Chest: Anatomy & Routine Projections - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome to today's lesson on the gross anatomy and routine projections of the chest. This essential topic forms the foundation for accurate imaging and diagnosis of conditions related to the chest. In this lesson, we'll cover appropriate medical terminology, the anatomy of the chest, and routine projections for radiographs. Let's dive in. In the general anatomy lesson, we discussed that the thoracic cavity is the cavity extending from the superior thoracic aperture where structures enter the thorax to the inferior thoracic aperture. The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity. The thoracic cavity is separated into the mediastinum, which contains all thoracic structures except the lungs and pleura, and the right and left pleural cavities, all of which are lined by serous membranes. Now let's apply these terms and use them to identify the corresponding anatomy of the