Viscera of the Pleural Cavity Flashcards
Structures passing through the diaphragm:
-Inferior Vena Cava (T8)
-Esophagus (T10)
-Aorta (T12)
What are the diaphragm apertures
-caval (haitus) opening T8 (inferior vena cava)
-esophageal opening T10
-aortic opening T12
Caval opening ( inferior vena cava)
T8 vertebral lvl
What is the Caval openings passage for?
Inferior vena cava
Phrenic nerve
Phrenic nerve
C3, C4, C5
Esophageal opening
T10 vertebral lvl
Esophageal opening passage for: what nerves
-Esophagus
-R/L Vagus Nerves
Esophageal branches into what artery?
left gastric artery
Esophageal tributaries branches into what vein?
left gastric vein
Aortic opening
T-12 Vertebral lvl
Aorta opening is a passage for
-Aorta
-Azygos vein
-Thoracic lymphatic duct
The respiratory membrane is lined by ?
Mucous membrane
Mucous membranes lines all body cavities exposed to …
exterior
[resp. , digestive, urinary, reproductive]
What cells secrete mucous?
-Goblet
What does the parietal pleura cover?
covers walls of pleural cavity
-costal part
-diaphragmatic part
-mediastinal part
-cervical pleura
Visceral pleura covers?
surface of the lung
What is the Pleura cavity
space btw visceral and parietal layers (serous fluid)
Cervical pleura covers?
covers apex of lung (froms cup dome over apex)
Costodiaphragmatic recess is ?
where costal and diaphragmatic pleura meet ( where diaphragm/ lung serous fluids meet)