Thorax and Abdomen Flashcards
Chambers of the Heart
- right atrium
- right ventricle
- left atrium
- left ventricle
Vessels to and from the Heart
- superior vena cava
- inferior vena cava
- pulmonary trunk/pulmonary arteries
- pulmonary veins
- aorta
Valves of the Heart
- tricuspid valve - RA and RV
- pulmonary valve - RV and pulmonary trunk
- bicuspid/mitral valve - LA and LV
- aortic valve - LV and aorta
Blood Circulation Through Heart
- venous/pulmonary system:
- inferior and superior vena cava + coronary sinus
- right atrium
- tricuspid valve
- right ventricle
- pulmonary valve
- pulmonary trunk/arteries
- lungs
- arterial system
- pulmonary veins
- left atrium
- bicuspid/mitral valve
- left ventricle
- aortic valve
- aorta
- body
2 Phases of Heartbeat
- diastole
- systole
Diastole
- relaxation and filling of ventricles with blood
- ventricle walls relax
- pulmonary and aortic valves close
- tricuspid and bicuspid valves open (atrial pressure > ventricular pressure)
- end of diastole: atria conract and push blood in ventricles
Systole
- ventricular contraction - emptying of blood from ventricles into aorta or pulmonary trunk
- walls of ventricles contract
- tricuspid and bicuspid valves close
- pulmonary and aortic valves open (ventricular pressure > atrial pressure)
- end systole: ventricles contract further, blood flows into aorta/pulmonary trunk until vessel pressure > ventricular pressure
- blood fills atria
Borders of the Heart (Anterior)
- superior border
- pulmonary trunk
- ascending aorta/arch of aorta
- atrioventricular groove
- anterior interventricular groove
- left border
- left ventricle
- apex
- inferior border
- right ventricle
- right border
- right atrium and auricle
- superior and inferior vena cava
Borders of the Heart (posterior)
- superior border
- pulmonary veins
- left border
- left ventricle
- apex
- inferior border
- left atrium
- right border
- superior and inferior vena cava
- right atrium
Atrioventricular Groove/Coronary Sulcus
separates atriums and ventricles, visible both posteriorly and anteriorly
Anterior Interventricular Groove
separates left and right ventricles, visible only anteriorly
Auscultation of Heart Valves
- aortic - 2nd intercostal space, right of sternum
- pulmonary - 2nd intercostal space, left of sternum
- tricuspid - 5th intercostal space, left of sternum
- mitral/bicuspid - 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line
Characteristics and Function of Thoracic Wall
- rigid
- protect organs from external forces
- resist negative internal pressure
- flexible
- allow for breathing movement
- provides attachment and support for upper limbs and muscles
Bones of Thoracic Wall
- thoracic vertebrae
- ribs
- sternum
Thoracic Vertebrae
- Costal facet - tubercle of rib
- Costal demifacets - head of rib
- head of one rib articulates with demifacet of 2 adjacent vertebrae
Costal Cartilage
anterior portion of rib attached to sternum
Costal Margin
upturned cartilages of ribs 8-10, connected to the costal cartilage of rib 7
Types of Ribs
- 1-7: true ribs
- 8-10: false ribs
- 11-12: floating ribs
- 3-9: typical ribs
- 1-2, 10-12: atypical ribs
True Ribs
articulate directly with sternum via costal cartilage
False Ribs
articular with sternum indirectly via costal margin
Floating Ribs
no articulation with sternum
Typical Rib Structure
- head - articulates with costal demifacets on verterbral body
- neck
- tubercle - articulates with costal facet on transverse process
- shaft/body
- costal groove
Costal Groove
depression on inferior border of rib where intercostal veins, arteries, and nerves reside
Costovertebral Joints
- head of ribs to vertebrae - articulates with 2 adjacent vertebral bodies at demifacets
- costotransverse joint - tubercle of rib articulates with costal facet on transverse process
- ligaments restrict rotation of ribs
Sternocostal Joints
- via costal cartilage
- synovial joints
- except rib 1 + manubrium - synchondrosis
Parts of the Sternum
- jugular notch
- manubrium
- sternal angle
- body
- costal notches
- xiphoid process
Sternal Angle
- junction of the manubrium with body of sternum
- articulates with rib 2
- often palpable
Xiphisternal Junction
- junction of the body and xiphoid process
- articulates with rib 7
Thoracic Inlet/Superior Thoracic Aperture
- passage between neck and thorax
- first vertebral body, first rib, manubrium
Thoracic Outlet/Inferior Thoracic Aperture
- filled by diaphragm
- body of T12, rib 12, costal margins, xiphisternal joint
Landmarks on Thoracic Wall
- midaxillary line
- midscapular line
- midclavicular line
Muscles of Thoracic Wall
- intercostal muscles
- external
- internal
- innermost
- transversus thoracis
- subcostals
- serratus posterior superior and inferior
External Intercostal Muscles and Membrane
- most superficial
- “hands in pocket”
- muscles run from tubercle to midclavicular line
- membrane runs from midclavicular line to sternum
Internal Intercostal Muscles and Membrane
- oriented at right angle to external intercostal muscles
- muscles run from sternum to midaxillary line
- membrane runs from midaxillary line to neck of rib
Innermost Intercostal Muscles and Membrane
- same orientation as internal layer
- separated from internal layer by nerves
- muscles - at midaxillary line
- membrane posteriorly and anteriorly
Transversus Thoracis
- located on posterior surface of anterior ribs
- span multiple intercostal spaces
- same level as innermost costals
Subcostal Muscle
- on anterior surface of posterior ribs
- span multiple intercostal spaces (how you differentiated from innermost)
- same level as innermost
Accessory Muscles of Respiration
- pectoralis major and minor
- serratus anterior
- scalenes
Intercostal Nerves
ventral rami of spinal nerves 1-11
Subcostal Nerve
ventral ramus of spinal nerve 12
Branches of Intercostal Nerves
- muscular branches - between internal and innermost
- anterior cutaneous branch - superficial
- lateral cutaneous branch - superficial
- rami communicans
- collateral branches
Arteries of Thoracic Wall
- subclavian artery
- internal thoracic artery
- anterior and posterior intercostal arteries
- superior epigastric artery
- musculophrenic artery
Internal Thoracic Artery
- branch of the first part of the subclavian
- runs laterally to sternum
- gives off pericardiacophrenic branch
- terminal branches - musculophrenic nerve, superior epigastric nerve
- held against ribs by transversus thoracis
Superior Epigastric Artery
branch of internal thoracic artery that continues to anterior abdominal wall
Musculophrenic Artery
lateral branch of internal thoracic that supplies diaphragm
Anterior Intercostal Arteries
- 1-6: internal thoracic artery branches
- 7-9: musculophrenic artery branches
- 10-11: absent
Posterior Intercostal Arteries
- 1-2: subclavian 3rd part –> costocervical trunk –> supreme intercostal artery –> 1st and 2nd intercostal arteries
- 3-11: branches of descending aorta
Veins of Thoracic Wall
- brachiocephalic vein
- internal thoracic vein
- anterior and posterior intercostal veins
Right Side Venous Drainage
- intercostal veins
- azygos vein
- superior vena cava
Left Side Venous Drainage
- intercostal veins
- hemiazygos vein
- azygos vein
Intercostal Neurovascular Bundle
- VAN - vein, artery, nerve
- between innermost and internal muscle layers
Diaphragm
- chief muscle of respiration
- separates thoracic and abdominal cavities
- central tendon and muscular portions
Openings in Diaphragm
- vena caval foramen - inferior vena cava, T8
- esophageal hiatus - esophagus and vagal trunks, T10
- aortic hiatus - aorta, thoracic duct, and azygos vein, T12
Blood Supply to Diaphragm
- pericardiacophrenic artery
- musculophrenic artery
- inferior phrenic artery (from abdominal aorta)
Innervation to Diaphragm
- phrenic nerves (C3-5)
Visceral Pleura
- attached to lungs
- continuous with parietal pleura at root of lung
Parietal Pleura
lines thoracic wall, diaphragm, and mediastinum
Parts of Parietal Pleura
- cervical part - cupla
- costal part
- diaphragmatic part
- mediastinal part
Pleural Cavity
- between visceral and parietal pleura
- contains pleural fluid
Pleural Recesses
- areas where two layers of parietal pleura are not separated by lung during quiet respiration
- right and left costodiaphragmatic
- left costomediastinal recess
Lines of Pleural Reflection
where one type of parietal pleura becomes continuous with another
Innervation of Visceral Pleura
- autonomic - vagus and sympathetic trunk
- insensitive to pain
Innervation of Parietal Pleura
- somatic innervation
- costal - intercostal nerves
- diaphragmatic and mediastinal - phrenic nerve
- pain - dermatomes
Locations of Lungs and Pleura during Quiet Respiration at Thoracic Wall Landmarks
- midclavicular line - lungs at 6, pleura at 8
- midaxillary line - lungs at 8, pleura at 10
- midscapular line - lungs at 10, pleura at 12
Right Lung Structure
- wider and heavier than left
- right inferior part limited by liver
- superior, middle, and inferior lobes
- oblique and horizontal fissures
Left Lung Structure
- superior and middle lobes
- cardiac notch
- lingula
- oblique fissure
Hilum of the Lung
- bronchi
- pulmonary arteries and veins
- bronchial arteries and veins
- pulmonary plexus
- lymph vessels and nodes
- left and right side differences
Hila of Right Lung
- superior lobar bronchus superior to main bronchus
- 2 pulmonary arteries = superior and anterior to bronchus
- pulmonary veins - anterior and inferior to bronchi and arteries
Hila of Left Lung
- 1 pulmonary artery superior to main bronchus
- pulmonary veins anterior and inferior
Bronchial Branches
- principal - main
- right is wider, shorter, more verticle (more likely for objects to lodge here)
- secondary - lobar
- 2 left, 3 right
- tertiary - segmental
- bronchopulmonary segments
- bronchioles
Bronchial Arteries
- right: right bronchial artery from first intercostal or superior left bronchial
- left: aorta –> superior left bronchial and inferior left bronchila artery
Bronchial Veins
- right: azygos
- left: hemiazygos
Movement of Planes during Respiration
- vertical plane - diaphragm contracts and moves inferiorly
- transverse plane - rib 2-10 elevate, lateral edges of ribs move away from midline
- anteroposterior plane - sternum moves superiorly, anterior ends of ribs elevate
Muscular Movement during Inspiration
- quiet - diaphragm
- forced - elevate ribs and sternum
- primary: scalenes and SCM
- secondary: pec major and minor, serratus anterior, serratus posterior superior and inferior
Muscular Movement during Expiration
- quiet - diaphragm, lung elastic recoil
- forced - contract of abdominal muscles to pull ribs and sternum inferiorly and diaphragm superiorly
Mediastinum
space between the pleural cavities, end of retropharyngeal space
Transverse Thoracic Plane
from sternal angle of sternum to T4-5 intervertebral disc
Structures Defined at Transverse Thoracic Plane
- tracheal bifuration at carina
- aortic arch above thoracic plane, ascending/descending aorta below this line
- superior extent of pericardium
Borders of Superior Mediastinum
- superior: thoracic inlet
- inferior: transverse thoracic plane
Viscera of Superior Mediastinum
- thymus
- trachea
- esophagus - between trachea and vertebral column
Thymus (arteries and veins)
- large in children, regresses in adults
- artery: anterior mediastinal branches of internal thoracic arteries
- veins: drain into left brachiocephalic, internal thoracic, and inferior thyroid veins
Trachea
- anterior and to the right of the esophagus
- starts at cricoid cartilage
- ends at carina
- tracheal cartilage - C-shaped rings open posteriorly (connected with muscle and connective tissue
- annular ligaments - fibrous cartilage connecting rings of tracheal cartilage
Arteries of Superior Mediastinum
- arch of the aorta
- brachiocephalic trunk (branches into right common carotid and subclavian in the neck)
- left common carotid artery
- left subclavian artery
Veins of the Superior Mediastinum
- all drain into superior vena cava
- superiorly: subclavian and internal jugular (not in superior mediastinum) drain into right and left brachiocephalic veins
- inferiorly: azygos vein
Left vs. Right Brachiocephalic Veins
left is longer and crosses aortic arch
Nerves in the Superior Mediastinum
- vagus (CN X) - posterior to hiatus of lung
- left recurrent laryngeal (not right) - wraps under aortic arch and ligamentum arteriosum
- phrenic - from cervical plexus, anterior to hilum of lung
Anterior Mediastinum (Borders and Contents)
- borders
- anterior: sternum
- posterior: pericardium
- superior: transthoracic plane
- contents:
- thymus in children
- remnants of thymus and fat in adults
Middle Mediastinum (Borders and Contents)
- borders: pericardium
- contents: heart
- also roots of great vessels, phrenic nerves, pericariacophrenic vessels (branch of internal thoracic artery, run with phrenic nerves to diaphragm)
Borders of Posterior Mediastinum
- superior: transthoracic plane
- anterior: pericardium and diaphragm
- posterior: bodies of T5-12
Arteries of Posterior Mediastinum
- descending aorta/thoracic aorta - from T4 (transthoracic plane) to T12 (aortic hiatus)
- posterior intercostal arteries
Veins of Posterior Mediastinum
- posterior intercostal veins - drain into azygos and hemiazygos
- hemiazygos veins (left) - drains into azygos
- azygos vein (right) - drains into superior vena cava
Nerves of Posterior Mediastinum
- vagus (X) - posterior to root of lung
- esophageal plexus - on esophagus from vagus
- anterior vagal trunk - from left vagus
- posterior vagal trunk - from right vagus
- splanchnic nerves (greater, lesser, least) - branch off sympathetic trunks, run anterior to vertebral bodies
- sympathetic trunks not in posterior mediastinum because not anterior to vertebral bodies
Viscera of Posterior Mediastinum
- esophagus
Lymphatics of Posterior Mediastinum
thoracic duct
Branches of Thoracic Aorta
- visceral branches
- unpaired: esophageal, pericardial, mediastinal
- paired: bronchial
- parietal branches
- posterior intercostal arteries
- superior phrenic arteries
Esophagus
- posterior and to the left of the trachea
- anterior and to the right of the descending aorta
- muscular tube between pharynx and stomach
- exits at esophageal hiatus in diaphragm
Constrictions of the Esophagus
- pharynx (C5)
- left root of the lung and arch of aorta (T4)
- esophageal hiatus (T10)
Sympathetic Nervous System
- columnar arrangement
- preganglionic nerves from lateral horn gray matter in T1-L2/3
- innervate according to body organization
Course of Sympathetic Nerves
- preganglionic neuron leaves ventral root
- meets dorsal root to form dorsal root ganglion and spinal nerve
- quickly incorporated into rami communicantes and is connected to sympathetic trunk
- some go back out to the skin, some become splanchnic nerves, some become intercostal nerves
Rami Communicantes
- white - carry preganglionic sympathetic fibers from intercostal nerves to sympathetic trunk
- gray - carry postganglionic sympathetic fibers from sympathetic trunk to intercostal nerves
Splanchnic Nerves
- carry preganglionic sympathetics fom sympathetic trunk to abdominal viscera
- greater - T5-9
- lesser - T10-11
- least - T12
Mammary Glands
- both males and females have but more pronounced in females due to hormonal differences
- women proliferates glandular tissue, lactiferous ducts, fat
Path of Milk
alveoli (milk producing cells) –> lobule of gland –> lactiferous duct –> lactiferous sinus –> nipple
External Breast
- nipple
- areola
- pectoralis major
- serratus anterior
- retromammary space - loose connective tissue between the breast and deep pectoral fascia, allows limited movement
- suspensory ligaments of cooper - between skin and deep pectoral fascia to support breast
Arteries of Breast
- internal thoracic artery - gives off medial mammary branches
- posterior intercostal arteries - lateral cutaneous branches give off lateral mammary branches
- lateral thoracic arter y - also give off lateral mammary branches
- thoracoacromial artery
- axillary artery
Innervation of Breast
- lateral cutaneous branch of T4-T6 intercostal nerves - give off lateral mammary branches
- anterior cutaneous branch of T4-T6 intercostal nerves - give off medial mammary branches