Explore the head and thorax model, covering the chest wall, thoracic cavity, face, neck, and deeper structures like the brain and cranial nerves. Discover the lungs, heart with its valves and coronary vessels, major nerves, and great vessels. Deeper layers reveal the aorta, heart chambers, lung roots, and posterior mediastinum structures, highlighting the continuity between thoracic anatomy and vessels extending into the neck.
Price
Free
Duration
00:03:03
Languages
English (Original)
Difficulty
File type
RXR
Author
Evan Goldman, Ph.D. Director of Anatomy, Associate Professor, Penn State University College of Medicine
Publication date
June 2023
In this lesson, Evan guides you through the head and thorax model, exploring key anatomical regions such as the chest wall, thoracic cavity, face, neck, and deeper structures including the brain and cranial nerves. He highlights the axillary region with the brachial plexus, shoulder, back, and spinal cord on deeper dissections.
Evan demonstrates how removing the chest wall reveals the lungs and parietal pleura, while further layers expose the heart with visible coronary circulation, papillary muscles, chordae tendineae, valves, and the parietal pericardium. Important nerves like the phrenic and vagus nerves, and major vessels such as the brachiocephalic artery, are also shown.
