Exam 3 Thoracic Cavity Flashcards
review thoracic vertebrae and ribs in lab
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dorsal longitudinal ligament extends from
axis to sacrum
dorsal longitudinal ligament is narrow over
vertebral bodies
dorsal longitudinal ligament widens over
intervertebral discs
ventral longitudinal ligament extends from
mid-thoracic region to sacrum
ventral longitudinal ligament strongest in
lumbar region
each typical rib
two joints with vertebral column (head and tubercle)
intervertebral discs are thinnest in
mid-thorax region
intervertebral discs center
softer center (nucleus pulposus); CCT, elastic fibers, fibroblasts and other, celar cells of various sizes
intervertebral discs periphery
peripheral fibrous ring (anulus fibrosus); CCT and fibrocartilage
thoracic skeleton shape
cone-shaped cranially (thoracic inlet)
compressed ______,
laterally, cranially
thoracic cavity contains
thoracic organs;
thoracic cavity inlet
small, narrow
2 pleural cavities contain ______
contain scant amount of serous fluid;
pleural cavities are separated by
mediastinum
mediastinum is ____ in horse
weak; has delicate subpleural CCT
mediastinum thicker in the _____
ruminant
pleura is distinguished as what different parts
parietal,mediastinal, and visceral (pulmonary) pleurae
cupula pleura
crainal extent of pleura cavity (apex)
on the ______ side extends cranial to first rib (2-3) centimeters deep to scalenus m.
right side
on the left side, cupula pleura does not extend cranial to
first rib
what are the three major groups of epaxial muscles
transversospinalis system
longissimus thorasis
iliocostalis thoracis m.
know important relationships of thoracic organs (position of lungs, cranial exent of diaphragm, line of pleural reflection, position of heart)
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