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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Ethmoidal sinus
(ethmoidal cells)
Anterior group middle
meatus
Posterior groups
superior meatus
Sphenoidal sinus
meatuses superior.
Trachea
The windpipe (10 – 12
cm)
The rings of cartilage (16
– 20) to help keep the
airways open (2.5 cm).
Lined with mucus
membranes which add
moisture to the air
Lined with cilia that
sweep mucus and small
particles back up the
airway.
In the mediastinum ( 5th
Th, the sternal angle.)
divides into the right and
Bronchial tree
Primary bronchi
(main bronchi)
Largest bronchi
Right main
bronchi - wider
and shorter than
the left
Secondary (lobar)
bronchi
Three on the right
Two on the left
Tertiary (segmental)
bronchi - branch
into each lung
segment
Bronchioles - little
bronchi, less than 1
mm in diameter
Terminal
bronchioles - less
Main Bronchus
Segmental bronchus
Lobes and Surfaces of the
lobes lungs
Right lung has three
The Pleura
[ 2 – 4 – 6 - 6 – 8 – 10 - 12]
The Heart
2nd left rib
3rd right rib
6 right rib [parasternal line]
5th intercostal space
midclavicular line
Lung fissure surface marking
Also nourish
Mediastinal lymph nodes
Pulmonary nerves
Some muscular pulmonary
arteries and veins
Portions of the esophagus
Visceral pleura
Bronchial venous system
1/3 blood returns to right heart
Azygous
Hemiazygous
Intercostal veins
Ductus Thoracicus
Nn.ll. Cervicales Profundi inf.