Bronchopulmonary segments (mnemonic)
Updates to Article Attributes
Body
was changed:
Mnemonics to remember the bronchopulmonary segmentsare:
- A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm(right lung)
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ASIA
SALPALPS (left lung)
Mnemonics
'A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm'
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right upper lobe
- A: apical segment
- P: posterior segment
- A: anterior segment
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middle lobe
- L: lateral segment
- M: medial segment
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right lower lobe
- S: superior segment
- M: medial segment
- A: anterior segment
- L: lateral segment
- P: posterior segment
'ASIA SALPALPS'
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left upper lobe
- A: apicoposterior segment
- S: superior lingular segment
- I: inferior lingular segment
- A: anterior segment
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left lower lobe
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S:superior segment - A: anteromedial segment
- L: lateral segment
- P: posterior segment
- S: superior segment
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-<strong>ASIA SALP</strong> (left lung)</li>- +<strong>ASIA ALPS</strong> (left lung)</li>
-</ul><p><strong>'ASIA SALP'</strong></p><ul>- +</ul><p><strong>'ASIA ALPS'</strong></p><ul>
-<strong>S: </strong>superior segment</li>-<li>- +<li>
- +<strong>S: </strong>superior segment</li>