35 Best Lung Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

What is the difference between carbon dioxide and oxygen?

John Adney
Answered: Mar 23, 2017

Oxygen is the air released from the trees then mixed with the thin air and it is available in the atmosphere

carbon dioxide is the waste air exhaled by particular living organisms

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Which feature is found only in the left lung?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Cardiac notch-the cardiac notch is only found on the left lung, which makes sense since the heart is located on the left side of the mediastinum. the horizontal fissure is a deep groove that...Read More

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Why is the right lung larger than the left lung?

J. Harty, Writer
Answered: Dec 12, 2018

In humans, the right lung is wider, and heavier, but shorter, than the left lung. The left lung is made up of two lobes and the right is made up of three. Each lung is divided into upper and...Read More

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What are the early signs of lung disease?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Do nothing, because this is an expected finding.-continuous gentle bubbling should be noted in the suction control chamber. immediately clamp the chest tube and notify the physician is incorrect....Read More

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What is true about the right lung?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Its upper lobar bronchus lies behind and above the right pulmonary artery-the structures at the root of the lung have different relationships in the right and left lungs. on both sides, the...Read More

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Which nerve would be most vulnerable to irritation when the tracheobronchial lymph nodes are enlarged due to a diseased situation?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Left recurrent laryngeal-the tracheobronchial nodes are at the tracheal bifurcation. there are three groups of these nodes: right superior, left superior, and inferior. the aorta loops over the left...Read More

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Which fremitus occurs when anything obstructs transmission of vibrations such as pleural effusion, pneumothorax, and emphysema?

John Adney
Answered: Jun 07, 2017

Ok I know why that's the right answer and will leave it alone

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What are alveolar sacs?

J. Harty, Writer
Answered: Dec 12, 2018

Alveolar sacs, or pulmonary chambers, lie within our lungs, and are located at the end of the alveolar duct. They are small globular type entities that hang in a bunch, rather like grapes. In...Read More

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How much oxygen does the average human breathe?

W. Pratt, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Dec 13, 2018

A normal human breathes in and out about 8 litres per minute, and so the total needed per day is around 11,000 litres per day. However, of this total amount, around 20% breathed in is oxygen....Read More

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What is the affected vessel in the following scenario? An 8-year-old boy is found to have a mid-line tumor of the thymus gland that is impinging posteriorly on a blood vessel.

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Left brachiocephalic vein-remember-the thymus is a very superficial structure found in the anterior mediastinum. the left brachiocephalic vein courses through the mediastinum to join the right...Read More

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Which part of the lung was most likely injured if a 20-year-old man was stabbed in the back with a knife that just nicked his right lung halfway between its apex and diaphragmatic surface?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Inferior lobe because of the sharp angle of the oblique fissures, the posterior surfaces of both the right and left lungs are almost entirely comprised of the inferior lobes. and remember. The...Read More

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How many lobes are there in the lung?

Mia Thomson
Answered: Aug 24, 2017

The human lungs contain 5 lobes. There are three lobes in the right lung and two lobes in the left lung. These lobes are created by the fissures in the pleural sac, which encloses the lungs....Read More

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What is the difference between Inhaler and Nebulizer?

A. Samuel, Content Manager
Answered: Jul 16, 2019

Inhalers and Nebulizers are the devices used to deliver fast-quick rescue medicines or long-term maintenance medicines directly into the lungs. Inhalers and Nebulizers are known to have distinct...Read More

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How does blood absorb oxygen from the lung?

Robert Hazlewood, Senior Executive
Answered: Dec 13, 2018

It is the alveolic sacs that hold air and where oxygen is transferred from the inhaled air to the blood. The oxygen moves across paper-thin walls to the millions of capillaries and into the...Read More

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What is the pleural space into which lung tissue just above the cardiac notch would tend to expand during deep inspiration?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Costomediastinal recess-the costomediastinal recess is an area right next to the cardiac notch, which is an indentation in the superior lobe of the left lung. this is where the medial area of the...Read More

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