Anatomy Flashcards
What are the 4 sinuses?
frontal
ethmoid
sphenoid
maxillary
What is the function of the sinuses?
- important for conditioning of air and the resonance of air during speaking
- also produces mucus and reduce skull weight
Explain the path of air when you breath in through your nose
- Air enters nasal cavity
- Its conditioned (moistened, warmed)
- Travels under conchae in meatuses
- Enters paranasal sinus
What does the epiglottis do?
Seals off larynx during swallowing
What do conchae do?
create turbulence of inspired air
What does the larynx do?
involved in breathing, producing sound, articulation of speech
What seperates the nasal pharynx from the oropharynx?
Uvula
What seperates the oropharynx from the laryngopharynx?
Epiglottis
Which tonsils are the tonsils you would think of as our regular tonsils?
Palatine tonsils
Which arch is further towards the uvula - the palatoglossal arch or the palatopharyngeal arch?
the palatopharyngeal arch
What separates the palatopharyngeal arch and the palatoglossal arch?
palatine tonsils
What is the opening between the vocal folds in the epiglottis called?
rima glottidis
What cartilage and bone makes up some of the larynx?
Hyoid bone
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
What are the order of structures we need to know on the rib from the interior facet to the attachment to the costal cartilage?
Head Neck Tubercle Angle Costal groove Body
What are the different parts of the parietal pleura?
cervical pleura
costal pleura
diaphragmatic pleura
mediastinal pleura
What is the function of pleural fluid and where is it found?
- in the pleural cavity
- creates surface tension between 2 pleural layers: changes shape of thoracic cage
What are the 3 accessory respiratory muscles?
- pectoralis major
- pectoralis minor
- serratus anterior
What are each of the accessory respiratory muscles attached too?
Pectoralis major - superior head attaches to clavicle and inferior head attaches to sternum
Pectoralis minor - attached to a part on the scapular then the ribs
Serratus anterior - attaches to lateral edge of ribs 1-8
Why are accessory respiratory muscles important?
During times of respiratory distress, these muscles contract to help elevate the thoracic cage during inspiration
What does the intercostal neurovascular bundle consist of?
-intercostal vein
-intercostal artery
-intercostal nerve
VAN (unless flipped)
Where is the intercostal neurovascular bundle?
sits in the costal groove, between internal and innermost intercostal muscles
What does the intercostal nerve and artery supply?
the intercostal muscles
What does the intercostal neurovascular bundle supply?
the parietal pleura
Which arteries supply the intercostal space?
The aorta supplies posterior intercostal arteries
The internal thoracic artery supplies the anterior intercostal arteries
What does the intercostal vein do?
Drains intercostal muscles of deoxygenated blood and empties into the azygous system
Where does the azygous vein drain into?
The superior vena cava
What is the laryngeal prominence (Adams apple) formed from?
formed from two thyroid cartilages
What do C-shaped cartilage rings do?
They support the trachea - they keep the airway open/patent
Where is the trachealis muscle?
posterior aspect to the trachea
What is the carina?
the ridge of cartilage in the trachea that occurs between the division of two main bronchi
What is the difference between the right and left bronchi?
right is a little broader and more vertical than left
What is the difference in the hilum of the right and left lung?
bronchus is above pulmonary artery on right lung
pulmonary artery is above bronchus on left lung