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What is the derivation of the apex of the left lung?
The uppermost point, hence apex...of the lung
What is the pointed part of the lung?
The top pointed tip of the lung is the apex, while the pointed tip on the bottom of the left lung is called the lingula.
Why is the apex of the right lung more likely to have tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis seems to be more common in the right lung rather than the left lung due to the short right trachea. Anatomically the left trachea is longer than the right one due to the position of the heart and the major vessels. As a result microbes can more easily navigate to the right lung rather than the left lung.
What is pleural parenchymal infiltrates in the left apex?
It means that there is blood, water, or pus on the top left lung.
What is the uppermost portion of the lung called?
The uppermost part of the lung is the lung apex. Apical means pertaining to the apex.
Contrast left lung and right lung?
The left lung is slightly smaller than the right lung because 2/3 of the heart is located there. The left lung contains the cardiac notch, an indentation in the lung that surrounds the apex (pointed end) of the heart. The smaller left lung only has 2 lobes, the superior and inferior.
Name the two structures that leave permanent imprints in the lobes of the left lung of humans?
it depends which lung you are talking about. On the mediastinal suface right lung there is imprints from the superior vena cava and diaphragm and in the left is the arch of the aorta. Both have cardiac impression more notable on left lung.
What is the narrow part of the lung called?
apex
Name the lobes of the rat's lungs?
Pigs have 4 lobes in their right lung and 3 lobes in their left lung. The 3 lobes of the left lung are apical, cardiac, and diaphragmatic lobes.
What is the significance of air bronchogram?
The term air bronchogram is used to describe a condition in which the bronchi stand out prominently due to increased contrast brought about by changes in the surrounding lung tissue. The change can be due to pneumonic consolidation, collapse of a part of the lung, or inflammatory edema in the lung tissue. It is not specific to any disease.
Where is the apical portion of the lung?
This is the TOP of the lung (part toward the head).
How many lobes does the left lung have?
After the mainstem bronchus, two secondary bronchi supply the left lung (and three supply the right lung).
