APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LIMB VASCULATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select all FALSE statements
A
The visceral plura lines the chest walls
B
Residual volume is not included in Vital capacity
C
During inspiration, atmosphiric pressure is greater than alveolar pressure
D
Pleural pressure is always negative
E
The lymphatic system is responsible for the pressure that holds the lungs open.<br />
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The parietal pleura lines the thoracic wall and superior surface of the diaphragm. It continues around the heart forming the lateral walls of the mediastinum. The pleura extends over the surface of the lungs as the visceral pleura.

Detailed explanation-2: -The visceral pleura covers the lung on all surfaces except at the hilum of the lung, where the structures that form the root of the lung enter and exit its mediastinal surface.

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