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A16 & 17: Thorax Flashcards

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What is the cranial boundary of the thoracic cavity?

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The thoracic inlet

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What is the caudal boundary of the thoracic cavity?

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Diaphragm

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What are the lateral boundaries of the thoracic cavity?

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The ribs, costal cartilage & intercostal muscle.

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What is the ventral boundary of the thoracic cavity?

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Sternum

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What is the dorsal boundary of the thoracic cavity?

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Thoracic vertebrae.

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Which structures pass through the thoracic inlet in a normal dog?

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Oesophagus, trachea, vagosympathetic trunk, carotid artery & jugular vein.

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Which structures pass through the thoracic inlet in a dog with BOAS?

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Oesophagus, trachea, vagosympathetic trunk, carotid artery & jugular vein + right lung.

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Which lobe of the left lung has 2 parts?

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The cranial lobe has cranial & caudal parts.

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How many lobes does each lung have?

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Left lung has 2 lobes
Right lung has 4 lobes

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What are the lobes of the right lung?

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Cranial lobe
Caudal lobe
Middle lobe
Accessory lobe

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What is special about the accessory lobe’s location?

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It is deep and sometimes protrudes on the left side.

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What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch?

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Ascending aorta
Brachiocephalic trunk
Left subclavian artery

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What are the 3 branches of the brachiocephalic trunk?

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Right subclavian artery
Right common carotid artery
Left common carotid artery

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What are the 4 branches of each of the subclavian arteries?

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Costocervical a.
Vertebral a.
Cervical a.
Internal thoracic a.

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What are the 2 branches of the cranial vena cava?

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Right and left brachiocephalic veins.

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What do each of the brachiocephalic veins branch into?

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Subclavian vein (left or right)
Internal jugular vein (left or right)
External jugular vein (left or right)

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What is the role of the thoracic duct?

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It collects the drainage from lymphatic capillaries from the abdominal cavity & hindlimbs.

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What does the thoracic duct drain into?

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Left brachiocephalic vein

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Where is the thoracic duct located?

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Between the dorsal border of the aorta & the ventral border of the azygous vein.

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What happens to the left and right vagus nerves once they have passed the diaphragm?

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They are no longer left and right but ventral and dorsal branches.

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Which nerve is given off by the vagus nerve?

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Recurrent laryngeal nerve

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Where do the phrenic nerves arise from?

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Cervical nerves 5-7

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What do the phrenic nerves innervate?

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Diaphragm

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What do the recurrent laryngeal nerves innervate?

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The laryngeal muscles

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What vessel does the left recurrent laryngeal nerve wind around ?
The aortic arch
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What vessel does the right recurrent laryngeal nerve wind around?
Right subclavian artery.
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State the lymph nodes present in the thorax.
Cranial mediastinal lymph node Tracheobronchial lymph node Sternal lymphe nodes
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Where is the cranial mediastinal lymph node located?
RHS, near cranial vena cava.
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Where is the tracheobronchial lymph node located?
Near bronchi
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Where are sternal lymph nodes located?
Near the sternum
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What is the thymus?
An unpaired bilobed organ that plays a role in the immune system.
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Where is the thymus located?
Between the thoracic inlet & the heart
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What is a particularity of the thymus?
It is quite large when the animal is young and gets atrophied to adipose tissue as the animal gets older.
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What is the function of the diaphragm?
It serves as a division between the thoracic & abdominal cavities and it is involved in respiration.
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What is the diaphragmatic cupula?
The domed part of the diaphragm
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What are the sternal attachements of the diaphragm?
The dorsal surface of the sternum, cranial to the xiphoid cartilage.
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What are the costal attachements of the diaphragm?
The medial surfaces of ribs 8-13
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What are the lumbar attachements of the diaphragm?
The transverse processes of the 3rd & 4th lumbar vertebrae. It is attached by the left & right crura.
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What are the 3 foramina of the diaphragm?
Aortic hiatus Oesophageal hiatus Caval foramen
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What structures pass through the aortic hiatus?
Aorta, azygous vein, thoracic duct & sympathetic trunk
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What structures pass through the oesophageal hiatus?
Oesophagus & vagus nerves.
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What structures pass through the caval foramen ?
Vena cava.
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What is the blood supply of the diaphragm?
Phrenic arteries
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What is the name of the serous membrane of the thoracic cavity?
Pleura
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What separates the left and right pleural cavities?
The mediastinum
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What is the cupula pleura?
Where costal pleura reflects to become mediastinal pleura.
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What is the costodiaphragmatic recess?
The region between the line of pleural reflection & the basal borders of the lungs.
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What is the line of pleural reflection?
Where costal pleura reflects to become diaphragmatic pleura.
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What is the pulmonary ligament?
Where pulmonary pleura reflects into mediastinal pleura between the caudal lobe of the lung & mediastinal pleura.
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What is costal pleura?
Parietal pleura that covers the ribs
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What is mediastinal pleura?
Pleura covering the mediastinum
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What is pulmonary pleura?
Visceral pleura covering the lungs
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What is diaphragmatic pleura?
Parietal pleura that covers the diaphragm
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What is pericardium?
The heart's serous membrane
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What is particular about the pericardium?
It is double layered.
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What are the layers of pericardium?
Visceral serous pericardium Pericardial cavity Visceral parietal pericardium Fibrous pericardium
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What is fibrous pericardium attached to?
Visceral parietal pericardium & mediastinal pleura
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What is the name of the visceral serous pericardium?
Epicardium
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What is the mediastinum?
The space between the left and right pleural cavities.
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What forms mediastinum?
The left and right mediastinal pleura.
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What does the mediastinum contain?
All the structures of the thoracic cavity except the lungs & diaphragm.
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What are the divisions of mediastinum?
Cranial mediastinum --> cranial to heart Middle mediastinum --> level of heart Caudal mediastinum --> caudal to heart.
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Which muscles are involved in inspiration?
Scalenus, serratus dorsalis cranialis, rectus thoracis, external & internal intercostal muscles. Also diaphragm
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Which muscles are involved in expiration?
Serratus dorsalis cranialis & internal intercostal muscles

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