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Lecture 16: Anatomy of the Thorax & Breathing (ventilation) Flashcards

1
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What are our body cavities lined with?

A

Serous membranes

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2
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What are serous membranes?

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Double layer of secretory tissue with fluid between layers

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What layer of serous membrane lies on the organ?

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Visceral layer

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What layer of serous membrane lies on the body wall?

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Parietal layer

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5
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What are 2 examples of serous membrane in the Thoracic cavity?

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  • Pericardium

- Pleura

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6
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What is an examples of serous membrane in the Abdominopelvic cavity?

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Peritoneum

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7
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What are 2 devisions of the thoracic cavity?

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  • Mediastinum

- Pleural cavities

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8
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What is contained within the Mediastinum?

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  • Heart
  • Vessels
  • Pericardium
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9
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What is contained within the pleural cavities?

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Lungs

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10
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What is the anterior boundary of the Thoracic cavity?

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Sternum

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11
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What is the posterior boundary of the Thoracic cavity?

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Thoracic vertebrae

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12
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What is the lateral boundary of the Thoracic cavity?

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Ribs

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13
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What is the superior boundary of the Thoracic cavity?

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Base of the neck

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14
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What is the Inferior boundary of the Thoracic cavity?

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Diaphragm

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15
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Why are the Pleural cavities seperate?

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So if one stops functioning, you have another

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16
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What is the hilum of the lung?

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Where the primary bronchus and vessels enter

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17
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What is ventilation of the lung driven by?

A

Pressure changes in the thoracic cavity

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18
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What is the relationship of pressure to volume?

A

Inversely proportional

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19
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What happens when the volume of the thorax is changed?

A

The pressure is also changed

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20
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What changes occur to volume during inspiration?

A

Volume increases

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21
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What changes occur to volume during expiration?

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Volume decreases

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22
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What law determines the relationship between pressure and volume of a gas?

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Boyle’s Law

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23
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What is Boyle’s law equation?

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P = 1/V

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24
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What is pressure measured by?

A

Collisions

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25
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What does a smaller space mean for collisions and pressure?

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More collisions therefore more pressure

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26
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What does a bigger space mean for collisions and pressure?

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Less collision therefore less pressure

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27
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What does air try and move towards?

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Lower pressure space

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28
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What needs to be established in order to breath?

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A pressure gradient

29
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Between breathes what happens to the pressure inside of and outside of the cavity?

A

They are equal

30
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What happens to air flow when there is an increased volume in the thoracic cavity?

A

Air flows in due to an decrease in pressure

31
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What happens to air flow when there is a decreased volume in the thoracic cavity?

A

Air flows out due to an increase of pressure

32
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What connects the bone of the ribs to the sternum?

A

Costal (hyaline) cartilage

33
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What type of joints are the sternocostal joints

A

Synovial, the exception being the 1st which is cartilaginous

34
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How many sternocostal joints are their on either side of the sternum?

35
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What connects the bone of the ribs to the costal cartilage?

A

Costochondral joints

36
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What kind of joints are costochondral joints?

A

Cartilaginous

37
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What connects costal cartilage from different ribs together?

A

Interchondral joints

38
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What kind of joints are the interchondral joints?

39
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What kind of joint are between the thoracic vertebrae and the ribs?

A

Synovial joints

40
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What is the name of the joint between the rib and the transverse process of vertebrae?

A

Costotransverse

41
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What is the name of the joint between the rib and the body of vertebrae?

A

Costovertebral

42
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What do the respiratory muscles do?

A

Move the rib cage allowing us to breathe

43
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What are the primary inspiration muscles?

2

A
  • Diaphragm

- Intercostals

44
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When are accessory muscles activated?

A

Only when needed

45
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What is the diaphragm?

A

A sheet of skeletal muscle

46
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What does the diaphragm seperate?

A

The thorax from the abdomen

47
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What is the shape of the diaphragm when relaxed?

A

Dome-shaped

48
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What is the shape of the diaphragm when contracted?

49
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What does contraction of the diaphragm do to the thoracic/abdominopelvic cavity?

A

Expands the thoracic cavity, compresses the abdominopelvic cavity

50
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What do intercostal muscles attach to and how do attach?

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They attach too neighbouring ribs and they do so diagonally

51
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What do the external intercostals do?

A

Lift the ribcage and expand the cavity

52
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What type of inspiration are external intercostals used for?

A

Quiet and forced

53
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What do the internal intercostals do?

A

Depress ribcage and decrease cavity

54
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What does the diaphragm do during normal quiet inspiration?

A

Contracts thus flattening

55
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What do the external intercostals do during normal quiet inspiration?

A

Contract lifting ribs

56
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Along side the actions of quiet inspiration what happens during forced inspiration?

A

Accessory muscles contract to further expand the thoracic cavity

57
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What does the diaphragm do during normal quiet expiration?

A

Relaxes thus going dome shaped

58
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What do the external intercostals do during normal quiet expiration?

A

relax no longer lifting ribs

59
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Along side the actions of quiet expiration what happens during forced expiration?

A

Internal intercostals contract depressing the ribs and accessory muscles contract to further decrease cavity volume

60
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Because lung tissues is elastic what is it always trying to do?

61
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What do the pleura do to the lungs?

A

Make the lungs stick to the thoracic wall

62
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What does lung volume do during inspiration?

63
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What does lung volume do during expiration?

64
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What does the visceral pleura lie against?

65
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What does the parietal pleura lie against?

A

Thoracic wall

66
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What is between the parietal and visceral pleura?

A

Pleural fluid

67
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What does pleural fluid enable for the lungs movement?

A

Frictionless movement against other structures

68
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What does the fluid bond of pleural fluid cause the lungs to do?

A

Stick to the thoracic wall

69
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As the lungs are stuck to the thoracic wall what does thoracic wall movement cause?

A

Lung movement

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