Respiratory System Just Breathe!
The Nose (canine) Nasal Plate 2. Nasal Philtrum
The canine head showing respiratory apparatus 1. Nostril; 2, 3, 4 Nasal concha; 5, Frontal sinus; 6. Hard palate; 8. Tongue; 8’ Oropharynx (the space); 9. Soft palate; 10’ Nasopharynx (the space); 10 Epiglottis; 12 trachea; 13 Esophagus
Paranasal Sinuses Canine Porcine
Laryngeal Cartilages in the Horse Epiglottic; 2. thyroid; 3. cricoid; 4 arytenoid; 5 trachea; 6. cricoarytenoid joint; 7. crocothyroid joint (You do not have to be able to name these all.
Complex muscles control laryngeal movement
Median section of Equine larynx 1. Epiglottis; 2. corniculate process of arytenoid cat.; 3 Vestibular fold; 4 Vocal fold (cord); 5. Laryngeal ventricle; 6. Lamina of cricoid cart; 7. Cricothyroid ligament
Photograph of the same section
Transverse section of larynx 2. Glottis; 3. Vocal ligament in vocal fold; 8,9,10 laryngeal cartilaages; 4, 5, 6 laryngeal muscles Examples: Roaring horses, laryngeal hemiplegia
Transverse section of A canine and B bovine tracheas 1. Mucous membrane; 2 tracheal cartilage; 4. Tracheal muscle (external in dogs, internal in cattle.
Schematic of the Pleural Cavity 1. Costal pleura; 2. Mediastinal pleura; 3. Diaphragmatic pleura; 4. Visceral Pleura; 5. Diaphragm 6. Pericardium
Transverse Section of the canine thorax Note the heart suspended within the pleura and the pericardium. 1,2 pleura; 4. pericardium; 6 aorta; 7 esophagus; 8 tracheal bifurcation; 10 heart
The Canine Thorax (for orientation)
Lungs A, B Pig C, D Dog
Pig Lungs 1. Trachea; 2 pulmonary trunk; 3. Pulmonary veins; 4 Bronchus
Equine Lungs and Heart
Structures to Note Trachea Bronchi Bronchioles Texture of alveoli