Anatomy Flashcards
What are the parts of the upper respiratory tract?
R+L nasal cavities, oral cavity, naso-, oro- and laringe- pharynx and the larynx
What are the parts of the lower respiratory tract?
R+L main bronchi, lobar bronchi, segmental bronchi, bronchioles and the alveoli
Where is the separation between the upper and lower respiratory tract?
C6 vertebrae
What is the chest wall?
the chest wall protects the heart and the lungs and makes the movements of breathing
What is the chest cavity?
the chest cavity is within the chest walls and contains the vital organs and the major blood vessels and nerves, it consists of the mediastinum and the right and left pleural cavities
What is the visceral pleura?
visceral pleura is the pleura that touches the lungs
What is the parietal pleura?
parietal pleura is the pleura that touches the walls of the body
What ribs make up the first set and how many are there?
ribs 1-7 are the true ribs
What ribs make up the second set and how many are there?
ribs 8-10 are the false ribs
What ribs make up the last set and how many are there?
ribs 11 and 12 are the floating ribs
What are the three joints in the ribcage and what type of joints are they?
- sternocostal joints are synovial
- costochondral joints are not real joints
- costovertebral joints are synovial
What three main structures can be palpated in the mediastinum?
- sternal angle at costal cartilage 2
- costal margin
- xiphoid process at the end of the sternum
What is the nerve supply to the diaphragm?
C3, 4 and 5 (keeps the diaphragm alive)
What are the three layers of intercostal muscles and what nerves are they supplied by?
- external
- internal
- innermost
the nerve supply is the anterior rami of the spinal nerve
What is the posterior blood supply to the intercostal muscles?
arterial is thoracic aorta
venous is the azygous vein
What is the anterior blood supply to the intercostal muscles?
arterial is internal thoracic artery
venous is the internal thoracic vein
Describe the two blood supplies to the lungs?
pulmonary arteries and branches for oxygenation of blood for the systemic circulation
bronchial arteries which provide oxygenated blood to the lung tissue
What muscles perform which movements to facilitate inspiration?
the diaphragm contracts as do the intercostal muscles which pull the chest wall and the lungs out so that air flows in
What muscles perform which movements to facilitate expiration?
diaphragm relaxes and rises, intercostal muscles relax and the elastic tissue recoils to increase the pressure in the lungs so air flows outwards
Which rib is the sternal angle at the level of?
the sternal angle is at the level of rib 2
What are the three palpable features on the human chest?
the sternal angle, the diploid process and the costal margin
Describe the anatomy of the breast with the quadrants and where the axillary tail moves from?
there are four quadrants with the axillary tail moving out from the superolateral quadrant
Where is the drainage for the lateral quadrants in the breast and is it unilateral or bilateral?
there is unilateral drainage from lateral quadrants to axillary nodes
Where is the drainage from the medial quadrants and is it unilateral or bilateral?
there is bilateral drainage from medial quadrants to parasternal nodes
What is the order of depth of the breast, pectoral fascia and the pectoralis major?
the pectoral fascia is deep to the breast and the pectoralis major is deep to the pectoral fascia
Where does the cephalic vein sit?
the cephalic vein sits in the delta-pectoral gross where the pectoralis major meets the deltoid
What does the serratus anterior do?
the serrates anterior anchors the scapula to the ribs
What does the long thoracic nerve supply do?
the long thoracic nerve supplies the serrates anterior
Where does the latissimus dorsi run?
the latissimus dorsi runs from the humerus round the back
What is the clinical explanation for what happens in the condition ‘winged scapula’?
this is paralysis of the serratus anterior usually by injury to the long thoracic nerve
What is the anatomical relationship between the subclavian vein and the muscle?
the subclavian vein runs anterior to the muscle
What is the anatomical relationship between the subclavian artery and the subclavian vein?
the subclavian artery runs superiorly to the vein
What is the anatomical relationship between the brachial plexus and the artery?
the brachial plexus runs posteriorly to the artery
Where are the subclavian vessels within the axilla so become the axillary artery and vein?
lateral to the lateral border of rib 1 is where the subclavian vessels are within the axilla