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Neck and Thorax
Underlined Structures In Neck And Abdominal Cavity
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
10/20/2008

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External Jugular Vein
Definition
Vein in groove between sternocephalicus and brachiocephalicus muscles.
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Linguofacial Vein
Definition
Ventral branch from cranial external jugular vein
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Maxillary Vein
Definition
Dorsal branch from cranial external jugular vein
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Cephalic Vein
Definition
Vein on cranial forearm going deep to brachiocephalicus, emptying to external jugular vein.
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Accessory Nerve
Definition
Nerve below trapezius near brachiocephalicus
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Superficial Cervical Lymph Nodes
Definition
lymph nodes deep to muscles just cranial of the scapula
Term
Corotid Sheath
Definition
Sheath dorsal to sternohyoidius and sternothyroidius muscles surrounding the common corotid artery and vagosympathetic nerve trunk
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Axilla
Definition
Armpit region between thoracic limb and thoracic wall
Term
Axillary Vein
Definition
Vein coming from brachium and into axillary space
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Axillary Lymph Node
Definition
Lymph node in axilla
Term
Visceral Pleura
Definition
Pleura on lungs
Term
Parietal Pleura
Definition
Pleura not on lungs, including costal, diaphragmatic, mediastinal pleura
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Mediastinum
Definition
Space between left and right pleural sacs
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Hilus of Lungs
Definition
Area where bronchi and vessels enter lungs
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Left Lung
Definition
Lung with cranial and caudal lobes, cranial lobe has cranial and caudal parts
Term
Thymus
Definition
Immune system organ just above heart
Term
Internal Thoracic Arteries
Definition
Arteries running within mediastinum on dorsal surface of sternum
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Pulmonary Ligament
Definition
Thin sheet of pleura between caudal mediastinum and caudal lobe of lung
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Esophagus
Definition
Tubular organ next to aorta
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Right Lung
Definition
Lung with cranial, caudal, middle, and accesory lobes
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Cardiac Notch
Definition
notch between cranial and middle lobes of right lung so pericardial sac contacts thoracic wall
Term
Phrenic Nerves
Definition
Nerves running on either side of mediastinum, just around heart, to innervate diaphragm.
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Vagus Nerves
Definition
nerves running on either side of esophagus, to innervate abdominal viscera
Term
Sympathetic Trunks
Definition
Dorsal nerves on either side of vertebral calumn under costal pleura
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Ramus Communicans
Definition
nerves running from sympathetic trunk between intercostal nerves and sympathetic trunk
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