Lab practical 2 Flashcards
internal thoracic arteries
- run laterally on either side of the sternum
- arise at neck as branch of subclavian artery
- behind 6th costal cartilage it divides into superior epigastric and musculophrenic arteries
costodiaphragmatic recess
lowest portion of each pleural cavity
costomediastinal recess
narrow anteromedial prolongation of each pleural cavity to the midline
phrenic nerves
descend on each side of the pericardial sac to innervate diaphragm
middle mediastinum
- largest subdivision of inferior mediastinum
* contains heart, pericardium, roots of the great vessels, and tracheal bifurcation
pericardiophrenic ligament
attaches the pericardium inferiorly to the central portion of the diaphragm
pericardial sac
(parietal pericardium)
has outer fibrous layer and inner serous layer that an inseparable
visceral pericardium
epicardium
right brachiocepalic vein
begins behind the right sternoclavicular joint and is formed by the union of the right internal jugular and the right subclavian veins
left brachiocephalic vein
begins at the union of the left internal jugular and lef subclavian veins
superior vena cava
- formed by the union of the 2 brachiocephalic veins
* runs vertically downward to the right atrium of the heart
azygos vein
also drains into the SVC
left phrenic nerve and left vagus nerve are closely adherent to
aortic arch, vagus is more posterior
ligamentum arteriosum
connects the undersurface of the arch of the aorta to the upper and anterior aspect of the pulmonary trunk
recurrent laryngeal branch of left vagus nerve
crosses the undersurface of the aortic arch behind the ligamentum arteriosum
brachiocephalic artery
off the aortic arch, passes upward, backward, and to the right to divide into right subclavian and right common carotid
right vagus nerve
runs downward in association with the right common carotid artery and passes over the anterior surface of the brachiocephalic trunk
right recurrent laryngeal nerve of right vagus nerve
loops under the brachiocephalic artery to run upward through the superior mediastinum
left common carotid artery
branches off aortic arch, arises to the left of the brachiocephalic trunk, and runs upward, to the left, and posteriorly to enter the neck
left subclavian artery
arises from the posterior part of the aortic arch, runs upward and arches left
left vegus nerves
descends between the left subclavian and left common carotid arteries to reach the left side of the arch of the aorta
branches of the aortic arch
brachiocephalic artery/trunk, left common carotid, and left subclavian
anterior or sternocostal surface of heart
formed principally by the right ventricle; right margin is formed by the right atrium
coronary sulcus (atrioventricular)
separate the right atrium from the right ventricle; crosses the anterior surface of the heart, running downward and slightly to the right