Change: justifiably named the posterior lobe rather than the lower lobe!Right LungThe right lung has 3 lobes and two fissuresLobesRight Upper Lobe (RUL)Right Middle Lobe (RML)Right Lower Lobe (RLL)FissuresMajor Fissure (aka oblique fissure)minor fissure (horizontal fissure)The lobes of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 889)

Change: The left lower lobe is similar in structure to the right lower lobe except that it has two segments combined- because the anterior and medial basal segments share a common bronchial supply, these two segments are characteristically combined, forming an anterior medial basal segment.Why is the   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 648)

Change: By Fred W. Wright Radiology of the Chest and Related Conditions: Together with an Extensive Illustrative Collection of Radiographs CRC Press, 2002There are probably three commmon relevant factors. The first is that there is variability   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 708)

Change: fissuesfissuresLobesRight Upper Lobe (RUL)Right Middle Lobe (RML)Right Lower Lobe (RLL)FissuresMajor FissueFissure (aka oblique fissure)minor fissure (horizontal issure)fissure)The lobes of the lung are further divided into segments. If you   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 538)

Change: One of the difficulties with learning lobar anatomy is that the descriptive terms (upper, middle and lower) are very approximate to the point of being   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 385)

Change: If you are learning patterns of collapse and consolidation you must learn the lobar anatomy and fissures of the lung first. Right LungThe right lung has 3 lobes and two fissuesLobesRight Upper Lobe (RUL)Right Middle Lobe (RML)Right Lower Lobe (RLL)FissuresMajor Fissue   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 63)

Change: Created by M.J.Fuller Mar 9 2009, 7:14 PM EDT for: no reason given