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Purpose of the thorax

To provide bony protection to the heart, lungs, and great vessels.

To assist in breathing (air exchange).

To provide protection to abdominal viscera.

Act as conduit for structures that pass through the thorax from one body region to another & for structures that connect organs in the thorax to other body regions.
____separates the thorax from the abdomen
diaphragm

Serves to attach the vertebral column posteriorly to the sternum anteriorly.

The internal organs –heart & lungs-are housed and protected within
rib cage

Manubrium

Body

Xiphoid process
parts of the sternum
Anterior cartilaginous ends of the first seven ribs

Sternocostal joints

Manubrium fuses with the body of the sternum

Manubriosternal joint

Cartilages of rib 6-10 form small synovial-lined joints

Interchondral joints

Attachment of ribs to the vertebral column

Facet & demifacets: articulating surfaces on the vertebral body
Costovertebral & costotransverse joints
Movements of Costovertebral & costotransverse joints

Nonaxial, diarthrodial, gliding joints

Elevation & depression of the rib cage
Movements of Costovertebral & costotransverse joints
Innervation/nerves

Dermatomes

Thoracic spinal nerves

Sympathetic nervous system

Phrenicnerves (C3-C5)

Controls the diaphram
(T2-T12)
Innervation/nerves


Phrenicnerves

Controls the diaphram
(C3-C5)
Lie on either side of the mediastinum surrounded by the right and left pleural cavities
lungs
Originate from the pulmonary trunk

Carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs from the right ventricle of the heart.
Pulmonary arteries
Superior & inferior veins carry oxygenatedblood from the lungs back to the heart.
Pulmonary veins
Occurs when people hold their breath and exhale.
Valsalva’s Maneuver
Innervation

Diaphragm:
phrenic nerve (C3, C4, C5)
Innervation

Intercostal muscles:
intercostal nerve (T2-T6)
Nose, oral cavity, pharynx, & larynx
upper respiratory tract
Trachea, bronchial tree
lower respiratory tract
What phases of respiration


Elevation (raising) of ribs & increase in size of thoracic cavity via descent of the diaphragm muscle & expiration of the thoracic wall

Occurs when an individual is resting or sitting quietly

Inspiration
Diaphragm muscle

External intercostal muscles
Quiet inspiration phase
What respiration phase uses:

Diaphragm muscle

External intercostal muscles

Sternocleidomastoid

Scalenes

Pectoralis major

Levator costarum

Serratus posterior superior
Deep inspiration phase:
Occurs when an individual is breathing harder
Deep inspiration phase:
What respiration phase uses:

Diaphragm muscle

External intercostal muscles

Sternocleidomastoid

Scalenes

Pectoralis major

Levator costarum

Serratus posterior superior•
Levator scapula

Upper trapezius

Rhomboids

Pectoralis minor
Forced inspiration phase
Occurs when an individual is working very hard; in a state of “air hunger.”
Forced inspiration phase
Occurs through relaxation of the external intercostal muscles,

Gravity pulling the rib cage downward,

Elastic recoil of the thoracic wall & tissue of the lung & bronchi.

(internal intercostals)

No muscle action is occurring.
Quiet expiration phase
Muscles that can pull down on the rib & muscles that can compress the abdomen, forcing the diaphragm upward.
Forced expiration phase:
What expiration phase uses:

Internal intercostals +:

Rectus abdominis

External oblique

Internal oblique

Quadratus lumborum

Transverse abdominis

Serratus posterior inferior
Forced expiration phase:
Common pathologies of the respiratory system
Upper respiratory infection (URI)
Lower respiratory infection (LRI)
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Asthma
Hyperventilation
Stitch
Hiccups
Pleurisy
Pneumothorax
Rib separation
Rib dislocation
Flail chest
What system?

heart pumps blood, which creates blood pressure, and circulates oxygen, nutrients, and other substances
circulatory system
Fibroserous sac surrounding the heart & the roots of the great vessels
pericardium
receives blood from the upper body by way of the superior vena cava & from the lower body via the inferior vena cava
right atrium
receives blood from the lungs by way of the four pulmonary veins.
left atrium
has relatively thin walls & pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery.
right ventricle
has thicker walls & pumps blood to the body through the aorta
left ventricle
More force is required to pump the blood through the body than through the lungs, so which muscular wall is thicker?
left ventricle
Interatrial, interventricular, & atrioventricular septa separate-----.
the four chambers of the heart.
means contraction
systole
means relaxation
diastole
When the ventricles are in systole, the atria are in diastole
cardiac cycle

Heart sounds –two sounds per heartbeat: lub-dup created by the closure of the valves

First sound –
closure of the AV valves(lub)

Heart sounds –two sounds per heartbeat: lub-dup created by the closure of the valves


Second sound –
closure of the aortic & pulmonary semilunarvalves (dup)
heart rates:
normal adult?
child?
physically fit?
Adults 60 to 80 beats per minute

Children & infants have faster pulses

Person excellent physical condition has a slow resting pulse
amount of blood pumped out of the ventricle in 1 minute
cardiac output
average resting cardiac output
5 to 6 Liters

Decreases heart rate

Reduces force of contraction

Constricts the coronary arteries

Parasympathetic
Increases heart rate

Increases the force of contraction
Sympathetic

Form the passageway for the blood


Help maintain blood pressure & provide the capillaries sites for the exchange of materials between the blood & the tissues.
Vascular system:

Arteries, capillaries, & veins

Return tissue fluid to the blood to maintain blood volume;

To protect the body against pathogens & other foreign material
Lymphatic System
Parts of the lymphatic system?
Parts

Lymph & lymph vessels

Lymphatic tissue: lymph nodes & nodules, spleen, & thymus
Purpose of Abdomen

To house and protect major viscera
To assist with breathing
What is housed in the abdominal cavity?
Small intestineColonLiverStomachSpleenRib cage
To break down food into simple chemicals that can be absorbed into the blood & lymph and utilized by cells
digestive system
Organs of the digestive system
esophagus

Stomach

Small intestine

Duodenum, Jejunum, ileum

Large intestine

Ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon

Rectum & Anal canal

Nerve Supply: Vagus Nerves
Regulators of the internal environment of the body
Urinary & Endocrine System