Diseases of the lungs (surgery)

• Figure internal organs

Synonyms in a broader sense

Medical: Pulmo

Lungs, respiratory tract, lung lobes, lung tissue, airways, breathing

English: lung

Definition lung

The lungs (pulmo) are the body's organs that are responsible for adequate oxygen intake and supply. It consists of two spatially and functionally independent lungs and with these surrounds the heart. The two organs lie in common in the chest (thorax), protected by the ribs.The lungs do not have their own shape but are shaped in their relief by the surrounding structures (diaphragm below, heart in the middle, outside the ribs, above the windpipe and esophagus).

Figure lungs

1. Right lung -
   Pulmodexter
2. Left lung -
   Pulmo sinister
3. Nasal cavity - Cavitas nasi
4. Oral cavity - Cavitas oris
5. Throat - Pharynx
6. Larynx - larynx
7. Windpipe (approx. 20 cm) - Trachea
8. Bifurcation of the windpipe -
   Bifurcatio tracheae
9. Right main bronchus -
   Bronchus principalis dexter
10. Left main bronchus -
    Bronchus principalis sinister
11. Lung tip - Apex pulmonis
12. Upper lobe - Superior lobe
13. Inclined lung cleft -
    Fissura obliqua
14. Lower lobe -
    Inferior lobe
15. Lower edge of the lung -
    Margo inferior
16. Middle lobe -
    Lobe medius
    (only on the right lung)
17. Horizontal cleft lung
    (between upper and middle lobes on the right) -
    Horizontal fissure

You can find an overview of all Dr-Gumpert images at: medical illustrations

1. Bronchiole
   (cartilage-free smaller
   Bronchus) -
   Bronchiolus
2. Branch of the pulmonary artery -
   Pulmonary artery
3. End bronchiole -
   Respiratory bronchiolus
4. Alveolar duct -
   Alveolar duct
5. Alveolar septum -
   Interalveolar septum
6. Elastic fiber basket
   of the alveoli -
   Fibrae elasticae
7. Pulmonary capillary network -
   Rete capillare
8. Branch of a pulmonary vein -
   Pulmonary vein

You can find an overview of all Dr-Gumpert images at: medical illustrations

Figure internal organs

1. Thyroid cartilage / larynx
2. Windpipe (trachea)
3. Heart (cor)
4. Stomach (gaster)
5. Large intestine (colon)
6. Rectum
7. Small intestine (ilium, jejunum)
8. Liver (hepar)
9. Lungs or lungs

Surgical diseases of the lungs

Below you can see the list of all topics that already relate to diseases of the lungbelonging to the medical field of surgery are assigned, have appeared:

Function and anatomy of the lungs

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• Anatomy lungs

Lung disease (internal medicine)

All diseases of the lungthat are treated by the field of internal medicine can be found under the following link:

• Lungs - internal medicine