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| development and maintenance |
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Definition
| the thymus contributes to the _____ and _____ of the immune system |
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Term
| its large in childhood, but involutes after puberty and is replaced by fatty tissue |
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Definition
| what happens to the thymus's size as a person ages? |
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Term
| lower part of neck, and anterior part of superior mediastinum |
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Definition
| where is the thymus located in the neck and in relationship to the mediastinum? |
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Term
| posterior to the manubrium and anterior to the pericardium |
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Definition
| where is the thymus in relation to the pericardium and manubrium? |
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Term
supply:internal thoracic arteries
drainage: internal thoracic and brachiocephalic veins |
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Definition
| describe the blood supply and venous drainage of the thymus |
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Term
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Definition
| another name for the brachiocephalic veins |
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Term
| right and left brachiocephalic veins |
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Definition
| what veins form the superior vena cava? |
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Term
| left crosses the midline, right is more vertical |
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Definition
| which brachiocephalic vein crosses the midline? which is more vertical? |
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Term
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Definition
| which vein runs just anterior to the vessels that stem off the aortic arch? |
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Term
| the SVC is right and posterior to the ascending aorta |
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Definition
| where is the superior vena cava in relation to the ascending aorta? |
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Term
| brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid, left subclavian |
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Definition
| name the structures that branch off of the aorta from (patient) right to left |
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Term
| it ascends posterior to the root of the right lung and arches over it to drain into the superior vena cava |
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Definition
| where does the azygous vein go in relation to the root of the lung? |
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Term
| the arch passes over both of these structures |
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Definition
| where is the aorta in relation to the right pulmonary artery and left main bronchus? |
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Term
| the arch anterior and to the right of the pulmonary trunk |
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Definition
| where is the aortic arch in relation to the pulmonary trunk? |
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Term
| the left pulmonary artery. No, the right pulmonary artery remains anterior to the right main bronchus |
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Definition
| what structure starts anterior to the left main bronchus then arches over it? does the right side do this? |
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Term
| the esophagus begins to the right of the aorta but moves anteriorly |
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Definition
| describe the path of the esophagus in relation to the aorta |
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Term
| left brachiocephalic vein |
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Definition
| where does the lead for a pacemaker typically go? |
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Term
| thorax ABOVE the diaphragm |
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Definition
| what blood drains via the azygous vein to the SVC? |
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Term
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Definition
| what does the azygous vein become below the diaphragm? |
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Term
| left thorax, left upper limb, left head, neck, abdominal cavity, pelvis, lower limbs |
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Definition
| where does the thoracic duct drain lymph from? |
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Term
| union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins on the left side |
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Definition
| what does the thoracic duct drain into directly? |
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Term
| posterior to aorta but anterior to the esophagus |
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Definition
| where is the thoracic duct in relation to the aorta and esophagus? |
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Term
| both right and left vagus |
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Definition
| which vagus nerve gives off parasympathetic BRANCHES that contribute to the pulmonary and cardiac plexi? |
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Term
| pass behind the main bronchi and become the esophageal plexus(no longer called vagus nerves) |
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Definition
| where do the vagus nerves pass in relation to the bronchi, and what do they become once they converge there? |
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Term
| just superior to the diaphragm, they become the anterior and posterior vagal trunks |
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Definition
| where does the esophageal plexus give rise to the 2 vagal trunks and what are they called? |
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Term
| it forms the esophageal plexus (where right and left mix = trunk) then the rotation of the digestive tract twists it to anterior posterior (right is mainly posterior) |
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Definition
| why does the vagus nerve go from left and right to anterior and posterior trunks? |
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Term
| still right and left vagus- until they tuck behind the main bronchi and converge |
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Definition
| after the right and left vagus nerves send off branches to cardiac and pulmonary plexi, what are they called? |
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Term
| jugular veins and common carotid arteries |
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Definition
| what blood vessels does the vagus nerve travel with from the cranium through the neck? |
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Term
| branches off the vagus nerve called the recurrent laryngeal branches |
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Definition
| what contributes to all but one muscle of the larynx's innervation? |
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Term
| left(note: this is not a branch from the plexus it is a branch from the left vagus nerve), it ascends the groove between the trachea and esophagus |
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Definition
| which recurrent laryngeal nerve hoks around the aortic arch? where does it go from there? |
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Term
| right recurrent layngeal, ascends to the right side of the larynx |
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Definition
| which recurrent laryngeal nerve hooks around the subclavian artery, and where does it go from there? |
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Term
| left recurrent laryngeal, may cause a hoarse voice because 1 vocal cord is paralyzed |
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Definition
| if there was an aortic aneursim or swelling in the subarotic lymph nodes (lateral to ligamentum arteriosum) what nerve may have compromised function? |
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Term
| right recurrent laryngeal |
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Definition
| what nerve can be damaged by a subclavian aneurism or a pancoast tumor(at the apex of the lung)? |
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Term
| right recurrent laryngeal |
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Definition
| which recurrent laryngeal nerve does not enter the mediastinum? |
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Term
anteriorly: ascending aorta
psoteriorly: descending aorta
between: pulmonary trunk and aortic arch |
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Definition
| what are the borders of the aortic-pulmonary window? |
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Term
lymph nodes(subarotic from upper l lung)
fat
ligamentum arteriosum |
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Definition
| what are the contents of the AP(aortic-pulonary) window? |
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Term
| axillary and internal thoracic (parasternal) |
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Definition
| what lymph nodes do the superficial tissues of the chest wall(breast) drain into? |
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Term
| internal thoracic, intercostal, & diaphragmatic nodes -->thoracic duct |
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Definition
| where do deeper tissues of the chest wall drain lymph into? |
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Term
| to the left and right collecting trunks, then to the inferior tracheobronchial and brachiocephalic nodes |
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Definition
| where does the heart drain lymph? |
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Term
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Definition
| what do the deep lymphatics of the lung follow? |
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Term
| efferents from the brachiocephalic, tracheobronchial, and posterior mediastinal nodes |
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Definition
| what unites to form the right and left bronchomediastinal trunks? |
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Term
| internal thoracic, intercostal and diaphragmatic nodes |
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Definition
| what joins the left and right bronchomedistinal trunks? |
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Term
| right side of the head and neck, right upper limb, right thorax, and uppser surface of the liver |
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Definition
| where does the thoracic duct NOT drain lymph from? |
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Term
| right jugular, subclavian, and bronchomediastinal trunks, which enter the veins on the right side of the neck |
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Definition
| where do things drain if they do not drain lymph via the thoracic duct? |
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