Module 7: Respiratory Flashcards
- kidney shaped
- ovoid space; indented posteriorly
3 Compartments
1. Rt. Pulmonary Cavity
2. Lt. Pulmonary Cavity
3. Mediastinum
THORACIC CAVITY
THORACIC CAVITY: Three Compartments
- Right pulmonary cavity
- Left pulmonary cavity
- the right and left pulm. cavities contain the lungs and pleurae - Mediastinum
- contains the heart, great vessels, thymus, trachea, esophagus
- A serous membrane composed of simple squamous mesothelial cells on a thin connective tissue layer that contains collagen and elastic fibers
- Line the pulmonary cavities and lungs
PLEURA
2 layers of Pleura:
- Visceral layer - Refers to the viscera, the internal organs of the body
- Parietal layer - Latin: parietalis – “belonging to the wall”
* The structures that we will be referring when we are talking of PARIETAL PLEURA, I’m referring to the WALL, not the organ. If VISCERAL PLEURA, I’m referring to the ORGAN and that’s the lungs.
The layers of visceral and parietal pleura are continuous forming a __. The lung is outside the pleural sac and is surrounded by it
pleural sac
- also known as the pulmonary pleura
- provides the lung with a smooth slippery, shiny outer surface
- continuous with the parietal pleura at the hilum of the lung
- closely covers the lungs including the fissures
- adheres firmly to the lungs
- in cadaver dissection it cannot be dissected from the lung surface
VISCERAL PLEURA
- lines the pulmonary cavities
- may be separated from the surface it covers
- thicker than the visceral pleura
PARIETAL PLEURA
PARTS OF THE PARIETAL PLEURA
- Costal Pleura
- MediastinalPleura
- Diaphragmatic Pleura
- Cervical Pleura
- covers the internal surfaces of the thoracic wall
COSTAL PLEURA
- Costal pleura is separated from the internal surfaces of the thoracic wall by __
- forms a natural cleavage plane for surgical separation of the costal pleura from the thoracic wall
endothoracic fascia
- covers and forms the lateral boundary of the
mediastinum - continues superiorly into the root of the neck as the cervical pleura
- continuous with the costal pleura anteriorly and posteriorly
- continuous with the diaphragmatic pleura inferiorly
MEDIASTINAL PLEURA
It is the __ that reflects laterally onto the root of the lung to become continuous with the visceral pleura
mediastinal pleura
- covers the superior or thoracic surface of the diaphragm except at its costal attachments and where it is fused to the pericardium
- the PHRENICOPLEURAL FASCIA is a thin, elastic layer of the endothoracic fascia
- it connects the diaphragmatic pleura with the muscle fibers of the diaphragm
DIAPHRAGMATIC PLEURA
- dome-shaped cap that covers the apex of lungs
- superior continuation of the costal and mediastinal pleura
CERVICAL PLEURA
Cervical Pleura forms a cup like dome called the __ that reaches its summit 2-3 cm.superior to the level of medial third of clavicle at the level of the neck of the 1st rib
pleural cupula
Cervical Pleura is reinforced by the__ membrane which is a fibrous extension of the endothoracic fascia
sibson’s fascia or suprapleural
- potential space between the layers of the pleura
- also called pleural space
- contains serous pleural fluid
- lubricates the pleural sufaces.
- It allows the layers of pleura to slide smoothly during respiration.
- normally contains 5-10 ml. of clear fluid.
PLEURAL CAVITY
Abrupt lines along which the parietal pleura changes direction as it passes from one wall of the pleural cavity to another.
LINES OF PLEURAL REFLECTION
- where the costal pleura become continuous with the mediastinal pleura anteriorly
- start from the cupulae
- run inferomedially at sternoclavicular joints
- meet at the anterior median line (AML)
- descend at 2-4 costal cartilages
STERNAL LINE(Rt./Lt.)
- pass inferiorly in the AML to the posterior aspect of the xiphoid process (6th costal cartilage)
STERNAL LINE (Rt. Side)
- pass inferiorly in the AML at the level of the 4th costal cartilage then passes to the left margin of the sternum
- continues inferiorly at the 6thcostal cartilage creating a shallow notch
STERNAL LINE (Lt. Side)
- where the costal pleura becomes continuous with the diaphragmatic pleura inferiorly
- passes obliquely at the 8th rib (MCL), 10th rib
(MAL) and at the neck of the 12th ribs
COSTAL LINE
- where the costal pleura becomes continuous with the mediastinal pleura posteriorly
- parallel the vertebral column running in the paravertebral plane from T1 to T12
VERTEBRAL LINE
- slit-like spaces between the costal and the diaphragmatic pleurae
- located at the most inferior limits of the parietal pleura
COSTODIAPHRAGMATIC RECESS
- slit-like spaces between the mediastinal and costal pleurae
- located posterior to the sternum
- left recess is larger
COSTOMEDIASTINAL RECESS
Injury to the Cervical Pleura
- Due to the inferior slop of the 1st pair of ribs
- Wounds to the base of the neck
- (+) Pneumothorax
- Vulnerable to injury during infancy and childhood
Injury to Other Parts of Pleura
- Pleura descend inferior to the costal margin in 3 regions where an abdominal incision might enter a pleural sac:
a. Right part of infrasternal angle
b. Right costovertebral angle
c. Left costovertebral angle
- Inflammation of pleura
- Aka pleurisy
- Pleural surfaces are covered with inflammation exudates causing the surfaces to the rough
- Common causes:
o Tuberculosis
o Pneumonia
o Lung abscess
o Lung infarcts
o Bronchiectasis - Symptoms:
o Sharp stabbing pain
o (+) Pleural rub
o (+) Pleural adhesion
Pleuritis
- arise from either the visceral or parietal pleura
- white tumor nodules due to exposure to asbestos
- symptoms: chest pain; dyspnea; pleural effusion
- (+)pleural rub
- (+)pleural adhesion
- (+)asbestos bodies found in the lungs
- Treatment: chemotherapy; radiation therapy; pneumonectomy
Mesothelioma
- condition that increases the production of fluid (inflammation, malignancy, congestive heart disease) or impairs the drainage of fluid (collapsed lung) resulting to abnormal accumulation of fluid presence of serous fluid in the pleural cavity
- clinical signs include: decreased breath sounds and dullness on percussion
PLEURAL EFFUSION
- entry of air in pleural cavity from the lungs or through the chest wall
- caused by penetrating wound or fractured ribs
PNEUMOTHORAX
- sudden entry of air in pleural cavity due to a ruptured bulla (bleb)
SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX
- pleural cavity is open to the outside air secondary to stab wounds that pierces the thoracic wall and parietal pleura
OPEN PNEUMOTHORAX
- air pressure builds up on the wounded side
- collapsed lung is on the injured side and the opposite lung is compressed by the deflected mediastinum
TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
- blood in pleural cavity caused by stab or bullet wounds
- injury to intercostal or internal thoracic vessel
HEMOTHORAX
THE SECRET FORMULA
air + serous fluid=hydropneumothorax
air + pus=pyopneumothorax
air + blood=hemopneumothorax
pus –air (without air)= empyema
- amount of blood and air determines the extent of pulmonary collapse
- PRIMARY ATELECTASIS is the failure of a lung to inflate at birth
- SECONDARY ATELECTASIS is the collapse of a previously inflated lung
ATELECTASIS
- insert a hypodermic needle through an ICS into pleural cavity
- obtain sample of fluid or remove blood or pus
- needle is inserted at the 9th ICS MAL
THORACENTESIS
- diagnostic and therapeutic procedure using a thoracoscope
- small incision into the pleural cavity
- biopsies can be taken
THORACOSCOPY
- incision at 5th or 6th ICS in MAL
- extracorporeal end of the tube is connected to an underwater drainage system
- removes major amounts of blood, fluid, pus and air; allows reinflation of collapsed lung
CHEST TUBE
- conical in shape
- attached to the mediastinum only by its root
- weight of healthy adult lung:
right lung = 620gms.
left lung = 570 gms
LUNGS
Healthy Lungs
- light
- soft, spongy, elastic
- fully occupy the pulmonary cavities
Cadaveric Lungs
- discolored
- firm/hard to touch
- shrunken
Each lung has:
o Apex o Base o 2 or 3 lobes o 3 surfaces o 3 borders
- blunt superior end
- ascends above the level of the 1st rib into the root of the
neck - about 1 inch above the clavicle
APEX OF THE LUNGS
- extensive necrosis and cavitation of apex and superior lobe of lung
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
- concave inferior surface of the lungs
- rests on the diaphragm
BASE OF THE LUNGS
Right vs Left Lung
The right lung is larger and heavier than the left. It is shorter and wider and it has a straight anterior border. Left lung has a lingula.
- has 3 lobes divided by the oblique and horizontal fissures
1. superior lobe
2. middle lobe
3. inferior lobe
Right Lung Lobes
- has 2 lobes divided by the oblique fissure
1. superior lobe
2. inferior lobe - indented anterior border which is the cardiac notch
- lingula is a tongue-like process
LEFT LUNG LOBES
- most common accessory lobe which appears superior to the hilum
- azygos vein arches over the apex and not over the hilum
- right lung in approx. 1% of people
Azygos Lobe
- patchy consolidation of the lungs
- multilobar, bilateral and basal
BRONCHOPNEUMONIA
- fibrinosuppurative consolidation of a large portion of a lobe or entire lobe
LOBAR PNEUMONIA
complications include:
- abscess formation
- empyema
- bacteremic dissem.
treatment: antibiotics
BRONCHOPNEUMONIA AND LOBAR PNEUMONIA
- line drawn along the 4th costal cartilage to meet the oblique fissure in the midaxillary line
- above the __ is the upper or superior lobe and below it lies the middle lobe of the right lung
- there is no __ on the left lung
HORIZONTAL FISSURE
- extends from the level of the spinous process of T2 vertebra posteriorly to the 6th costal cartilage anteriorly
- the upper or superior lobe lies above and anterior to the oblique fissure while the lower lobe lies below and posterior to it
OBLIQUE FISSURE
- where the costal and mediastinal surfaces meet anteriorly and overlap the heart
- begins behind the sternoclavicular joint down to the xiphisternal joint
ANTERIOR BORDER OF THE LUNGS
- begins behind the sternoclavicular joint but deviates laterally at the level of the 4th costal cartilage then goes
downward to the xiphisternal joint - the anterior border of the left lung has a deep cardiac notch due to the deviation of the apex of the heart to the left side
- this notch indents the antero-inferior aspect of the superior lobe of the left lung
ANTERIOR BORDER OF THE LUNGS
- where the costal and mediastinal surfaces meet posteriorly
- broad and rounded
- lies at the side of the thoracic region of the vertebral column
- extends from the spinousprocess of the 7th cervical vertebra to the 10th thoracic vertebra
POSTERIOR BORDER OF THE LUNGS
- circumscribes the diaphragmatic surface of the lung
INFERIOR BORDER OF THE LUNGS
3 SURFACES OF THE LUNGS
- Costal Surface
- Diaphragmatic Surface
- Mediastinal Surface
- large, smooth, convex
- related to the costal pleura
- posterior part referred to as vertebral part of costal surface
COSTAL SURFACE