3. DIAPHRAGM
⚫Separates the thorax from the abdomen. It consists of
⚫1)A peripheral muscular part arising from margins of thoracic outlet.
⚫2)Right crusarises from the front of vertebral bodies of L1-3.
⚫3)Left crusfrom the lateral aspect of vertebral bodies of L1-2.
⚫4)Arcuateligament from the fascia of the psoasand quadratuslumborum.
⚫5)Central tendon which is partly fused with the fibrous layer of pericardium.
B. LUNGS
⚫Lungs are a pair of respiratory organs
situated in thoracic cavity
⚫Right lung is larger than the left
⚫Right lung has 3 lobes
⚫Left lung has 2 lobes
Right lung
has three lobes :
a) upper lobe
b) middle lobe
c) lower lobe
1. LOBES OF THE LUNGS
Left Lung
Has two lobes
a) Upper lobe
b) Lower lobe
Lungs are assessed by
dividing them into 3
zones:
⚫Upper zone : upto 2nd
rib
⚫Middle zone: 2nd to
4th rib
⚫Lower zone: 4th and
below
2. ZONES OF THE LUNGS
ACCESSORY FISSURES OF THE LUNG
Accessory fissures of the lung usually occur at the borders of bronchopulmonary
segments.
⚫Azygous fissure
⚫Inferior accessory fissure
⚫Superior accessory fissure
⚫Left minor fissure
AZYGOUS FISSURE
SUPERIOR ACCESORY FISSURE
INFERIOR ACCESSORY
FISSURE
5.BLOOD SUPPLY OF LUNG
i. Arterial
Dual supply i.e Bronchial artery and Pulmonary artery.
⚫Systemic circulation :
-Bronchial arteries (oxygenated blood from left ventricle) and originates
directly from descending thoracic aorta between T5 and T6 vertebrae.
-Supply blood to the bronchi, the visceral pleura and connective tissue of
the bronchial tree
-The most common pattern is two on the left and one on the right that
arises as an intercostobronchial trunk (ICBT) (41%).
⚫Pulmonary circulation :
-Pulmonary arteries (deoxygenated blood from right ventricle)
-They supply only the alveoli.
-These gives of a branch to each bronchopulmonary segment of lung
-The main pulmonary trunk arises from right ventricle and divides into a
short left pulmonary artery and longer right pulmonary artery.
ii. Venous Drainage
⚫Pulmonary veins : (oxygenated blood to left atrium)
–Two superior and two inferior
–Rt and lt superior veins drain superior , middle lobes Rt lung , superior lobe Lt
lung respectively
–Rt and Lt inferior pulmonary veins drain inferior lobe of their respective lungs
⚫Bronchial veins :
–Only drain the part of blood delivered by bronchial arteries to the
bronchial tree
–Two bronchial veins : right and left bronchial vein
6. LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE OF LUNGS :
⚫Superficial, or subpleural and
⚫Deep lymphatics of the lung drain into lymph nodes called the tracheo-
bronchial nodes around the roots of the lobar and main bronchi and
along the sides of the trachea
7.NERVE SUPPLY OF LUNGS :
⚫Parasympathetic nerves are derived from the vagus and
⚫Sympathetic from 2nd to 5th spinal segments.
C. PLEURA
⚫Delicate serous membrane which forms a closed invaginatedsac enclosing
the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. The pleura divides into:
–Visceral pleura which covers the surface of the lung and dips into
the fissures between its lobes
–Parietal pleura which lines the non pulmonary surface and named
according to the site it lines:
⚫costal pleura
⚫diaphragmatic pleura
⚫mediastinal pleura
⚫Apical pleura
⚫Pleural cavity is a true space between the visceral pleura and parietal
pleura.
D. MEDIASTINUM
aSuperior mediastinum:
•Aortic arch and branches
•B rachiocephalic veins and superior vena cava
•Trachea
•Esophagus
•Thoracic duct
•Lymph nodes
•Nerves.
b.Anterior mediastinum: Lying anterior to pericardium ,ascending aorta and
superior vena cava and contain
•Thymus;
•Mammary vessels; and
•Lymph nodes
b.Middle mediastinumContains
•Heart and pericardium:
•Great vessels. hilumand carina
•Nerves;
•Lymph nodes; and
c.Posterior mediastinum –retrocardiac and paravertebral spaces.
•Descending aorta;
•Oesophagus;
•Azygosvenous system;
•Thoracic duct; and
•Para-aortic, oesophagealand paraspinalnodes.
MediastinalLines
⚫Anterior Junction line
–Contact of anterior lungs
–Lies posterior to the sternum
–Consists of 4 layers of pleura.
–Runs obliquely from the lower mediastinuminferiorly to the left.
⚫Posterior Junction line
–Contact of posterior lungs behind the oesophagusand anterior to the spine
–Consists of 4 layers of pleura
FUNCTION OF
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
⚫The respiratory system is responsible for two
major functions.
⚫Ventilation/Conducting :involves the movement
of air in and out of the lungs,
⚫Diffusion/Respiratory:relates to the gas
exchange between the lungs and the circulatory
system