Flashcards
External intercostal muscles function
Inhalation
-Contract to raise chest
Internal intercostal muscles function
Forced exhalation
-Contract to depress ribs
(up and outwards)
Innermost intercostal muscles function
Forced expiration
Where do intercostal veins come from?
Vena cava (left of spine)
Where do intercostal arteries come from?
Thoracic aorta (right of spine)
Where do intercostal nerves come from?
Spinal nerves
What is the structure of the left lung?
Oblique fissure
-2 parts
(slightly smaller)
What is the structure of the right lung?
Oblique fissure and horizontal fissure
-3 parts
(slightly larger)
What is the function of heart pericardium?
Surrounds the heart, holds it in place and reduces friction during cardiac contraction.
What is the function of the thoracic diaphragm?
The thoracic diaphragm separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and controls breathing by contracting and relaxing by changes in volume.
Which side of the ribcage is heart on?
Left side
What is the function of the phrenic nerve?
Innervates both lungs and thoracic diaphragm
What is the function of the Vagus nerve?
The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve that plays a role in the control of various body functions including the heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion.
How do these borders of the heart correspond to surface landmarks?
Superior
Inferior
Right
Left
Superior: 2nd rib, and is located at the level of the clavicles.
Inferior: 5th rib and is located at the level of the xiphoid process.
Right: Sternum and is located at the level of the 3rd costal cartilage.
Left: Sternum and is located at the level of the 5th intercostal space.
Where would you put a stethoscope to listen to the following valves? Why are the sounds heard best at these common ‘auscultatory zones’?
Aortic valve -
Pulmonary valve -
Right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve -
Left atrioventricular (bicuspid/mitral) valve -
Aortic valve - Second right intercostal space, right sternal border
Pulmonary valve - Second left intercostal space, left sternal border
Right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve - Fourth intercostal space, left sternal border (known as the tricuspid area)
Left atrioventricular (bicuspid/mitral) valve - Fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line
What do the external obliques do?
Helps in the rotation and flexion of the trunk
(opposite side rotation)
What is the external oblique aponeurosis?
A sheet of connective tissue that connects the external oblique muscle to the linea alba
What do the internal abdominal obliques do?
Helps in the rotation and flexion of the trunk
(same side rotation)
What does the superior epigastric artery do?
An artery that arises from the internal thoracic artery and supplies blood to the upper part of the abdomen
What does the inferior epigastric artery do?
An artery that arises from the external iliac artery and supplies blood to the lower part of the abdomen
What does the greater omentum do?
Provides support and protection to the abdominal organs
What does the jejunum do?
The middle part of the small intestine that is responsible for most of the absorption of nutrients
What does the ileum do?
The last part of the small intestine that absorbs the remaining nutrients and electrolytes
What does the caecum do?
The first part of the large intestine that receives undigested food material and absorbs water and electrolytes
What does the mesentery of the small intestine do?
A double fold of peritoneum that attaches the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall, providing blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves to the small intestine.
What does the superior mesenteric artery do?
An artery that arises from the aorta and supplies blood to the small intestine, the cecum, the ascending colon, and the transverse colon
What do jejunal arcades do?
A series of small blood vessels that arise from the superior mesenteric artery and supply blood to the jejunum
What do ileal arcades do?
A series of small blood vessels that arise from the superior mesenteric artery and supply blood to the ileum