(page 7) - thorax Flashcards
T1

heart, left atrial region
T2

T3

heart, right atrial/aortic
root/pulmonary trunk region
T4

heart, right ventricular region
T5

caudal vena cava
T6

lobar pulmonary arteries
T7

lobar pulmonary veins
green

Cranial lung (L & R)
yellow

Middle (L&R)
blue

red

Accessory (R)
left green

right cranial
left yellow

right middle
left blue

right caudal
red

accesory (of right)
green right

cranial portion of left cranial
yellow right

caudal portion of left cranial
blue right

left caudal
green

right crus
yellow

left crus
green

right crus
yellwo

left crus
green

right crus
yellow

left crus
red

diaphragmatic cupola
red

diaphragmatic cupola
T15

costochondral junctions
T16

costochondral bodies
T17

costal cartilages of the ribs
T19

xiphoid of the sternum
T18

manubrium sterni
T20

trachea
T20

trachea
T21

mainstem bronchi
T22

aorta
T24

approximate area of the esophagus
T23

approximate area of the cranial vena cava
red

nasopharynx
green

oropharynx
left

pharynx
right

larynx
green

epiglottis
what is the pleural space?
“potential” space between the visceral pleura (directly
surrounding the lungs) and the parietal pleura (lining the
thoracic cavity and reflecting over the mediastinum)
What is the mediastinal space?
“potential” space between the right and left mediastinal
(parietal) pleural reflections