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1 sty 2013 · A thorough review of normal thoracic cage anatomy and thoracic spine, rib, and respiratory mechanics is necessary to describe the pathomechanics related to hypotheses regarding pain...
Thorax • Pleural cavities: ¾two; separate ¾contain few mililiters of fluid allowing the lungs to move easily inside the thorax ¾pleural effusion: when the cavity accumulates fluid in certain diseases
cavity Nostril Hard palate Larynx Trachea Right lung Choana Soft palate Pharynx Epiglottis Glottis Esophagus Left lung Left primary bronchus Secondary bronchus Tertiary bronchus Pleural cavity Figure 22.1 The Respiratory System. 1choana funnel
The wall of the thorax is responsible for protecting the contents of the thoracic cavity and for generating the negative pressure required for respiration. The thorax is covered by skin and superficial fascia, which contains the mammary tissue. This chapter reviews the mediastinum and pulmonary cavi- ties within the thorax and discusses their ...
1 sty 2009 · This chapter will review the anatomy of the mediastinum and pulmonary cavities within the thorax and their contents. The wall of the thorax and its associated muscles, nerves, and vessels will be covered in relationship to respiration.
The thorax is the body cavity, surrounded by the bony rib cage, that contains the heart and the lungs, the great vessels, the esophagus and trachea, the thoracic duct, and the autonomic innervation for these structures.
*Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity separated by DIAPHRAGM *The organs within the cavities are surrounded by a type of two layered membrane called the SEROUS MEMBRANE