Lungs, Pleura and Bronchial Tree
- Previous year questions on Lungs, Pleura and Bronchial Tree for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anatomy section of the exam.
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- 15 live questions in Lungs, Pleura and Bronchial Tree.
- 1 of 15 questions carries a verified exam year: 2017.
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- Question set last updated 3 Sept 2026.
Q1.While lying supine in bed eating, a child aspirates a peanut. Which of the following bronchopulmonary segments would this foreign object most likely enter?
- AApical segment of the left upper lobe
- BApical segment of the right upper lobe
- CMedial segment of the right middle lobe
- DSuperior segment of the right lower lobe✓ Correct answer
Q2.The artery most commonly responsible for bleeding in massive hemoptysis is
- ABronchial✓ Correct answer
- BPulmonary
- CIntercostal
- DIntersegmental
Q3.TRUE statement about bronchopulmonary segment
- ASpherical in shape
- BArtery is intersegmental
- CPulmonary veins are intersegmental✓ Correct answer
- DNon resectable
Q4.A 31-year-old man had shrapnel wound in the neck. O/E, it was noticed that when he blew his nose or sneezed, the skin above the right clavicle bulged upward. The upward bulging of skin could be explained by
- AInjury to the cervical pleura
- BDamage to the suprapleural membrane✓ Correct answer
- CDamage to the deep fascia in the root of the neck
- DNonunited fracture of the first rib
Q5.All of the following statements about Sibson&;s fascia are true, except:
- AIt is attached to transverse process of C7
- BSubclan aery arches over it
- CAttached to the cervical pleura
- DDevelops from the Scalenous Anterior✓ Correct answer
Q6.Bronchopulmonary segments in right and left lungs are
- A9 and 11
- B11 and 9
- C10 and 10✓ Correct answer
- D8 and 10
Q7.Right bronchial vein drains into -
- ASuperior intercostal vein
- BPosterior intercostal vein
- CAzygous vein✓ Correct answer
- DHemiazygous vein
Q8.Bronchopulmonary segment is supplied by -
- APrimary bronchus
- BSecondary bronchus
- CTertiary bronchus✓ Correct answer
- DPrincipal bronchus
Q9.Which structure is present in intersegmental area of lungs
- ABronchial artery
- BBronchial vein
- CPulmonary artery
- DPulmonary vein✓ Correct answer
Q10.In the lungs bronchial arteries supply the bornchopulmonary tree -
- ATill tertiary bronchi
- BTill segmental bronchi
- CTill respiratory bronchioles✓ Correct answer
- DTill alveolar sacs
Answer key
Q1: D. Superior segment of the right lower lobe; Q2: A. Bronchial; Q3: C. Pulmonary veins are intersegmental; Q4: B. Damage to the suprapleural membrane; Q5: D. Develops from the Scalenous Anterior; Q6: C. 10 and 10; Q7: C. Azygous vein; Q8: C. Tertiary bronchus; Q9: D. Pulmonary vein; Q10: C. Till respiratory bronchioles.
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