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What are the factors for holding the lungs to the thorax wall?
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Surface tension from pleural fluid, positive pressure, and atmospheric pressure on the thorax.
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Function of the pleura?
This serosa covers the thorax cavity, the heart, and the lungs. It gives the lungs a libricant, allowing them to move easily over the thorax wall.
What is the wall of muscle underneath your lungs called?
The diaphragm is a wall of muscle that separates the thorax and abdomen, which would place it under the lungs.
Which of the choices below describes the forces that act to pull the lungs away from the thorax wall and thus collapse the lungs?
the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid
What reduces the friction between the lungs and the walls of the thorax?
The pleurae, which are membranes with a thin layer of liquid between. The inner pleura covers the lungs and the outer pleura is attached to the chest wall itself.
What is pneumothorax-?
Air in the chest (Thorax) causes the lung to collapse. This can be spontaneous or after chest injuries
Which term refers to the upper region that includes the stomach and heart?
the stomach region is called the abdomen abdominal wall..) and the upper region containing the heart and lungs is called the thorax (thoracic surgery..)
The area of the chest wall anterior to the heart and lower thorax is?
pericordium.
What are the five areas of the thorax?
The Thoracic Wall, inlet and outlet (Diaphragm), Mediastinum and pleural
What is the Prime mover to protract and hold the scapula against the thorax wall the boxer's muscle?
serratus anterior
What is the purpose of having ribs?
to protect interior organs
What is the function of the thorax of a grasshopper?
basically the thorax ensures that the poo gets from its tummeh into the bumh
What is diaphragn?
diaphragm is a wall which separate lungs
