Lecture 13: Horse Thoracic Cavity (Exam 2) Flashcards
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What ribs is the diaphragm found
7th to the 18th rib
What does the costal part of the diaphragm attach too
The cartilages of the ribs
What does the sternal part of the diaphragm attach too
The dorsal surface of the xiphoid cartilage
What does the lumbar part of the diaphragm attach too
The right & left crura (lumbar vertebrae & ventral longitudinal lig)
Where is the aortic hiatus located
Btw/ the two crura
Where is the esophageal hiatus
Perforates the right crus near its junction w/ the central tendon
Where is the caval foramen located
Courses through the central tendon toward the right side
Label the following
- C = Costal parts
- S = Sternal parts
What part of the diaphragm attaches to the cartilages of the ribs
Costal parts
What is the difference btw/ a hiatus & foramen
- Hiatus - apperature btw/ muscles
- Foramen - Not btw/ muscles
Label the following
What are the parietal pleuras found in equine
- Mediastinal pleura (cranial, middle, caudal)
- Diaphragmatic pleura
- Costal pleura
Which pleura is usually fenestrated in equine
Caudal mediastinum
What is the Cupula plural
- Cranial extent of the pleural cavity
- Extends cranial to the first rib
- Is larger on the right side
Name the places in pleura where there is no lung found
- Cupula pleural
- Costodiaphragmatic recess
What is the lung capacity of a horses lungs
55 liters
What is the difference btw/ the left & right lung in equine
There is an accessory lobe in the right lung
Label the following:
Is this a right or left lobe
Right lobe
What are the lobes of the right lung
- Cranial
- Caudal
- Accessory lobes
What is different about equine lungs
- A defined cardiac notch
- Lobes do not have a distinct line separating them
Label the following right lung
Describe the pulmonary hilus/hilum
- Wedge shaped region in the middle of ea. lung
- Has no pleura surrounding it
- Is where the main structures of the lung enter & exit
Label the following (caudal view)
What are the lobes of the left lung
- Cranial
- Caudal