unit 4 Flashcards
(109 cards)
sternal angle level
T4/5
what landmark splits the mediastinum
sternal angle at T4/5
middle inferior mediastinum contents (3)
heart
aortic arch
root of lung
most anterior structure of superior mediastinum
thymus
what is the pericardial cavity filled with
serous fluid
pericardium
fibrous sac surrounding heart and roots of great vessels
serous layer
parietal and visceral
parent structure of pericardiophrenic artery
internal thoracic cavity
where does the pericardiophrenic vein drain into
left: brachiocephalic vein
right: SVC
what causes pericarditis and what relieves it
infection
leaning forward
what causes constrictive pericarditis and how to detect it
excessive thickening of parietal pericardial sac which compresses the heart
jugular vein pulse drop with inspiration
where does the azygos vein empty
SVC and IVC
spinal level of xiphoid process
T10
fissure(s) in right lung
oblique and horizontal
fissure(s) in left lung
oblique
which lung has a lungula
left
hila
passageway for roots into lungs
what spinal level does bronchial tree split
T4/5
carina
structure between split of bronchial tree that supports it
pneumothorax
collapsed lung
pleural reflection
lungs adapt and mold to things around it
3 recesses for lung expansion
costomediastinal
cardiac notch
costodiaphragmatic
what structure is the pericardial sac fused with
central tendon
phrenic nerve innervates…
diaphragm
pericardial sac