Where is the hilum
What Is the Hilum of the Lung
the hilum of the lung is a triangular
impression that allows the structures
which make up the root of the lung to
enter and exit a hilum is a section of
an organ where other types of structures
like veins or arteries can enter the
hilum of the lung is a wedge-shaped
section in the central area of the lung
that permits arteries veins nerves
bronchi and other structures to enter
and exit both human lungs have a hilar
region meaning both lungs have an area
called the hilum this region aids the
lungs route in anchoring the lungs to
the heart trachea and other structures
lungs are organs of respiration and are
part of the respiratory system they pull
oxygen from the environment and
transport it into the bloodstream the
lungs are soft elastic organs that are
lightweight when their tissues are
healthy humans have two lungs one on
either side of the chest cavity which
are separated from each other by the
heart and trachea the area where the
heart trachea and other structures are
located is called the middle mediastinal
air reaches the lungs via the trachea
which is commonly called the windpipe in
humans and some other animals the
trachea is a few but that connect the
lungs to the upper part of the
respiratory system which consists of the
mouth nasal cavity pharynx and larynx
when the trachea reaches a point in the
mediastinum called the Carina it splits
into two tubes called the primary
bronchi the right and left primary
bronchi enter the corresponding lung and
subdivide into more bronchial branches
each lung can be divided into four main
sections the apex Beggs root and the
Hylas or hilum of the lung the apex is
the uppermost part of the human lung and
it is rounded in shape it extends as
high as the bottom or root of the human
neck and as low as the first rib the
base of the lung is wide and concave and
sits on the surface of the diaphragm
above the middle mediastinal area is the
root of the lung which connects the
to both the trachea and the heart the
root of the lung is composed of several
structures including the pulmonary
artery and pulmonary veins all of which
are encased in a layer of pleura which
is a thin smooth layer of protective
tissue the hilum of the lung is the
roots point of attachment to the lung
the area surrounding the hilum of the
lung is called the perilla region
