Expansion
Apical, Posterior, Anterior; Lateral, Medial; Superior, Medial, Anterior, Lateral, Posterior basal
Expansion
A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm:
Upper lobe - A P A
- Apical
- Posterior
- Anterior
Middle lobe - L M
- Lateral
- Medial
Lower lobe - S M A L P
- Superior
- Medial basal
- Anterior basal
- Lateral basal
- Posterior basal
Ten segments in total. Each has its own segmental bronchus and artery, but the veins run between segments, which is what allows a surgeon to remove one segment and leave its neighbours intact.