PATHOLOGY MCQ
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Left
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Right
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Same Size
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The right lung has three lobes and is slightly larger than the left lung, which has two lobes. The lungs are separated by the mediastinum. This area contains the heart, trachea, esophagus, and many lymph nodes.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the adult, the right lung weighs about 630 grams and the left weighs 570 grams. The left lung is smaller, since the heart, which is dominantly a left sided structure, occupies part of the left chest.
Detailed explanation-3: -The left lung consists of two lobes: the left upper lobe (LUL) and the left lower lobe (LLL). The right lobe is divided by an oblique and horizontal fissure, where the horizontal fissure divides the upper and middle lobe, and the oblique fissure divides the middle and lower lobes.