EXAM 4: Thorax and Abdomen Flashcards
What is the anterior boarder of the sternum?
Sternum
What is the posterior boarder of the sternum?
Thoracic vertbrae
What is the lateral boarder of the sternum?
Ribs (12 pairs)
What are the functions of the thoracic cage?
- Protects vital organs (heart and lungs)
- Attachment point for myos
Manubrium
- Most superior portion of sternum
- Articules with clavicle, 1st rib (#1), body of sternum
Body of Sternum
- Middle portion
- Articulates with ribes 2-7, manubrium, ziphoid process, sternal angle
Xiphoid Process
Tip of sternum
What are true ribs?
Ribs 1-7
- 1: Superior
- 7: Inferior
- Connects directly to sternum via their own costal cartilage
Where/What is the sternal angle
Where the body and manubrium meet
What are false Ribs?
Ribs 8-10
- Dont directly connect to sternum, connects via costal cartilage of rib 7
What are floating ribs?
Ribs 11-12
- No anterior connection
What are the rib articulations?
- Head of rib to costal facet body of thoracic vertebrae
- Tubercle of rib to vostal facet transverse process of thoracic vertebrae
Where does gas exchange occur?
Capillaries (capillary bed)
What is the arterial system
- carries blood away from heart
- typically carries oxygenated blood
- myos in walls to pump blood against gravity
What are the largest vessels in the arterial system?
Arteries
What are the smallest vessels in the arterial system?
arterioles
Are capillaries apart of the venous or arterial systems?
Nope!
What is the smallest diameter of the capillaries
1 red blood cell thick
What is the venous system
- Blood is carries to heart, no exceptions
- Typically carries deoxygenated blood
What are the smallest vessels in the venous system?
venules
What are the largest vessels in the venous system?
veins
What has valves to pump against gravity?
Veins
What are the types of circulation?
Systemic and Pulmonary
Systemic Circulation
- Body systems
- Delivers O2 and nutrients to tissues in body
- removes Co2 and waste
- Blood starts at heart and goes to body then back to heart
In Systemic Circulation veins and arteries carry what kind of blood ?
Veins: dO2
Arteries: O2
Pulmonary Circuation
- Brings blood to lungs for gas exchange
- Heart to lungs to heart
In Pulmonary Circulation veins and arteries carry what kind of blood ?
Veins: O2
Arteries: dO2
What happens when you inhale?
- Certain myos contract
- Certain myos relax
- Air moves into lungs
- Lungs expand
What happens when you exhale?
- Certain myos relaxed
- Certain myos contract
- Air moves out of lungs
- Lungs deflate
What is the thoracic cavity
- Spaces that house organs
- Dimensions increase –> inhale
- Dimensions decrease –> exhale
What lines the thoracic cavity
membranes
What surrounds the thoracic cavity
Thoracic cage
What are the muscles of respiration?
- Diaphragm
- Internal intercostals
- External intercostals
- Scalenes
- Transverse Thoracis
What are the primary myos of respiration?
- Diaphragm
- Internal intercostals
- External intercostals
What are the secondary myos of respiration?
- Scalenes
- Transverse Thoracis
When do you use secondary respiration muscles
when your in distress, all of the muscles are used
What does the diaphragm seperate?
Thorax and abdomen
Can you live without a diaphragm?
No, it is vital. If it stops you die.
Its the most important myo for respiration
What does the diaphragm look like when contracted and relaxed
Contracts: Flattens
Relaxed: Dome shape
What nerve innervates the diaphragm?
Phrenic nerve (C3, C4, C5)
Internal Intercostals
- relax during exhalation
- Contract during inhalation
- Scalenes
External Intercostals
- relax during inhalation
- Contract during exhalation
- Transverse Thoracis
What happens to the vertical lung size during inhalation/exhalation?
Inhale: increase
Exhale: Decrease
What happens to the lateral lung size during inhalation/exhalation?
Inhale: Widening
Exhale: Narrows
What happens to the anterior/posterior surfaces during inhalation/exhalation?
Inhale: Sternum moves anteriorly
Exhale: Sternum moves posteriorly
What is the pathway of the respiratory tract when you breathe in?
- Nasal cavity
- Pharynx
- Larynx
- Trachea
- Bronchi
- Lungs
What is the job of the respiratory tract?
Carry air in or out of lungs
What is the pathway of the respiratory tract when you breathe out?
- Lungs
- Bronchi
- Trachea
- Larynx
- Pharynx
- Nasal cavity
What is the nose/nasal cavity supported by?
Nasal bones and cartilage
What divides the nose into left and right
nasal septum
What is the nasal conchae?
Seperates the cavity into passageways
increases temp and humidity