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| 32266676 | pleura | a continuous sheet of mesothelium surrounding the lungs and the inside of the chest wall | 0 | |
| 32266677 | parietal pleura | The portion of the pleura that lines the costal muscles, diaphragm, and mediastinum, and composes the pleural sac | 1 | |
| 32266678 | parietal pleura | the portion of the pleura that is sensitive to pain | 2 | |
| 32266679 | visceral pleura | the pleura that lines the lungs | 3 | |
| 32266680 | lung root | The point of reflection between visceral and parietal pleura | 4 | |
| 32266681 | cupola | The apex of the lungs, near the shoulder | 5 | |
| 32266682 | intercostal nerves | The nerves that sense pain in the costal pleura | 6 | |
| 32266683 | Phrenic Nerves | The nerves that sense pain in the mediastinal pleura | 7 | |
| 32266684 | costodiaphragmatic recess | A channel or trough created where the costal pleura reflects onto the diaphragm | 8 | |
| 32266685 | simple squamous epithelium | the outermost layer of cells in a mesothelium such as the pleura | 9 | |
| 32266686 | Connective Tissue | The basal layer in a mesothelium such as the pleura | 10 | |
| 32266687 | C6 to T4/T5 | The vertebral level of the trachea | 11 | |
| 32266688 | carina | The ridge between the orifices of the two main bronchi | 12 | |
| 32266689 | lobar bronchi | The bronchi that branch after the main bronchi | 13 | |
| 32266690 | segmental bronchi | The bronchi that branch after the lobar bronchi | 14 | |
| 32266691 | Hilus | The collection of inlets and outlets at the root of each lung | 15 | |
| 32266692 | pulmonary ligament | A continuation of the parietal/visceral reflection inferior to the lung root that allows for movement of the lungs | 16 | |
| 32266693 | serous pleural fluid | The fluid that lubricates the pleural surfaces | 17 | |
| 32266694 | Costomediastinal recess | The space located posterior to the sternum where the costal and mediastinal pleura reflect | 18 | |
| 32266695 | Anterior | The relation of the pulmonary artery to the bronchi of the right lung | 19 | |
| 32266696 | Superior | The relation of the pulmonary artery to the bronchi of the left lung | 20 | |
| 32266697 | Oblique fissure | The diagonal fissure that is present on both lungs | 21 | |
| 32266698 | Horizontal fissure | The fissure present only on the right lung | 22 | |
| 32266699 | lingula | The tongue-like projection of the superior lobe of the left lung | 23 | |
| 32266700 | cardiac notch | The indentation of the anterior margin of the left lung | 24 | |
| 32266701 | T4/T5 | The vertebral level of the bifurcation of the trachea | 25 | |
| 32266702 | right | On this side, the main bronchus is wider, shorter, and runs more vertically | 26 | |
| 32266703 | left | On this side, the main bronchus passes inferolaterally, inferior to the aortal arch and anterior to the esophagus and thoracic aorta | 27 | |
| 32266704 | pulmonary arteries | These vessels carry de-oxygenated blood into the lungs | 28 | |
| 32266705 | Pulmonary veins | These vessels carry oxygenated blood back from the lungs | 29 | |
| 32266706 | 2 | The average number of pulmonary veins on each lung | 30 | |
| 32266707 | Pulmonary trunk | The vessel that emerges from the right ventricle | 31 | |
| 32266708 | T4/T5 | The vertebral level of the bifurcation of the pulmonary trunk | 32 | |
| 32266709 | bronchial arteries | These vessels supply blood to the structures of the lung root, the supporting tissues of the lung, and the visceral pleura | 33 | |
| 32266710 | thoracic aorta | The vessel from which the left bronchial arteries arise | 34 | |
| 32266711 | right | The bronchial arteries on this side may arise from a superior posterior intercostal artery, a common trunk with the 3rd posterior intercostal artery, or a superior bronchial artery of the other side | 35 | |
| 32266712 | bronchial veins | These vessels drain part of the plood supplied to the lungs, primarily from near the lung root | 36 | |
| 32266713 | azygous vein | The vein into which the majority of blood supplying the supporting lung tissues will drain | 37 | |
| 32266714 | bronchomediastinal nodes | These lymphatic nodes are at the lung hilus | 38 | |
| 32266715 | pulmonary nerve plexuses | Plexuses of nerves that occur around the tracheal bifurcation | 39 | |
| 32266716 | Vagus nerves | These nerves, along with nerves from the sympathetic trunk, feed the pulmonary plexuses | 40 | |
| 32266717 | Sympathetic trunk | Nerves from here feed the pulmonary plexuses, along with the vagus nerves | 41 |
