L12: Thoracic Wall II Flashcards
____: the space enclosed by the thoracic wall, containing the mediastinum and the pulmonary cavities
A. Thoracic Cavity
B. Pulmonary Cavities
C. Mediastinum
A. Thoracic cavity
_____: paired; located laterally in completely separate compartments containing lungs and pleura
A. Thoracic Cavity
B. Pulmonary Cavities
C. Mediastinum
B. Pulmonary cavities
____: unpaired; located centrally; important contents include the heart, great vessels, trachea, and esophagus
A. Thoracic Cavity
B. Pulmonary Cavities
C. Mediastinum
C. Mediastinum
_____ is located between the superior
thoracic aperture and a transverse
plane through the sternal angle
A. Superior Medistinum
B. Lateral Medistinum
C. Inferior Medistinum
A. Superior Medistinum
____is located between a transverse plane
through the sternal angle and the
thoraco-abdominal diaphragm
A. Superior Medistinum
B. Lateral Medistinum
C. Inferior Medistinum
C. Inferior Medistinum
The inferior mediastinum is further
subdivided into the: ___, ___, and ___ mediastinum
Inferior mediastinum -
A. Middle medistinum
B. Anterior medistinum
C. Posterior medistinum
_____ is located between the
sternum and the pericardium surrounding
the heart
A. Anterior mediastinum
B. Middle mediastinum
C. Posterior mediastinum
A. Anterior mediastinum
_____ between the anterior
mediastinum and the posterior mediastinum
A. Anterior mediastinum
B. Middle mediastinum
C. Posterior mediastinum
B. Middle mediastinum
______ between the
pericardium and the thoracic vertebrae
A. Anterior mediastinum
B. Middle mediastinum
C. Posterior mediastinum
C. Posterior mediastinum
The thymus extends from the superior to the ____ mediastinum
The esophagus courses from the superior
mediastinum to the ____ mediastinum.
anterior
posterior
____: the tissue that invests and encloses each lung, made up of pleura
Pleural Sac
What are the two pleurae?
1) Parietal
2) Visceral
____: the potential space between parietal and visceral pleurae
Pleural Cavity: the potential space between parietal and visceral pleurae
____: inner layer; covers the lungs; adheres to all the surfaces of the lungs
Visceral Pleura: inner layer; covers the lungs; adheres to all the surfaces of the lungs
____: outer layer; lines the pulmonary cavities; adheres to the thoracic wall, mediastinum, and diaphragm
Parietal Pleura: outer layer; lines the pulmonary cavities; adheres to the thoracic wall, mediastinum, and diaphragm
The pleural cavity contains a thin layer of serous fluid known as ____, which lubricates the pleura and facilitates movement
pleural fluid
___ in the pleural fluid keeps the surface of the lung pressed against the thoracic wall
Surface tension
When can the pleural cavity become a real space, as opposed to a potential space?
Pathology or injury