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Respiration Lab 2
Respiratory System (Cadaver or Noncadaver Lab)
To the Instructor:
This can be either a cadaver or a noncadaver lab. You may wish to add some of the following
images from the Image Library to the lab guide so that students will have them at hand as a
reference in the lab.
Figure
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Diaphragm, inferior view
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Diaphragm, lateral view
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Internal and external intercostals
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Accessory inspiration and expiration muscles: Posterior thoracic muscles,
serratus superior posterior and inferior, levator costarum brevis and longis
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Accessory inspiration muscles: Anterior thoracic and neck muscles;
sternocleidomastoid; pectoralis major and minor; scalenus anterior, medius,
posterior
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Posterior accessory muscles of respiration: Trapezius, levator scapulae,
rhomboideus minor and major, serratus posterior inferior, quadratus
lumborum
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Abdominal accessory muscles of expiration: Internal intercostals, external
oblique abdominis, internal oblique abdominis, transversus abdominis
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Respiration Lab 2
Respiratory System (Cadaver or Noncadaver Lab)
You will want to familiarize yourself with the terminology, spelling, structures, and landmarks
indicated below.
Diaphragm:
costal attachment
vertebral attachment
sternal attachment
central tendon
origin and insertion
Accessory thoracic muscles of inspiration: