groove for the esophagus and a cardiac impression for the heart if embalmed?

Mediastinal surface Signup and view all the answers

Which lung surface features a prominent groove for the arch of the aorta and the descending aorta?

Mediastinal surface of the left lung Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the spaces where the lingula slides in and out during breathing?

Cardiac impression Signup and view all the answers

Which surface of the lung is bounded by a thin, sharp margin and projects into the costodiaphragmatic recess of the pleura?

Diaphragmatic surface Signup and view all the answers

Which surface of the lung is related to the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae?

Vertebral part of the costal surface Signup and view all the answers

Why is the concavity deeper in the right lung at the diaphragmatic surface?

Because of the higher position of the right dome overlying the liver Signup and view all the answers

What is the continuity between the parietal and visceral layers of pleura surrounding the root of the lung called?

Pleural sleeve Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pulmonary ligament?

To suspend the lung from the root Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the pulmonary ligament and the esophagus?

The pulmonary ligament is anterior to the esophagus Signup and view all the answers

Which border of the lung is broad and rounded and lies in the cavity at the side of the thoracic region of the vertebral column?

Posterior border Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the structures forming the root of the lung that pass through the wedge-shaped area on the mediastinal surface of each lung?

Hilum Signup and view all the answers

What structures are attached to the mediastinum by the roots of the lungs?

Bronchi and bronchial vessels Signup and view all the answers

Which lung surface features a groove for the arch of the aorta and the descending aorta?

Mediastinal surface Signup and view all the answers

What is the location of the cardiac notch?

Anterior border of the left lung Signup and view all the answers

What separates the diaphragmatic surface of the lung from the costal and mediastinal surfaces?

Inferior border of the lung Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pulmonary plexuses?

Control sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation of the lungs Signup and view all the answers

What does the pulmonary ligament extend between?

Lung and mediastinum Signup and view all the answers

Lungs

Questions and Answers

Which organ is responsible for oxygenating the blood?

What is the texture of healthy lungs in living people?

Which lung is larger and heavier?

What divides the right lung into three lobes?

What is the function of the mediastinum?

Which surface of the lungs is in contact with the diaphragm?

Which border of the right lung is relatively straight?

What is the function of the pulmonary capillaries?

Which lung has a deep cardiac notch?

Where is the apex of the lung located?

How many lobes does the right lung have?

What is the tongue-like process that extends below the cardiac notch in the left lung called?

How much do the lungs recoil when the thoracic cavity is opened?

What covers the apex of the lung?

What causes the deep cardiac notch in the left lung?

What is the term for the spaces where the lingula slides in and out during breathing?

Which surface of the lung is smooth, convex, and related to the costal pleura?

Which surface of the lung is concave and related to the middle mediastinum?

Which lung surface forms the base of the lung and rests on the dome of the diaphragm?

Which lung surface has a groove for the esophagus and a cardiac impression for the heart if embalmed?

Which lung surface features a prominent groove for the arch of the aorta and the descending aorta?

What is the term for the spaces where the lingula slides in and out during breathing?

Which surface of the lung is bounded by a thin, sharp margin and projects into the costodiaphragmatic recess of the pleura?

Which surface of the lung is related to the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae?

Why is the concavity deeper in the right lung at the diaphragmatic surface?

What is the continuity between the parietal and visceral layers of pleura surrounding the root of the lung called?

What is the function of the pulmonary ligament?

What is the relationship between the pulmonary ligament and the esophagus?

Which border of the lung is broad and rounded and lies in the cavity at the side of the thoracic region of the vertebral column?

What is the term for the structures forming the root of the lung that pass through the wedge-shaped area on the mediastinal surface of each lung?

What structures are attached to the mediastinum by the roots of the lungs?

Which lung surface features a groove for the arch of the aorta and the descending aorta?

What is the location of the cardiac notch?

What separates the diaphragmatic surface of the lung from the costal and mediastinal surfaces?

What is the function of the pulmonary plexuses?

What does the pulmonary ligament extend between?

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