The Respiratory System: Gross Anatomy

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Label this image to show the oesteology of the thoracic cage.

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Why do the lungs appear black on an X-ray?

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What are the wispy lines shown in the lung field, emanating from the heart?

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Why does the heart appear bright white on x-ray?

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Why do we use posterior-anterior orientation in chest x-ray?

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Why is the right hemidiaphragm slightly higher than the left?

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How do we visualise the tubular system of the lungs?

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The heart appears longer and thinner on x-ray if taken during inspiration.

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What is the region of translucency in the bottom right corner of this x-ray?

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Which of the following are boundaries of the superior thoracic aperture?

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The suprapleural membrane spreads over the superior thoracic aperture.

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WHere does the ligament that holds the suprapleural membrane up in a dome shape attach?

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Which of the following are borders of the inferior thoracic aperture?

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Where does the diaphragm arch down and attach at?

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The aorta passes through the central tendon of the diaphragm.

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Label this diagram of the superior thoracic aperture. The green coloured area represents the suprapleural membrane.

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Label these images to show the anatomy of the diaphragm.

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The left hemidiaphragm is innervated by the left phrenic nerve and the right hemidiaphragm is innervated by the right phrenic nerve

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Where does the costodiaphragmatic recess occur?

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What does the costodiaphragmatic recess allow us to do?

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What type of nerves are the phrenic nerves?

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Label this image of the diaphragm from below.

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What is the function of the arcuate ligaments?

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The oesophageal hiatus occurs in the muscle of the diaphragm - what does this mean?

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The caval hiatus occurs in the . This means that during diaphragmatic the walls of the are pulled apart. This reduces in the vena cava which pulls venous blood up through the abdomen, thus aiding .

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Where does parietal pleura become visceral pleura?

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What is the purpose of the pulmonary ligament?

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What innervates the pleura?

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What innervates the diaphragmatic and mediastinal pleura?

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Why does the normal lung at rest not collapse under its elastic recoil pressure?

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Medicine Anatomy of Systems Quiz on The Respiratory System: Gross Anatomy, created by Charlotte Jakes on 26/01/2020.

The Respiratory System: Gross Anatomy

Label this image to show the oesteology of the thoracic cage.

Why do the lungs appear black on an X-ray?

What are the wispy lines shown in the lung field, emanating from the heart?

Why does the heart appear bright white on x-ray?

Why do we use posterior-anterior orientation in chest x-ray?

Why is the right hemidiaphragm slightly higher than the left?

How do we visualise the tubular system of the lungs?

The heart appears longer and thinner on x-ray if taken during inspiration.

What is the region of translucency in the bottom right corner of this x-ray?

Which of the following are boundaries of the superior thoracic aperture?

The suprapleural membrane spreads over the superior thoracic aperture.

WHere does the ligament that holds the suprapleural membrane up in a dome shape attach?

Which of the following are borders of the inferior thoracic aperture?

Where does the diaphragm arch down and attach at?

The aorta passes through the central tendon of the diaphragm.

Label this diagram of the superior thoracic aperture. The green coloured area represents the suprapleural membrane.

Label these images to show the anatomy of the diaphragm.

The left hemidiaphragm is innervated by the left phrenic nerve and the right hemidiaphragm is innervated by the right phrenic nerve

Where does the costodiaphragmatic recess occur?

What does the costodiaphragmatic recess allow us to do?