Thorax Flashcards
In what direction do the external intercostal muscles run?
caudoventrad
What nerve(s) innervates the external intercostal muscles?
intercostal nn.
What muscle is deep to the external intercostal mm.?
Internal intercostal mm
In what direction do the internal costal muscles run?
Incline Caudodorsad
What two veins join forming the cranial vena cava?
Right and left brachiocephalic veins
Where does the vena cava drain into?
Right Atrium
Where does the caudal vena cava emerge?
around lumbar vertebra 6 where two common iliac veins merge.
When the caudal vena cava passes dorsal to the liver it
receives hepatic venous blood before going through caval foramen of diraphragm
Where can ansa sublcavia be found?
circling the subclavian artery
What ganglion do the fibers in ansa subclavia pass through first?
cervicothoracic ganglion
Where can ansa subclavia synapse onto?
the middle cervical ganglion or follow sympathetic trunk to head.
What structure does the vagus nerve run with, in what direction?
The esophagus toward diaphragm.
When does vagus nerve trunk?
At esophageal hiatus
Where can papillary muscles be found?
in the walls of the ventricles
what is the structure that connects the pulmonary trunk and aorta as a fetus?
Ductus arteriosis
The ligamentum arteriosum connects what structures?
The pulmonary trunk and aorta
What is the first branch of the aortic arch?
brachiocephalic trunk
what arteries does the brachiocephalic trunk give rise to?
two common carotid arteries
right subclavian artery
Where does the azygous vein empty?
cranial vena cava
What nerve innervates the diaphragm?
Phrenic nn.
What are the points of attachment of the diaphragm?
lumbar vertebrae
costal arches
sternum
What pleura surrounds the diaphragm?
diaphragmatic pleura (parietal)
What vein does the phrenic nerve run with?
external jugular vein
How many lobes does the left lung of a dog have?
two;
cranial
caudal
How many lobes does the right lung of a dog have?
four;
cranial
middle
caudal
accessory (dorsal)
What is the thymus?
lymphoid organ in cranial mediastinum, large in puppies, replaced by fatty tissue at sexual maturity.
what is the thorax?
cavity within thoracic wall
what are the three openings of the diaphragm?
Esophageal hiatus
aortic hiatus
caval foramen
What nerves innervate the internal and external intercostal muscles?
intercostal nerves