Bronchopulmonary segments (mnemonic)
Last revised by Owen Kang
on 26 Apr 2020
Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data
Citation:
Ngo D, Kang O, Shah V, et al. Bronchopulmonary segments (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-44004
Permalink:
rID:
44004
Article created:
2 Apr 2016,
Don Ngo
Disclosures:
At the time the article was created Don Ngo had no recorded disclosures.
View Don Ngo's current disclosures
Last revised:
26 Apr 2020,
Owen Kang
Disclosures:
At the time the article was last revised Owen Kang had no recorded disclosures.
View Owen Kang's current disclosures
Revisions:
10 times, by
8 contributors -
see full revision history and disclosures
Systems:
Synonyms:
- ASIA SALP (left lung) (mnemonic)
- A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm (right lung) (mnemonic)
Mnemonics to remember the bronchopulmonary segments are:
- A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm (right lung)
- ASIA ALPS (left lung)
Mnemonics
'A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm'
-
right upper lobe
- A: apical segment
- P: posterior segment
- A: anterior segment
-
middle lobe
- L: lateral segment
- M: medial segment
-
right lower lobe
- S: superior segment
- M: medial segment
- A: anterior segment
- L: lateral segment
- P: posterior segment
'ASIA ALPS'
-
left upper lobe
- A: apicoposterior segment
- S: superior lingular segment
- I: inferior lingular segment
- A: anterior segment
-
left lower lobe
- A: anteromedial segment
- L: lateral segment
- P: posterior segment
- S: superior segment
Incoming Links
Related articles: Anatomy: Thoracic
- thoracic skeleton
- thoracic cage
- thoracic spine
- articulations
- muscles of the thorax
- diaphragm
- intercostal space
- intercostal muscles
- variant anatomy
- spaces of the thorax
- thoracic viscera
- lower respiratory tract
-
heart
- cardiac chambers
- heart valves
- cardiac fibrous skeleton
- innervation of the heart
- development of the heart
- cardiac wall
-
pericardium
- epicardium
- epicardial fat pad
- pericardial space
- oblique pericardial sinus
- transverse pericardial sinus
-
pericardial recesses
- aortic recesses
- pulmonic recesses
- postcaval recess
- pulmonary venous recesses
- pericardial ligaments
- myocardium
- endocardium
-
pericardium
- oesophagus
- thymus
- breast
- arterial supply of the thorax
-
thoracic aorta (development)
-
ascending aorta
-
aortic root
- aortic annulus
-
coronary arteries
- coronary arterial dominance
- myocardial segments
-
left main coronary artery (LMCA)
- ramus intermedius artery (RI)
-
circumflex artery (LCx)
- obtuse marginal branches (OM1, OM2, etc))
- Kugel's artery
-
left anterior descending artery (LAD)
- diagonal branches (D1, D2, etc)
- septal perforators (S1, S2, etc)
-
right coronary artery (RCA)
- conus artery
- sinoatrial nodal artery
- acute marginal branches (AM1, AM2, etc)
- inferior interventricular artery (PDA)
- posterior left ventricular artery (PLV)
- congenital anomalies
- sinotubular junction
-
aortic root
- aortic arch
- aortic isthmus
- descending aorta
-
ascending aorta
- pulmonary trunk
-
thoracic aorta (development)
- venous drainage of the thorax
- superior vena cava (SVC)
- inferior vena cava (IVC)
-
coronary veins
-
cardiac veins which drain into the coronary sinus
- great cardiac vein
- middle cardiac vein
- small cardiac vein
- posterior vein of the left ventricle
- vein of Marshall (oblique vein of the left atrium)
- anterior cardiac veins
- venae cordis minimae (smallest cardiac veins or thebesian veins)
-
cardiac veins which drain into the coronary sinus
- pulmonary veins
- bronchial veins
- thoracoepigastric vein
- lymphatics of the thorax
- innervation of the thorax
Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.