ZOO 3733C Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Chest Tube, Celiac Artery, Balloon Catheter
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Sternum: manubrium, body, xiphoid process, sternal angle (aka angle of louis aka manubriosternal joint) between body and manubrium at the level of t4. Clinical points: xiphoid process may fully ossify around age 40, body may have a foramen so it is important to always perform sternal punctures at the upper. Blood air barrier (bab: gas exchange (from high to low pressure) Pulmonary circulation: right ventricle pumps blood through the pulmonary arteries (carries deoxygenated blood) & smaller branches to pulmonary capillary plexus (where blood is oxygenated) oxygenated blood enters left atrium (by pulmonary veins) Innervation: sympathetic fight or flight, originates from sympathetic chain and goes to heart, parasympathetic rest or digest, cn x (vagus n. , systole = contraction, diastole = relaxation, clinical, normal vs wolff-parkinson ecg. Lungs: pg176, bronchopulmonary segments - functional units in lung tissue, segmental bronchus (tertiary, branch of pulmonary a + bronchial a, *tributaries of pulmonary vein not included but are located near.
