39+ Right Lung Anatomy Segments. The lobes are divided from each other by two fissures: These are further separated into ten segments 14.
The bronchopulmonary segments are the largest subdivision of a lobe. Learn vocabulary, terms and more with flashcards, games and other study tools. One of these separates the inferior from the middle and superior lobes, and corresponds closely with the fissure in the left lung.
Bronchopulmonary segmental anatomy describes the division of the lungs into segments based on the tertiary or segmental bronchi.
On the a bronchopulmonary segment is a division of a lobe, and each lobe houses multiple bronchopulmonary segments. There are 10 bronchopulmonary segments in the right lung (3 in superior lobe, 2 in middle lobe, 5 in inferior lobe) and 9 segments on the left (4 in upper lobe, 5 in lower lobe). Gross anatomy the trachea divides at the carina forming the left and right main stem bronchi which enter the lung s. The segments of the right and left lung are.