A patient with suspected tumor of lung had been admitted to the oncological department. Examination revealed localised pathology in the inferior lobe of the left lung. How many bronchopulmonary segments does this lobe have?

Answer options

1. 5
2. 4
3. 3
4. 2
5. 6

Explanation

A patient with suspected tumor of lung had been admitted to the oncological department. Examination revealed localized pathology in the inferior lobe of the left lung. How many bronchopulmonary segments does this lobe have?Each Lung has 10 bronchopulmonary segments. The right lung has 3 lobes and its segments are upper lobe- 3, middle-2, inferior- 5. For LEFT lung, just 2 lobes are present so 5 segments each in upper and lower lobes.