Thoracic, Abdomen, Stomach Flashcards
Ox/Sheep: a bone characterized by wide and flat shaft with long neck
Ribs
Number of ruminant thoracic vertebrae
13
Number of ruminant rib pairs
13
Number of ruminant sternabrae
7
number of ruminant sternal ribs
8
number of ruminant asternal ribs
5
what bony thorax composes the inlet or P1 of the ruminant
1st vertebra, 1st pair ribs, manubrium
from what number of rib pairs does the ribs start to become wider and become more bow in shape. which direction?
5th rib pair
caudally
TRUE or FALSE
the muscles of the thoracic cavity of ruminant is used for expiration
FALSE - most are for inspiration
with 10-11 pairs of muscles in the ox
Levatores costarum
this muscle of the thorax elevates and pulls the ribs cranially increasing the space inside the thorax. what type of respiration?
Levatores costarum
inspiratory
this muscle of the thorax in ruminants is relatively thicker than in the horse
External and Internal intercostals
what type of respiration does the internal intercostals do?
expiratory
This intercostal muscle also pulls the ribs cranially. what type of respiration?
external intercostal
inspiratory
TRUE or FALSE
the intercostal space are narrow due to the ribs being wide
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
the left pleural sac is larger than the right due to the different sizes of the right and left lobes of lungs.
FALSE
where does most of the ruminant mediastinum is located?
left half
the right half of the thorax is mostly occupied by the right lung
what is the characteristic of ruminant trachea that is different from the horse and dogs?
dorsal ridge
horse: signet
dogs: incomplete
how many rings does the ruminant trachea have?
50 rings
horse: 65
dogs: 35
ruminants have ____ ______bronchi
3rd tracheal
divided into lobes by deep fissures
LUNGS
which ruminant species have longer lungs
sheep
how many lobes does the left lung have
2 - cranial and caudal lobe
how many lobes does the right lung have
4 - cranial, middle, caudal, intermediate (accessory)
what lobe of the lung is associated with the mediastinum
accessory
can be called the 3rd bronchus. Separate bronchus supplying the ____ apical lobe at the level of the ____ ____
Epibronchus
right
3rd rib