What Is the Order of Structures or Spaces That a Surgeon

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is the order of structures or spaces that a surgeon will pass through to operate on a human lung?

• A)skin -> intercostal muscles -> parietal pleural membrane -> pleural cavity -> visceral pleural membrane -> lung tissue
• B)skin -> pleural cavity -> intercostal muscles -> visceral pleural membrane -> parietal pleural membrane -> lung tissue
• C)skin -> visceral pleural membrane -> intercostal muscles -> pleural cavity -> parietal pleural membrane -> lung tissue
• D)skin -> intercostal muscles -> visceral pleural membrane -> pleural cavity -> parietal pleural membrane -> lung tissue

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Definitions:

Metatarsals

The five long bones located in the midfoot, linking the ankle to the toes.

Tarsals

Bones of the ankle.

Ethmoid

refers to a porous bone located between the eyes that forms part of the nasal cavity and the orbits.

Sphenoid

A bone that forms part of the floor of the cranium.