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Thoracic Cavity
Thoracic Cavity for Quiz#1
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Anatomy
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09/21/2010

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Term

True or False:

External Intercostal m. fibers run cranioventrally below the costochondral junction.

Definition

False

"fibers run caudoventrally"

Term

Where would you do a

thoracocentesis in

a medium sized dog?

Definition

7th-8th intercostal space at costochondral junction on right or left

(in cat its 8th intercostal space)

Term

Where are the intercostal

arteries and nerves

located?

Definition

Along the caudal border

of the ribs

Term

What type of fascia is the

Thoracic Cavity lined with?

Definition
Lined by endothoracic fascia
Term

True or False:

The serous membrane cavities are

Pleura, Pericardium, Peritoneum,

Parietal, and Vaginal Tunics

Definition

False

Doesn't include parietal b/c Parietal is the serous membrane line the wall of any cavity!

(Pleura=Lung, pericardium = heart, peritoneum = abs/pelvic, vaginal tunic = private parts)

Term

What is the Line of Pleural

Reflection?

Definition
Extends from 8th-9th costal arch, near costal attachment of diaphram
Term

During thoracocentesis what

does it mean if you withdraw a

milky, bloody, serous, pusy substance?

Definition

Milky=chyle, rupture thoracic duct (Chylothorax)

Blood=Hemothorax (hit by car)

Serous=Hydrothorax (water in thorax)

Exudate(pus)=Pyothorax

Air=Pneumothorax 

Term

Name the lobes of the

Right Lung

Definition

Cranial, Middle, Caudal &

 Accessory Lobes

Term

Where do you do a

Cardiac Puncture?

Definition

Dog: Right side, at the cardiac notch, the 4th-5th intercostal space between the cranial and middle lobes of lung

Cat: Right side but at 5th intercostal space

Term

Names the parts of the Bronchial

Tree starting from the bifurcation of the trachea

Definition

(R/L) Principle Bronchi

Lobar Bronchi

Segmented Bronchi

Bronchioloes

Alveolar Ductules

Alveoli within Alveolar Saccules

Term

Where is the Auscultation

Triangle located?

Definition
On righ and left side of animal. Olecranon up to scapula, back to last rib back to olecranon (to listen to lung sounds)
Term

Describe where the heart

is located in a dog and cat

Definition

Heart in the middle mediastinum to the left of midline

Dog: 3rd-6th intercostal space

Cat: 4th-7th intercostal space

Term
What is the Fibrous pericardium?
Definition
A dense connective tissue "around heart", the outter portion is covered by mediastinal pleura
Term

What are the layers of the

Pericardium around the heart? 

 

Definition

Mediastinal Pleura

Fibrous Pericardium

Parietal Serous Pericardium

Pericardial Cavity

Epicardium (visceral serous pericardium)

Term

Describe the Blood Flow in a

normal adult

Definition
Enter cranial & caudal vena cave -> Right atrium -> (Right AV valve)-> Right Ventricle -> Pulmonary Trunk-> Lungs-> Pulmonary Vein-> Left Atrium-> (Left AV valve)-> Left Ventricle -> (aortic valve)-> aorta all over body
Term

Describe Blood Flow of

Normal Fetus

Definition

Placenta oxygen-> umbilical vein-> through liver-> ductus venosus-> caudal vena cava-> Right Atrium...

Has 2 options:

  1. R AV valve-> Rventricle-> Pulmonary Trunk-> ductus arteriosus-> aorta-> umbilical a-> placenta
  2. foramen ovale-> Latrium-> L AV valve-> Lventricule-> aorta-> umbilical a-> placenta
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