THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

TRACHEA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a segment of long tissue that is bounded by a connective tissue partitions and supplied by a single bronchiole, accompanied by branches of pulmonary arteries and veins.
A
lobule
B
larynx
C
bronchi
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A pulmonary lobule is a subdivision formed as the bronchi branch into bronchioles. Each lobule receives its own large bronchiole that has multiple branches. An interlobular septum is a wall, composed of connective tissue, which separates lobules from one another.

Detailed explanation-2: -In general, each lung has 10 segments: the upper lobes contain 3 segments, the middle lobe / lingula 2 and the lower lobes 5. Bilaterally, the upper lobes have apical, posterior and anterior segments and the lower lobes superior (apical) and 4 basal segments (anterior, medial, posterior and lateral).

Detailed explanation-3: -Your pulmonary arteries carry blood from your heart to your lungs. Your pulmonary veins carry blood from your lungs to your heart.

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