Anatomy Second Exam Overview Flashcards
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What are the boundaries of the thoracic inlet?
Lateral- 1st pair of ribs and their costal cartilages
Dorsal- 1st thoracic vertebra and longus coli muscles
Ventral- manubrium (of sternum)
What structures are inside the thoracic inlet?
trachea
esophagus
nerves
vessels
cranial-most portion of the lungs and pleura
What are the contents of the mediastinum?
thymus
lymph nodes
heart
aorta
trachea
esophagus
vagal nerves
What are the contents of the cranial mediastinum?
thymus
phrenic nerve
trachea
esophagus
What are the contents of the medial mediastinum?
the heart
What are the contents of the caudal mediastinum?
accessory lobe of right lung
diaphragm
aorta
caudal vena cava
What is inside the pleural cavity?
NOTHING
Where is the pulmonary/visceral pleura?
closely attached to the surface of the lungs, following their lobes
What is parietal pleura?
pleura that lines the body wall
What is the parietal pleura attached to?
attached to the thoracic wall and the endothoraic fascia
Where is the costal pleura?
covering the inner surface of the ribs
Where is the diaphragmatic pleura?
covering the cranial surface of the diaphragm
What is the mediastinal pleura?
covers the partition between the 2 cavities
What does the mediastinum contain?
the 2 mediastinum pleura and the space between them
What is the name of the pleura that covers the heart?
pericardial mediastinal pleura
What is the thoracic duct?
the main channel for return of lymph to the venous system (mainly from viscera and pelvic limb)
also a major transporter of fat (chylomicrons) absorbed from the GI tract into the venous system
Where does the thoracic duct begin?
begins in the sublumbar region between the cura of the diaphragm, as a cranial continuation of the cisterna chyli
Where does the thoracic duct empty?
into the left brachiocephalic vein near the left subclavian vein
What is the fluid of the thoracic duct called?
chyle
What would happen if the thoracic duct ruptures with trauma or disease?
chylothorax- chyle leaks into the pleural space
Blood flow in the heart
cranial and caudal vena cava deliver deoxygenated blood to the right atrium->
pushes deoxygenated blood through right AV valve into right ventricle->
pushes deoxy blood through the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary trunk -> pulmonary artery (deoxygenated blood)-> lungs ->
Pulmonary vein brings oxy blood to the left atrium->
pushes oxy blood through the left AV valve(mitral, bicuspid) to the left ventricle->
pushes oxy blood through aortic valve into the aorta->
through the systemic circulation
Flow of blood in ductus arteriosus: normal and abnormal
normal: pulmonary trunk to aorta
abnormal: aorta to pulmonary trunk
Where are the aortic arch and ductus arteriosus normally?
the aortic arch develops from the left 4th arch
ductus arteriosus develops from the left 6th arch
Where are the arches during a PRAA?
aortic arch develops from the right 4th arch
ductus arteriosus develops from the left 6th arch
i.e. they cross over and constrict around the esophagus