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What does the major (oblique) fissure separate on the right side?
What does the major (oblique) fissure separate on the right side?
- Right upper lobe from right lower lobe
- Right middle lobe from right lower lobe (correct)
- Right upper lobe from right middle lobe
- Right upper lobe from left lower lobe
Which fissure separates the right upper lobe (RUL) from the right middle lobe (RML)?
Which fissure separates the right upper lobe (RUL) from the right middle lobe (RML)?
- Major fissure
- Interlobar fissure
- Minor fissure (correct)
- Azygos fissure
In how many patients is the azygos fissure usually present?
In how many patients is the azygos fissure usually present?
- 10%
- 50%
- Less than 1%
- 25% (correct)
What anatomical variant is associated with the presence of an azygos fissure?
What anatomical variant is associated with the presence of an azygos fissure?
What segments are encased in their own pleura in an azygos lobe?
What segments are encased in their own pleura in an azygos lobe?