Cervical dystonia. Overview. Cervical dystonia, also called spasmodic torticollis, is a painful condition in which your neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing your head to twist or turn to one side. Cervical dystonia can also cause your head to uncontrollably tilt forward or backward.
2) How many lobes do the lungs have? Why do you think that one side has fewer lobes than the other? There are 5 lobes in the lungs: 2 on the left, and 3 on the right. The left lung only has only 2 lobes because there has to be enough room in the chest for the heart, and the heart sits mostly behind the left lung.
Number of Lobes in Lungs. June 11, 2010, charm, Leave a comment. How many lobes are there in lungs? 5. As Thomas W. Shields describes on his book âGeneral Thoracic Surgeryâ, the right lung âÃ¢â¬Å which is larger than the left lung âÃ¢â¬Å contains 3 lobes: upper, middle and lower. The left lung contains only 2 lobes: upper and lower. In addition to these 5 lobes, 3 accessory lobes may occur due to accessory fissures in the left lung: posterior, inferior and middle. Share this: