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Lung Anatomy: BY DR K.O.Yashwant

The document provides details on lung anatomy. It describes the lungs as a pair of conical respiratory organs located in the thoracic cavity. Each lung is divided into lobes by fissures, with the right lung having three lobes and the left lung having two lobes. The root of each lung contains structures like the principal bronchus, pulmonary artery and veins, and nerves that enter and exit the lung. Segments of the lungs are supplied by their own arteries and drained by their own veins. The lungs receive nerve supply from both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.

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Lung Anatomy: BY DR K.O.Yashwant

The document provides details on lung anatomy. It describes the lungs as a pair of conical respiratory organs located in the thoracic cavity. Each lung is divided into lobes by fissures, with the right lung having three lobes and the left lung having two lobes. The root of each lung contains structures like the principal bronchus, pulmonary artery and veins, and nerves that enter and exit the lung. Segments of the lungs are supplied by their own arteries and drained by their own veins. The lungs receive nerve supply from both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.

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LUNG ANATOMY

BY
DR K.O.YASHWANT
INTRODUCTION
1)Lungs are a pair of respiratory organs situated in
the thoracic cavity.

2)Each lung innervates the corresponding pleural


cavity

3)In the young ,lungs are brown or grey in color.


Gradually, they become mottled black because of the
deposition of inhaled carbon particles

4)The right lung weighs about 700g.It is about 50-


100g heavier than the left lung.
FEATURES
1)Each lung is conical in shape
2)It has a) apex at the upper end
b) Base resting on the diaphragm

c) Three borders,i.e.,anterior,posterior,
and inferior

d) Two surfaces,i.e.costal and medial


1) The apex lies above the level of first rib.It reaches
2.5 cm above the medial one third of clavicle,just
medial to supraclavicular fossa.
2) The base rests on the diaphragm which separates
the right lung from the right lobe of the liver and the
left lung from the left lobe of the liver,fundus of
stomach and the spleen
3) The anterior border of the left lung shows a wide
cardiac notch below the level of the fourth costal
cartilage.The heart and pericardium are uncovered by
the lung in the region of this notch.
4) The posterior border corresponds to the medial
margins of the heads of the ribs.It extends from the
level of 7th cervical spine to the 10th thoracic spine.
5) Inferior border separates the base from costal
and medial surfaces.
6) The costal surface is large and convex.It is in contact
with the costal pleura and the overlying thoracic wall.

7) The medial surface is divided into a vertebral part


and mediastinal part.The mediastinal part shows a
cardiac impression ,the hilum
Fissures and lobes of the lungs
The right lung is divided into three lobes by
two fissures, oblique and horizontal, the left
lung is divided into two lobes by oblique
fissure
1) The oblique fissure cuts into whole thickness
of the lung,except at the hilum

2) Due to the oblique plane of the fissure ,the


lower lobe is more posterior and the upper
and the middle lobe more anterior

3) In the right lung, the horizontal fissure


passes from the anterior border upto the
oblique fissure and separates a wedge
shaped middle lobe from the upper lobe.
4) The tongue shaped projection of the left lung
below the cardiac notch is called lingula. It
corresponds to middle lobe of the right lung

5)The lungs expand maximally in the inferior


direction because movements of the thoracic wall
and diaphragm are maximal toward the base of the
lung

6)The presence of the the oblique fissure of the each


lung allows a more uniform expansion of the whole
lung
ROOT OF THE LUNG
1) The root of the lung is a short ,broad
pedicle which connects the medial surface
of the lung to the mediastinum

2)It is formed by the structures which either


enter or come out of the lung at the hilum

3)The roots of lungs lie opposite the bodies


of fifth,sixth and seventh thoracic vertebrae
CONTENTS OF ROOT OF THE LUNG
1)Principal bronchus on the left side, and eparterial
and hyparterial bronchi on right side
2)One pulmonary artery
3)Two pulmonary veins, superior and inferior
4)Bronchial arteries ,one on the right side and two on
the left side
5)Bronchial veins
6)Anterior and posterior pulmonary plexuses of
nerves
7)Lymphatics of lung
8)Bronchopulmonary lymph nodes
9)Areolar tissue
BRONCHIAL TREE
BRONCHO PULMONARY SEGMENTS
1)These are well defined sectors of the lung
each one of which is aerated by a tertiary or
segmental bronchus

2)Each segment is pyramidal in shape with its


apex directed towards the root of the lung

3)These bronchopulmonary segments are


independent respiratory units
1) The branches of the pulmonary artery
accompany the bronchi ,the artery lies
dorsolateral to the bronchus ,thus each
segment has its own separate artery

2)The pulmonary veins do not accompany the


bronchi or the pulmonary artery ,they run in
inter segmental planes

3)Thus ,each segment has more than one vein


and each vein drains more than one segment
1) Usually the infection of a segment
remains restricted to it although some
infections like tuberculosis may spread
from one segment to the other

2) However, the segments are no barriers


to the spread of bronchogenic
carcinoma.
ARTERIAL SUPPLY
1) on the right side there is one bronchial artery which
arises from either the third posterior intercostal
artery or from the upper left bronchial artery

2)On the left side there are two bronchial arteries


both of which arise from the descending thoracic
aorta

3)There are pre capillary anastomoses between


bronchial and pulmonary arteries. these connections
enlarge when any one of them is obstructed in
disease
VENOUS DRAINAGE

1) Usually there are two bronchial veins on each


side ,the right bronchial vein drain into the
azygous vein

2) The left bronchial vein drains either into the left


superior intercostal vein or into the hemi
azygous vein

3) The greater part of the venous blood from the


lung is drained by the pulmonary veins.
NERVE SUPPLY
1) Para sympathetic nerves are derived from
the vagus .These fibres are;
a) motor to the bronchial muscles and on
stimulation cause bronchospasm
b) secretomotor to the mucous glands of the
bronchial tree
c) the sensory fibres are responsible for
stretch reflex of the lungs and for the cough
reflex
2)The sympathetic nerves are derived
from second to fifth spinal segments.
These are inhibitory to the smooth
muscles and glands of bronchial tree.

3)This is how sympathomimetic drugs


like adrenaline cause brochodilatation
and relieve symptoms of bronchial
asthma.
THANK YOU

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