Anatomy::Thorax Flashcards
Blood supply to anterior chest wall
Br. of internal mammary
Ant. intercostal art- upto 6th rib, sup epigastric musculo phrenic
Posterior chest wal
Descending thoracic aorta
- Starts at level of T4
Blood supply to upper 2 rib-
Where does thoracic duct drain into?
Left brachicephalic vein
Relations of Angle of Louis
Level- lower T4, 2nd rib
Arch of aorta,
bifurcation of trachea
Bifurcation of pulmaonary trunk
End of aorta, start of descending
SVC- rt atruium
Azygous- IVC
Remanant of thymus
Ligamentum arteriosum
Thoracic duct crosses from rt to left and ascends to Left of oesophagus2nd anatomical constrictionof oesopgus - 24-25 cm from teeth
Posterior mediastinum
T12- Descending thoracic aorta
thoracic duct
Azygous vein
T10- Oesophagus
Anterior and post vagal nerve
Ascending oesophageal br and veins
Hemiazygous and accesssory hemiazygous.
T8- IVC, Rt phrenic
Middle Mediastinum
Heart
Pericardium
Great vessels
Phrenic
Anterior Medastinum
Lymphnodes, Fat, remnants of thymus
Perforating br of internal mammary
Strustures not part of Mediastinum
IVC
Trachea
Constrictions of the Oesophagus
1- Cricopharyngeus 15 cm
2- Arch of aorta,
3. left principal brincus
4. 38-40 cm level of gastrooesophageal junction
PArts of Oesophagus
Cervical
THoracic
Abdominal
Mucosa, submucosa, circular, longitudinal, adventitia
Epithelium- Squamous upper 1/3rd Stratified squamous
Upper 1/3rd- Inf thyroid art,
middle 1/3- Descending thoracic
lower1/3- Ascending br of left gastric art
Vein
Inf thyroi
Azygous, heiazygous
Lower oesophageal veins- portal circulation
Lymph-
* Deep cervical, paratracheal, tracheo brocheal
* MEdiastinal retrocardiadc
* Left gastric, diaphragmatic
Manubriosternal joint is what kind of joint?
Secondary cartilagenous
Other egs. Pubic symphysis
xiphosternal
Fibrous joint
RAdius/ulna
Tibia/fibula
Structures at risk in midline sternotomy
Brachiocephalic artery, Left common carotid, left subclavian artery, Brachiocephalic veins, trachea, oesophagus, phrenic, both vagi, thoracic dust, left recurrent laryngeal and thymus in childrenR
Relations of oesophagus in the thorax
Anterior
- Left common carotis art
- Trachea
- Left main bronchus
- pericardium
Posterior
Thoracic vertebrae
thoracic duct
hemiazygous vein
descending arota
left
- Left subclavian art
aortic arch
left vagus and recurrent laryngeal
thoracic duct
left pleura
Right
- Right pleaura
- Azygous
Impressions of left lung
Aortic arch
Left ventricle
Descending aorta
Oesophagus(ant to descending aorta)