Blood supply to the thoracic walls Flashcards

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What controls diameter of airways/blood vessels

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves innervate smooth muscle and glands, controlling the diameter of the airways and blood vessels

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Thoracic arteries

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Internal thoracic artery
Posterior and anterior intercostal arteries
Musculophrenic artery
Superior epigastric artery

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Thoracic veins

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Posterior intercostal veins (drain into the azygos venous system)

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