Unit 3 Flashcards
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What are the four types Thorax borders?
Superior, Inferior, Anterior, Posterior
What makes up the Superior Thorax border?
Thoracic inlet or superior thoracic aperture
Inferior border of thorax is formed by?
wide opening formed by T12 vertebra, 12 th pair ribs & costal arch
Anterior border of Thorax?
sternum, ribs, and costal cartilages.
Posterior border of Thorax
thoracic vertebrae and ribs.
What are the three major spaces of the thorax?
Mediastinum- heart cavity
Two Pleural/pulmonary cavities (RT and LT)
Where do true, false, floating ribs conect?
True- attach to the sternum through costal cartilage
False- attach to the cartilage, costal cartilage that merges into rib 7
Floating ribs: no anterior attachment.
What separates the two facets of a rib?
Crest of head
Attributes of Rib neck
narrowing after the head, contains the tubercle, with a facet that articulates to the transverse process of the vertebra
Any muscle with attachment to the ribs has potential to _____
Assist in respiration
Three types of Intercostals and their features
External-oblique with inferior edge medial
Internal- oblique with inferior edge lateral
Innermost-superior/inferior
Two types of pericardium of the heart ?
Visceral pericardium: upon the organ
Parietal pericardium: outside the heart
How/where is fibrous pericardium attached?
Anatomical directions
superiorly to the large vessels exiting the heart
Inferiorly to the diaphragm
What does the Mucosa of the trachea do ?
catches and removes particles along with cilia
What does the trachealis muscle do?
connects trachea and esophagus, changes shape of Hyaline Cartilage/trachea, active when coughing.
What does the pleural cavity do?
creates “surface tension” to keep lung connected
What are the two pleura of the lung
Parietal Pleura: wall of rib
Visceral Pleura: covers the lung
Why does the Left Lung have one less lobe?
Due to the heart displacement there is only left superior and inferior lobes.
What are the fissures of the Right and Left Lung?
Right Lung: horizontal fissure and oblique fissure
Left Lung: oblique fissure
Where does the primary bronchi enter from ?
Hilum of lung
What does blood transport?
oxygen, CO2, nutrients, waste and hormones.
What does the blood regulate?
blood regulates the body temperature by carrying heat. blood also helps regulate the pH of the body and regulates fluid balance throughout the body.
What does the pericardium do ?
the heart is contained within the pericardium. It restricts heart’s movement within thorax. Prevents overflow.
What is the auricle of the atrium?
each atrium has an anterior flap-like extension called an auricle that expands their volume