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1
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Three properties of body cavities

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  • Bounded by muscle and bone
  • Lined by serous membrane
  • Contain viscera
2
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Ventral body cavities are divided by the diaphragm into

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Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

3
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Skeletal boundaries of the thoracic cavity

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  • Dorsal: Thoracic vertebrae
  • Lateral: Ribs and costal cartilages
  • Ventral: Sternebrae and costal cartilages
4
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Cranial and caudal borders of the thoracic cavity

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Cranial: Thoracic inlet
Caudal: Diaphragm

5
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Muscles of the thoracic wall are primarily used for

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Respiration

6
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Muscles of the thoracic wall include (9)

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  1. Serratus dorsalis caudalis
  2. Serratus dorsalis cranialis
  3. External intercostals
  4. Internal intercostals
  5. Retractor costae
  6. Scalenus
  7. Rectus thoracis
  8. Rectus abdominis
  9. Transversus thoracis
7
Q

Muscular parts of the diaphragm

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  • Right and left costal
  • Sternal
  • Lumbar with right and left crura
8
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Tendinous parts of the diaphragm

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  • Central tendon

- Left and right crural tendons

9
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Coverings and attachments of the diaphragm

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  • Pleural covering
  • Diaphragmatic line of pleural reflection
  • Mediastinal attachment
  • Plica vena cava
10
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Openings of the diaphragm

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  • Lumbocostal arch
  • Aortic hiatus
  • Esophageal hiatus
  • Caval foramen
11
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Serous membranes (tunica serosa) is composed of

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A secretory epithelial layer (mesothelium) and an underlying CT layer

12
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Purpose of serous membranes

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Secrete serous fluids to reduce friction

13
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Serous membranes are named according to

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Location and cavity they define

14
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Parietal and visceral layers are

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continuous

15
Q

Three serous cavities within the thoracic cavity

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  • Left pleural
  • Right pleural
  • Pericardial
16
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Pericardial cavity develops within…

continuous with…

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  • Mediastinum: the space between the two pleural cavities

- With the cervical visceral space

17
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Five regions of the parietal pleura within the R and L pleural cavities of the thoracic cavity

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  1. Costal
  2. Sternal
  3. Diaphragmatic
  4. Mediastinal
  5. Diaphragmatic line of pleural reflection
18
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Specific visceral pleura within the R and L pleural cavities of the thoracic cavity

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Pulmonary pleura

19
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Recesses of the thoracic cavity

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  • Pleural cupula
  • Costodiaphragmatic
  • Costomediastinal
  • Mediastinal recess
20
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The mediastinal recess contains

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The accessory lobe of the right lung

21
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Walls of the pericardial cavity are formed by a dense CT called the

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fibrous pericardium

22
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The fibrous pericardium is lined by

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Partietal pericardium

23
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The cervical visceral space is bounded by what muscles?

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  • Sternocephalicus
  • Sternothyrohyodieus
  • Longus capitis
  • Longus coli
24
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Contents of the visceral space include (6)

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  • Trachae
  • Esophagus
  • Thyroid and parathyroid glands
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerves
  • Trachael lymph nodes
  • Carotid sheath
25
Q

What is in the carotid sheath?

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  • Common carotid arteries
  • Vagosympathetic trunks
  • Internal jugular veins
26
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Are the lungs in the mediastinum?

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Nope

27
Q

Two portions of the respiratory system

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Conducting

Exchange

28
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Conducting portion includes (2)

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Trachae

Bronchial tree

29
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Bronchial tree branches

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  • R and L principal bronchi
  • Carina
  • Lobar bronchi
  • Branches of segmental bronchi
  • Bronchioles
30
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Exchange portion of the respiratory system begins at

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the respiratory bronchioles

31
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The respiratory bronchioles include

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Alveolar ductules

Alveolar saccules

32
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Trachae is composed of

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Incomplete cartilaginous rings connected by tracheal (annular) ligaments

33
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Functional blood supply to the lungs

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Pulmonary a. and v.

34
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Nutritive blood supply to the lungs

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  • Bronchoesophageal a.

- Azygous vein

35
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Left lung is divided into

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  • Cranial: cranial and caudal parts

- Caudal

36
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Costodiaphragmatic recess is located between

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  • Basal border of the lung

- Diaphragmatic line of pleural reflection

37
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Right lung is divided into

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  • Cranial
  • Middle
  • Caudal
  • Accessory
38
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Brachiocephalic trunk branches into

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  • Left common carotid
  • Right common carotid
  • Right subclavian
39
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Branches of the descending thoracic aorta

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  • Dorsal intercostals

- Bronchoesophageal

40
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Branches of the subclavian arteries

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  • Costocervical trunk
  • Vertebral
  • Superficial cervical
  • Internal thoracic
41
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Costocervical trunk supplies

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Cranial intercostal spaces of and muscles of the neck

42
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Vertebral a. supplies

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Brain, extends through transverse vertebral foramina

43
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Superficial cervical a. supplies

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Superficial structures of the neck

44
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Internal thoracic supplies

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  • Ventral intercostal aa - intercostal spaces
  • Musculophrenic -diaphragm
  • Cranial epigastric - continues
45
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Veins of the canine thorax

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  • Right azygous
  • Caudal vena cava
  • Cranial vena cava
46
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Plica vena cava envelopes

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Caudal vena cava

Right phrenic nerve