{"id":601,"date":"2011-06-13T10:43:22","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T17:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anatomycorner.com\/main\/?page_id=601"},"modified":"2017-03-18T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T21:39:32","slug":"cat-virtual-dissection-organs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/anatomycorner.com\/main\/virtual-cat-dissection\/cat-virtual-dissection-organs\/","title":{"rendered":"VCD – Organs of Thoracic Cavity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"dissection\"<\/p>\n

During this part of the dissection, the organs are carefully examined in a sequential process. \u00a0Some organs may need to be removed to see other organs, and you may be opening the organs to view the internal features.<\/p>\n

One of the landmarks you should become familiar with is the diaphragm, which is a sheet of muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity. \u00a0The thoracic cavity houses the heart and lungs, while the majority of the digestive system is located within the abdominal cavity.<\/p>\n

\"diaphragm\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Above the diaphragm, you are already familiar with the heart and its vessels. The trachea is visible as a ringed tube in the throat area. \u00a0The cartilage of the trachea makes this structure stiff and easy to find. \u00a0The esophagus is located just behind \u00a0and slightly to the side. It is a soft structure and may blend in with the vessels and tissue of that area. \u00a0The probe in this photo is lifting the esophagus.<\/p>\n

\"esophagus\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Because you have already finished the vessels portion of the dissection, you do not need to worry about removing the tissue surrounding the trachea. \u00a0Follow the trachea up to where it widens into the larynx.<\/p>\n

\"larynx\"<\/a><\/p>\n

On either side of the heart are the spongy lungs. \u00a0Push both the heart and lungs aside to trace the path of the esophagus down to where it pierces the diaphragm (at the esophageal hiatus) and then connects with the stomach. \u00a0 Its path runs parallel to the inferior vena cava.<\/p>\n

\"hiatus\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Just below the diaphragm is the largest organ in the cat, the liver. It has 4 lobes and a very obvious presence in the abdominal cavity. \u00a0Embedded within the liver, but easy to spot, is the gall bladder.<\/p>\n

\"liver\"<\/a><\/p>\n

More dissection images can be seen at the Cat Dissection Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

Next section: \u00a0Organs of the Abdominal Cavity<\/a><\/p>\n

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