Lecture 2 - Thorax, Lungs, and Pleura Flashcards
What are the 3 functions of the thoracic wall?
- Protection (also protects liver and kidney not just heart and lungs)
- Muscle attachment
- Facilitates breathing
What are the components of the thoracic skeleton (4)?
What are the 3 components of the sternum
- Manubrium
- Body
- Xiphoid
What is the important landmark of the sternum
Sternal angle
What is the jugular notch?
The top of the manubrium
What is the name of the joint between the xiphoid and the body of the sternum called?
Xiphisternal joint
What are the 8 landmarks represented by the sternal angle
What are the true ribs
What are the false ribs
What are the floating ribs
What is the superior thoracic aperture and what 3 structures is it bound by?
What is the inferior thoracic aperture and what 3 structures is it bound by and 1 structure that it is closed by
Movement of ribs during inspiration [increases/decreases] thoracic volume
Increase
Describe the movement of the upper and lower ribs during respiration
What are the 3 muscles of respiration
- Diaphragm
- Intercostal muscles
- Accessory muscles
What are the 4 functions of the diaphragm
- Main muscle of inspiration
- Separates thoracic and abdominal cavities
- Increases thoracic volume and intra-abdominal pressure when contracting (pushes abdominal cavity down to increase thoracic volume allowing air to rush in for respiration to take place)
- Positioning of the diaphragm depends on phase of respiration, standing, or supine, and distention of abdominal viscera
What are the 3 holes in the diaphragm
- Caval opening (T8)
- Esophageal hiatus (T10)
- Aortic Hiatus (T12)
What does the caval opening (T8) in the diaphragm transmit (2)
- Inferior vena cava
- Right phrenic nerve
*I8
What does the esophageal hiatus (T10) transmit (2)
- Esophagus
- Anterior and posterior trunks of vagus
*10 eggs
What does the aortic hiatus (T12) transmit (3)
- Aorta
- Azygous vein
- Thoracic duct
What are the 3 intercostal layers
- External
- Internal
- Innermost