Anatomical boundaries Flashcards
Thoracic
Cranial: thoracic inlet
Caudal: diaphragm
Dorsal: thoracic vertebrae / hypaxial muscles
Ventral: sternum
Lateral: Ribs / intercostal muscles
Abdominal
Cranial: diaphragm
Caudal: pelvic inlet
Dorsal: lumbar vertebrae / hypaxial muscles
Ventral: muscles of ventral abdominal wall
Lateral: muscles of lateral abdominal wall
Pelvic
Cranial: pelvic inlet
Caudal: pelvic outlet
Dorsal: sacrum
Ventral: floor of pelvis
Lateral: lateral wall of pelvis
Mediastium
Space in the anterior chest between the lungs which contains thymus, heart, aorta, trachea, oesophagus
Cranial: thoracic inlet
Caudal: diaphragm
Dorsal: thoracic spine
Ventral: sternum / costal cartilages
Lateral: medistinal pleura
Coelom
Birds & reptiles do not possess diaphragm: single coelomic cavity