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Blackcloud Body Wall and Thorax p.1-18 Flashcards

1
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most superficial thoracic wall muscle

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external intercostal m.

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deeper thoracic wall muscles, fiber perpedicular to external intercostal

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internal thoracic muscles

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internal to intercostal, attached t osternum and inner surface of ribs

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tranversus thoracis

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intercostal vessels from superior to inferior

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intercostal vein, artery, nerve

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anterior intercostal arteries are ____ than posterior intercostal arteries

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much smaller

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6
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posterior intercostal arteries arise from

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descending aorta (most superior, from branches of the subclavian)

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posterior intercostal arteries anastomose with

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anterior intercostals, duh

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intercostal nerves are (come from)

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ventral rami of spinal nerves 1 t o11

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First 6 instercostal nerves run

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within an intercostal space

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10
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intercostal ribs 7-11

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being intercostally, run along anterior abdominal body wall

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branches of internal thoracic artery

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musculophrenic and superior epigastric arteries

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12
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fluid, blood or pus can safely be removed from

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costodiaphragmatic recess

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13
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where to insert needle to reach costodiaphragmatic space

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near middle of 9th intercostal space

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blood supply and innervation of visceral layer is same as

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the organ

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blood supply and innervation of parietal layer is same as

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adjacent body wall

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parietal pericardium is innervated by

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phrenic nerve

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parietal pericardium receives blood from which two branches of the internal thoracic artery, and what else?

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pericardiophrenic artery, musculophrenic artery, descending thoracic aorta

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parietal pleura is innervated by

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phrenic nerve & intercostal nerves

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19
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parietal pleura receives blood from

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intercostal arteries

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20
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parietal pericardium cannot be separated from

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the diaphragm

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21
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visceral pericardium cannot be separated from

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the heart

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22
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the place between the two pleural cavities is called

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the mediastinum

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mediastinum superior border

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superior thoracic aperture, an imaginary line from T1 to superior borer of manubrium

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mediastinum inferior border

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diaphragm

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mediastinum posterior border

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vertebral column

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mediastinum anterior border

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sternum

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27
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superior mediastinum

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thoracic inlet to T4-5

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anterior mediastinum

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sternum to pericardium

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middle mediastinum

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space occupied by heart

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30
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posterior mediastinum

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back of pericardium to T4-12

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31
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brachiocephalic veins drain

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upper limbs, head and neck

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32
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upper half of superior vena cava drains

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from upper half of body to right atrium

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33
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arch of the azygous vein drains

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from posterior walls of thorax and abdomen into superior vena cava

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34
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ventral rami of C3,4,5

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phrenic nerve

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35
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phrenic nerve innervates

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diaphragm, parietal pericardium, mediastinal parietal pleura

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36
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phrenic nerve and pericardiophrenic vessels pass ____ the root of the lung

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in front of

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37
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vagus nerve passes ____ the root of the lung

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behind

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38
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passes posterior to the ligamentum arteriosum to reach the trachea

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left recurrent laryngeal nerve

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39
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the vagus nerve provides

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parasympathetic innervation to thoracic viscera

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40
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the vagus nerve breaks up into _____ before branching into _______

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esophageal plexus, left vagus nerve (becomes anterior vagal trunk) and right vagus nerve (becomes posterior vagal trunk)

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41
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the fibrous pericardium, what is it good for?

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continuous with central tendon of diaphragm, protects the heart from sudden overfilling and anchors it to the wall

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42
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the two layers of the serous pericardium are called what?

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parietal layer, visceral layer

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43
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what runs posterior to the pulmonary trunk and aorta, anterior to superior vena cava?

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transverse pericardial sinus

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44
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where do the arterial and venous ends of the developing heart meet?

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transverse pericardial sinus

45
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what is underneath the heart, up to a superior border of parietal and visceral pericardium?

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oblique pericardial sinus

46
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what facilitates clamping the aorta and pulmonary trunk during cardiac surgery?

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transverse pericardial sinus

47
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right coronary artery runs in which sulcus?

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coronary (atrioventricular) sulcus

48
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anterior interventricular artery runs in which sulcus?

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anterior interventricular sulcus

49
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what runs in the posterior intraventricular sulcus?

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posterior interventricular artery

50
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where does the posterior interventricular artery branch from?

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right coronary artery (70%) or anterior interventricular artery (30%)

51
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what vein runs in the anterior interventricular sulcus and coronary sulcus and becomes the coronary sinus?

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great cardiac vein

52
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where does the coronary sinus enter the heart?

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right atrium

53
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what vein runs in the posterior interventricular sinus and drains into the coronary sinus?

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middle cardiac vein

54
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anterior cardiac vein drains directly into

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right atrium

55
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a branch of the right coronary artery at or near the intersection of the coronal and posterior interventricular sulci

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antrioventricular nodal artery

56
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arterial blockages of right coronary artery are of primary concern in:

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Right-dominant hearts (15% of population, right coronary continues in atrioventriuclar sulcus past the interventricular sulcus

57
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In left-dominant hearts, ____ gives rise to posterior interventricular artery

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circumflex branch of left coronary

58
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patent foramen ovale found in

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right atrium, 20% of population

59
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what opens into right atrium

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SVC, IVC, coronary sinus

60
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pectinate muscle in right atrium attach to

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crista terminalis

61
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near tricuspid valve, right ventricle raises into ridges called

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trabeculae carneae

62
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Cone-shaped entrance to pulmonary trunk is found in the _____ and called ____

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right ventricle, conus arteriosis

63
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most of the diaphragmatic surface of the heart is formed by the

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left ventricle

64
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trabeculae carneae are found

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in both ventricles

65
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four pulmonary veins run into

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left atrium

66
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valve between right atrium and right ventricle

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tricuspid (anterior, septal, posterior)

67
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cusps are anchored to ____ by ____

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papilllary muscles (extensions of trabeculae carneae), tendinous cords

68
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valve between left atrium and left ventrical

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mitral valve

69
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contraction of papillary muscles

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prevents them from prolapsing. Valve opening and closing is passive

70
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what are the two semilunar valves

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pulmonary and aortic

71
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aortic valve has

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right, left, and posterior cusps

72
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pulmonary valve has

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right, left and anterior cusps

73
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ventricles relax and fill

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diastole. mitral and tricuspid valves are open

74
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ventricles contract and empty

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systole. Aortic and pulmonary valves are open

75
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the heart receives sympathetic innervation from

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splanchnic nerves from sympathetic chain at cervical level and T1-T4

76
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pass through ventral roots, spinal nerve, and white ramus communicantes from T1-T4

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presynaptic sympathetic axons (to heart)

77
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travel in cervical and upper thoracic splanchnic nerves passing through cardiac plexus to reach heart

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Postsynaptic sympathetic axons (to heart)

78
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the only time that sympathetics dilate

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coronary artery vasodilation

79
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heart receives parasympathetic innervation from

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vagus nerve

80
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located within vagal nuclei in the brainstem

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presynaptic parasympathetic neuronal bodies (to heart)

81
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synapse in tiny ganglions within cardiac plexus or within walls of the atria

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presynaptic parasympathetic neuronal bodies (to heart)

82
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parasympathetic action in heart

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vasoconstriction of coronal arteries, decreased heart rate and force of contraction

83
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GA for reflexes return with

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vagus nerve

84
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GA for pain return with

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cervical and/or upper thoracic splanchic, through sympathetic ganglia and white ramus comminicantes to reach spinal nerves and dorsal roots

85
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blockages in coronary arteries cause

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myocardial ischemia, due to insufficient anastomoses

86
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sensory innervation in heart sensitive to

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oxygen changes, but not temperature or cutting

87
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what is responsible for initiating and coordinating heartbeat?

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sinuatrial and atrioventricular nodes

88
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which node is faster (pacemaker)?

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Sinuatrial node

89
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series of fibrous rings surrounding atrioventricular and semilunar valves

A

cardiac skeleton

90
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role of cardiac skeleton

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stabilizes valves, serves as an attachment site for cardiac muscle fibers, electrically isolates atria from ventricles

91
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ridge of cartilage in the midline of the bifurcation between the primary bronchii

92
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brnaches of the aorta, supply oxygenated blood to lungs and visceral pleura

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bronchial arteries

93
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tributaries of azygous system, drain blood form structures within or close to root of lung

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bronchial veins

94
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right bronchial vein drains into

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azygous vein

95
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left bronchial vein drains into

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accessory hemiazygous vein

96
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pulmonary arteries contain

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deoxygentaed blood

97
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pulmonary veins contain

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oxygenated blood

98
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pulmonary arteries are initially ____ pulmonary veins, then ____ as they enter the lungs

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superior to, posterior to

99
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which pulmonary artery is longer?

100
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the bronchii are ____ to the pulmonary arteries and veins in the root of the lung

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posterior to

101
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sympathetic innervation to lungs: presynaptic

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neurons loacted T1-T4, through white ramus communicantes, synapse in upper thoracic sympathetic chain ganglia from T1-T4

102
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sympathetic innervation to lungs: postsynaptic

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travel in upper thoracic splanchnic nerves through pulmonary plexus to lungs

103
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symapthetic innervation to lungs: action

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inhibit bronchial glands, inhibit smooth muscle, cause vasoconstriction of vasculature,

104
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parasympathetic innervation to lungs: presynaptic

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from vagal nuclei in brainstem, through sensory ganglion of vagus nerve, to pulmonary plexus, synapsing on tiny ganglia.

105
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parasympathetic innervation to lungs: postsynaptic

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from pulmonary plexus to lungs

106
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parasympathetic to lungs: action

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secretomotor to bronchial glands, motor to smooth muscle in bronchial walls, vasodilation of pulmonary vasculature

107
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GA for lung reflexes returns with

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vagus, with cells located in sensory ganglion of vagus nerve.

108
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pain axons in lung?

109
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pain axons in parietal pleura?

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yes: somatic intercostal and phrenic nerves

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