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What is regional anatomy?

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  • a method of studying the body’s as entire regions or compartments
  • explores the relationships of structure and function of tissues within a given region
    • allows for understanding of normal vs abnormal anatomy
  • integrates multiple body systems

Allows u to see all the shit in the below picture together

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3 general functions of the thoracic region

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  1. Respiration
    - mechanics of breathing
  2. Protection of vital organs
    - like heart and lungs
    - not ALL thoracic regions are protected
    - posterior thoracic wall protects some abdominal organs
  3. Passage of structures
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Thoracic region is also referred to as

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The superior trunk

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Where is the thoracic region

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Between neck and abdomen

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What does the thoracic region cosist of?

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  • wall
  • cavity
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Superior opening of the thoracic cavity

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Superior thoracic aperture

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Boundaries of the superior thoracic aperture

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  • manubrium (sternum)
  • first rib
  • first thoracic vertebra
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What is the inferior thoracic cavity opening called

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Inferior thoracic aperture

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Boundaries of the inferior thoracic aperture

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  • Xiphoid process (sternum)
  • subcostal arch
  • rib 11/12
  • 12th thoracic vertebrae
  • diaphragm
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Primary muscle of respiration is the

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Primary muscle of respiration

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Boundaries of the thoracic wall

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Anteriorly:
- sternum, ribs, intercostal muscles

Laterally:
- ribs, intercostals

Posteriorly:
- thoracic vertebrae
- intervertebral discs
- intercostals

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Subdivisions of the thoracic region

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Two lateral pleural cavities
One mediastinum centrally

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Whats in the two lateral pleural cavities

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  • lungs
  • own pleural cavity
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Whats in the mediasternum

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  • centrally located
  • separates peleual spaces

Heart and pericardium

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Features of the pleurea

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  • each lung has its own
  • thin, double layered
  • provides a low friction environment
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Features of the parietal pleura

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  • “outside” layer
  • endothoracic fascia (hooks onto the chest wall) (connects parietal layer to thoracic wall) (loose connective tissue layer)
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Whats inside the pleural cavity

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Pleural fluid - main friction reducer

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Order of lung tissue - > thoracic wall

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  • lung tissue
  • visceral pleura
  • pleural cavity
  • parietal pleura
  • thoracic wall
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Features of visceral pleura

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  • inside
  • lung surface
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The interaction between the parietal pleura and the thoracic wall. (and visceral with pleural fluid) is essential to…

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Respiration

The interaction between the tissue layers is vital to respiration

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What happens when you damage the pleura ?

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Pneumothorax

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What happens in pneumothorax?

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There is a collection of gas/air within the pleural cavity

(Damage to pleura causing it collapse down, visceral layer had come away from the parietal layer

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How does pneumothorax arise?

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Spontaneous, trauma, inflammation, smoking, and pulmonary disease

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Symptoms of pneumothorax

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  • pain
  • shortness of breath
  • cardiorespiratory collapse
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Boundaries of the mediastinum
- sternum —> vertebral column - superior thoracic apature —> diaphragm
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Two sections of the mediastinum
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Where is the imaginary line that seperates the the inferior and superior mediastinum ?
Sternal angle —-> T4
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Three sections of the inferior media Steinem
- anterior (between sternum and anterior aspect of pericardium of the heart) - middle (within the pericardium) - posterior ( everything between the pericardium and vertebral column)
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What is in the superior region of the mediastinum
- thymus, thoracic duct - internal thoracic blood vessels, great vessels of the heart, ligamentum arteriosum, azygous V - vagus nerve, phrenic nerve, recurrent laryngeal nerve, sympathetic trunk - trachea - esophagus
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What is in the three subdivisions of the inferior subdivision of the mediastinum
Anterior: lymph nodes, vessels Middle: pericardium and heart Posterior: esophagus, vagus nerve, thoracic artery
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Relationships to other regions - the continuation of structures also found in the thoracic region are also found in the….
Neck - root of the neck Abdomen - diaphragm Upper limb - axillary region Pictorial region
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Structures that are associated with the thoracic wall (not a part of) but are integral to its function
Skin and superficial fascia - including breast tissue Bones of shoulder girdle - clavicle - scapula Muscles (and deep fascia) - pectoralis major - pectoralis minor - serratus anterior - rectus abdominis (These structures quite often attach to the wall
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Attachment sites of pectoralis major (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
Clavicle, sternum, costal cartilages —-> humerus
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What nerves is the pectoralis major innervate by? (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
Medial and lateral pectoral nerves
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Attachment sites of pectoralis minor (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
Coracoid process —> ribs 3,4,5
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Nervous innervation of pectolaris minor (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
Medial pectoral nerve
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Difference of pectoralis minor in rat
Much large in rat compared to human
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Attachment sire of serratus anterior (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
Ribs 1-9, intercostals fascia —> medial border of scapula
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Nervous innervation of the serratus anterior (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
- long thoracic nerve
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Function of the serratus anterior on the thorax (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
- respiration ( when scapula is fixed)
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Where does the rectus abdominis attach (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
Costal cartilages of ribs 5-6 xiphoid process —-> public bones (and joint)
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Nervous innervation of rectus abdominis (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
Anterior rami of T7-T12 spinal nerves
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Function of rectus abdominis on the thoricic wall (a structure associated with the thoracic wall)
- flexion of trunk - tense anterior wall of abdomen, compress contents
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Rectus abdominis in the rat
Much longer then in human
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Components of the thoracic wall inferiority and infereirioly
Superior Inferior
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Anterior component of the thoricic wall
- sternum - ribs - intercostals
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Lateral component of the thoracic wall
- ribs - intercostals
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Posterior component of the thoracic wall
- thoracic vertebrae - interbertebal discs - ribs - intercostals
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Joints of the posterior region of the thoracic wall
Vertebral column - interbody joints - cartilaginous joints for stability Ribs - costovertebral (interaction between the rib and the vertebrae) - costotransverse (interaction between the rib and the transverse process) - synovial joints for mobility
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Joints of the anterior region of the thoracic wall re watch this
Sternum forms joints with costal cartilages - manubrium, body, xiphoid process (the three parts of the sternum): all interaction with costal cartilages Ribs form joints with coastal cartilages - sternocostal - costochondral - interchondral
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Setrnoangle joint is at the _ rib
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Features of the sternocostal (sternochondral) joints
- sternum to cartilages - synovial Excepts between the sternum and rib 1, that joint is cartilaginous for support
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Features of costochondral joints
- ribs to cartilages (R1-R10) - cartilaginous
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Features of the interchondral joints
- R6-R9 costal cartilages - synovial
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Function of the sternochondral joint
They work in conjunction with the posterior joints to open up the anterior and posterior dimension of the thorax
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All synovial joints allow ____ of the ___ ____ during _____
Movement Rib cage Respiration
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What happens when there is damage to the joints of the thoracic cage?
Damage to joints —> reduced movement of thorax —> respiration (Damage such as fracture or calcification of the cartilages ) This reduced movement can result in diagrammatic breathing - which means the diaphragm is move in further down and stomach moves out anteriorly
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Main two components of the intercostal space
Muscles - intercostals muscles Innervation and vasculature - intercostal nerves - intercostal arteries - intercostal veins
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Muscle fibres of intercostal muscles origin and insertion
Origin is the inferior margin for the rib Insertion is the superior margin of the rib below
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