Table Conference 2: Syllabi Questions, Answered Flashcards
what are plural cavities
potential space between visceral and parietal pleurae, filled with serous fluid; can fill with air/blood
where do pleural tap?
T7-9
what is “root” of lung?
hilum; where arteries, bronchi, veins are
nerve providing preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to lungs?
vagus
what in white ramus communicans?
preganglionic sympathetic GVE fibers- myelinated
root value of greater splanchnic nerve
T5-9
primary fiber type in greater splanchnic?
GVE
other fiber type in greater splanchninc?
GVE and GVA
arteries that supply lungs with oxygenated blood?
bronchial arteries, from thoracic aorta
function of azygos system of veins?
anastomosis between SVC and IVC; drains intercostal veins
azygos means?
unpaired
left recurrent laryngeal comes off of?
vagus
which main bronchus has more vertical path to lung?
right, things will go into right side if aspirated
“bronchopulmonary” segments?
segments of lungs corresponding to parts of bronchi
why are arteries “coronary”? arteries and veins “cardiac” veins?
coronary- because go around crown of heart
cardiac- because on heart itself
path of blood flow through heart in late term fetus?
svc/ivc > right atrium > foramen ovales > left atrium > left ventricle > aorta
ductus arteriosis
shunts blood from pulmonary artery to aorta in fetus
blood flow through heart in an adult
svc/ivc > right atrium > tricuspid valve > right ventricle > pulmonary valve > pulmonary arteries > lungs > pulmonary veins > left atrium > mitral valve > left ventricle > aortic valve > aorta
What structure is prominent in the anterior part of the superior mediastinum in an infant but only remains as a fatty mass in an adult?
thymus
right vs left main bronchi?
right is more vertical, shorter, bigger, and has 10 segments, left is more horizontal, taller, smaller, has 9 segments
What and where is the “carina”?
where trachea bifurcates into left and right bronchi; at sternal angle, T4-T5
“primary” type of nerve fiber that you will find in the vagus nerve in the middle of the thorax?
preganglionic GVE
what is anterior, trachea or esophagus?
trachea
type of muscle fiber comprises the distal portion of the esophagus?
smooth muscle
What nerve will innervate the esophagus?
vagus
What type of nerve fiber would innervate the esophagus?
GSE proximally, GVE distally
What forms the posterior aspect of tracheal rings?
trachealis muscles
What are the different “splanchnic” nerves?
greater, lesser, least, lumbar- pelvic splanchnics, of sympathetic division of ANS
root values of splancnics?
greater: T5-9
lesser: T10-11
least: T12
lumbar: L1-L2
what fiber types are in splancnic nerves?
GVE primarily, also GVA; not GSE or GSA because not skeletal muscle
what is right coronary artery dominance?
dominance is which coronary artery gives rise to posterior interventricular artery
what is an “end” artery?
no anastomosis