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Anatomy of the Thoracic Skeleton and Cavity

The document provides information about the thoracic skeleton, thoracic cavity structures, lungs, airways, and heart. It includes questions to help students identify and describe key anatomical structures and their relationships, including bones of the thoracic cage, ribs, vertebrae, intercostal spaces, diaphragm, lungs, trachea, bronchi, heart chambers, valves, and major vessels. The purpose is to familiarize students with basic anatomy of these regions.

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Anatomy of the Thoracic Skeleton and Cavity

The document provides information about the thoracic skeleton, thoracic cavity structures, lungs, airways, and heart. It includes questions to help students identify and describe key anatomical structures and their relationships, including bones of the thoracic cage, ribs, vertebrae, intercostal spaces, diaphragm, lungs, trachea, bronchi, heart chambers, valves, and major vessels. The purpose is to familiarize students with basic anatomy of these regions.

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BDS1Thethoracicskeleton

Thissessionisdesignedtofamiliarizeyouwiththethoracicskeleton. [Link],identifythecomponentsofthethoraciccageandlistthemhere: [Link]?Whichstructuresdefine theirboundaries?Whichpartsoftherespiratorysystemanddigestivesystempass throughthethoracicinletandnamethreelargetubularstructuresthatpassthroughthe outlet. [Link]. [Link] attachmentoftheircostalcartilagetothesternum?Whataretheseribscalled?Your answershouldcontaintwodifferenttypesofrib.

[Link]. [Link] structurerunsthroughthevertebralforamen? [Link],neck,tubercle,angle,costalgrooveand [Link]. [Link] [Link]?Iftheribyouareexaminingisthe8th rib,withwhichvertebraewoulditarticulate? [Link] [Link]? [Link]?Rememberevenvertebratesthathave nolungsstillhaveribs. [Link]: inferior,superior,ventral,dorsal,anterior,posterior,rostral,caudal,medial,lateral, median,sagittal,parasagittal,coronal,transverse.

BDS1Intercostalspace,diaphragm,neuralcontrolofbreathing
Thissessionisdesignedtofamiliarizeyouwithbasicanatomyofthemembranesand musclesthatlinethethoraciccavityandtheneuromuscularcontrolofbreathing [Link] muscles,[Link] spatialorganisationhere: [Link]?Whatdoesitdo?Whatstructuresdoesitinnervate (thereshouldbeatleast3componentstoyouranswer)? [Link] nerve(thereshouldbeatleast2componentstoyouranswer)?Atwhichsegmental levelswouldthesecellbodieslie?

[Link] [Link] [Link]: [Link] andeitherdescribeordrawthepositionsthattheypenetratethediaphragm. Whatwillhappentothesestructureswhenthediaphragmcontracts?Doesthismake functionalsense(thinkaboutthepressurechangesinthethorax,thedirectionofflow withinthesestructuresandwhatyoudon'twanttohappentothisflow). [Link] theaxonsthatarecontainedinthesenerves?Whatistherelationofthesenervestothe fibrouspericardium?

[Link] pericardiumtothecentraltendon(whyisitagoodideathatthepericardiumattaches hereratherthanotherregionsofthediaphragm?). [Link] pleuraandwhereistheparietalpleura?Whatisthenameofthecavitythatlies betweenthesemembranesandwhatwouldyounormallyfindinthiscavity?Whatisthe purposeofthepleuralmembranesandtheircontents? [Link]?Ifyourdissectedorprosectedmaterial allows,runyourhanddownthedomeofthediaphragmsothatyourfingertipsreach [Link] dothelungsthemselvesreach? [Link] [Link] ordinatingthismechanism?

BDS1Theairwaysandlungs
Thissessionisdesignedtofamiliarizeyouwiththebasicanatomyoftheairwaysand lungs [Link] [Link] drawingmedialandlateralviewsofthetwolungsbelow. [Link],[Link]? Why?Whenyoutouchthelungslikethiswhatmaterialareyouactuallytouching? [Link] [Link]?Howwouldidentify eachofthese?

[Link] pleuraattherootofthelung. [Link] [Link]?Whydotheydifferandwhatcanbea consequenceofthisdifference? [Link] bronchopulmonarysegment?Whyaretheyofanyclinicalrelevance?

[Link] [Link] diameteroftheairwaystoberegulated?Howisthediameteroftheairwaysregulated whichnervesandwhichmusclesachievethis(Idon'texpectapreciseanswerhere,just ageneralanswer)? [Link]?Howcanthisberelieved?o [Link],identifythenasalandoralcavitiesandfindthethreesubdivisionsof thepharynxnasopharynx,oropharynxandlaryngopharynx.

[Link] knowthestructureofthelarynxindetailatthispoint,butyoushouldbeabletoidentify theleaflikeepiglottisandthevocalchords. [Link]?Howdoesthelarynxcontributetothe mechanismsofcoughingandsneezing?

BDS1Theheart
Thissessionisdesignedtofamiliarizeyouwiththebasicstructureoftheheartand associatedgreatvessels. [Link]: wallsofrightandleftatria leftandrightauricle wallsofrightandleftventricles ascendingaorta pulmonarytrunk leftandrightpulmonaryarteries leftandrightpulmonaryveins inferiorandsuperiorvenacavae theapexoftheheart(nexttowhichintercostalspacedoestheapexusuallylie) [Link] oftherightatrium,therightventricularwallandtheleftventricularwall. [Link]?

[Link]? [Link] vesselsconnectedtothisregion?Howmany?Howaretheyrelatedtothepulmonary trunk?Followthesebloodvesselsasfarasyoucanonthesurfaceoftheheart. [Link] [Link] [Link] namesforthesegrooves. [Link] [Link] foundleavingtheproximalregionoftheaorta.

[Link] [Link]? [Link] [Link]: thepectinatemuscles? thepapillarymuscles? thefossaovalis? trabeculaecarneae? chordaetendineae? [Link] thisatrium?Whichvesselsdrainintotheseopenings? [Link] structureofthesemilunarvalvesthatyouwillfindattheentrancetothepulmonary trunkandaorta.

[Link] theleavingthesurfaceoftheascendingaorta(point5above)? [Link]?At whichpointinheartbeatwillmostbloodenterthevesselsthatleavethesurfaceofthe ascendingaorta?Why? [Link] attachmenttothediaphragmandifpossibletothegreatvesselsastheyleavetheheart. Whereistheparietalpericardium?Whereisthevisceralpericardium?Identifythe pulmonaryarteriesandpulmonaryveinsintherootofthelungsifyoucan.

BDS1MediastinumDR Thissessionisdesignedtoillustratetheorganisationofthelargebloodvessels, tracheaandoesophagusinthesuperiormediastinum,thecontentsoftheposterior mediastinumandthegeneralorganisationofthesympatheticandparasympathetic innervationtothethorax. Youwillbeprovidedwithprosectedthorax. [Link](inroughlyanteriortoposteriororder(see diagram): [Link] mediastinumtothepointwheretheypenetratethediaphragm. superiorvenacava,rightandleftbrachiocephalicveinandtheirbranchesto becomesubclavianandinternaljugularveins aorticarchandbrachiocephalicarteryandleftcommoncarotidandleft pulmonarytrunkbranchingintoleftandrightpulmonaryarteries trachea oesophagus azygosveindrainingintoSVC

subclavianartery

[Link] intercostalspaces?

[Link] [Link] thoracicarteriesbranch? [Link] [Link] howthesecommunicateacrossthemidline?Rememberthepatterncanbequite variable.

[Link] [Link]?What aretheseswellingsandwhatdotheycontain?Dotheycontainneuronalcellbodies? Ifsodothesecellbodieshavedendritesanddotheyreceivesynapses? [Link]?From whichsegmentallevelsdotheseconnectionsarise? [Link]?Isitvia preganglionicaxonsorpostganglionicaxons? [Link] nerve? [Link] postganglionicneuronsofthevagusnervethatinnervatetheheart?

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