CHEST CAVITY above the clavicle on each side The chest cavity is bounded by the chest wall and below by the diaphragm It extends upward into the root of the neck about one fingerbreadth above the clavicle on each side The diaphragm, separates the chest from the abdominal viscera The chest cavity can be divided into MEDIAN PARTITION CALLED THE MEDIASTINUM LATERALLY PLACED PLEURAE AND LUNGS

1- Parietal layer: lines the chest wall Each pleura has two parts: 1- Parietal layer: lines the chest wall 2- Visceral layer: completely covers the outer surfaces of The lungs

The parietal and visceral layers of pleura are separated from one another by a slitlike space the pleural cavity The pleural cavity normally contains a small amount of tissue fluid the pleural fluid which covers the surfaces of the pleura as a thin film and permits the two layers to move on each other with the minimum of friction.

is sensitive to pain, temperature, touch, and pressure Nerve Supply of the Pleura The parietal pleura is sensitive to pain, temperature, touch, and pressure The visceral pleura is sensitive to stretch but is insensitive to common sensations such as pain and touch

Trachea The trachea is a mobile cartilaginous and membranous tube It begins in the neck as a continuation of the larynx at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra It descends in the midline of the neck. In the thorax the trachea ends below at the carina by dividing into right and left principal (main) bronchi at the level of the sternal angle (opposite the disc between the fourth and fifth thoracic vertebrae). In adults the trachea is about (11.25 cm) long and (2.5 cm) in diameter

The Bronchi The trachea bifurcates behind the arch of the aorta into the right and left principal (primary, or main) bronchi The bronchi divide giving rise to several million terminal bronchioles that terminate in one or more respiratory bronchioles. Each respiratory bronchiole divides into 2 to 11 alveolar ducts that enter the alveolar sacs.

Principal Bronchi The right principal (main) bronchus 1-wider 2-shorter 3- more vertical than the left 4-is about 1 in. (2.5 cm) long The left principal (main) bronchus is 1-narrower 2-longer 3-more horizontal than the right 4- is about 2 in. (5 cm) long.

INHALED FOREIGN BODIES the right instead of the left bronchus Inhalation of foreign bodies into the lower respiratory tract is common, especially in children Because the right bronchus is the wider and more direct continuation of the trachea foreign bodies tend to enter the right instead of the left bronchus

Lungs In the child, they are pink, but with age, they become dark because of the inhalation of dust particles that become trapped in the phagocytes of the lung. They are separated from each other by the heart and great vessels and other structures in the mediastinum. Each lung is conical, covered with visceral pleura, and suspended free in its own pleural cavity, being attached to the mediastinum only by its root

At about the middle of mediastinal surface is the hilum Each lung has a blunt apex, which projects upward into the neck for about 1 in. (2.5 cm) above the clavicle At about the middle of mediastinal surface is the hilum a depression in which the bronchi, vessels, and nerves that form the root enter and leave the lung. The anterior border is thin and overlaps the heart The posterior border is thick and lies beside the vertebral column

slightly larger than the left Right Lung The right lung is slightly larger than the left is divided by the oblique and horizontal fissures into three lobes: THE UPPER MIDDLE LOWER LOBES

Left Lung The left lung is divided by a similar oblique fissure into two lobes: the upper and lower lobes There is no horizontal fissure in the left lung

Bronchopulmonary Segments The bronchopulmonary segments are the anatomic, functional, and surgical units of the lungs. Each lobar (secondary) bronchus, which passes to a lobe of the lung, gives off branches called segmental (tertiary) bronchi

Blood Supply of the Lungs The bronchi, the connective tissue of the lung, and the visceral pleura receive their blood supply from the bronchial arteries, which are branches of the descending aorta. The bronchial veins (which communicate with the pulmonary veins) drain into the azygos and hemiazygos veins Nerve Supply of the Lungs At the root of each lung is a pulmonary plexus composed of efferent and afferent autonomic nerve fibers The plexus is formed from branches of the sympathetic trunk and receives parasympathetic fibers from the vagus nerve. The sympathetic efferent fibers produce bronchodilatation and vasoconstriction. The parasympathetic efferent fibers produce bronchoconstriction, vasodilatation, and increased glandular secretion.