The internal oblique muscles aid in respiration; they move the lower wall
of the chest cavity as the diaphragm expands and contracts when we breath.
Because the function of the pet's heart and lungs are interrelated, veterinary cardiologists are also knowledgeable about lung disease as well as
diseases of the chest cavity.
«In answer to the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, I would say that the nervous system defect is the cause, and the
flattening of the chest cavity is a result of this lack of stimulus to the limb muscles to move them under the body and push the torso up, sideways, and forward.
When viewed from the side, these dogs have chest cavities that are significantly longer from spine to sternum, when compared to the
width of the chest cavity viewed from the front.
Poor little Ella could breathe better with the air
out of her chest cavity and with the oxygen therapy, but she was burping and regurgitating any time she was offered water or food.
More tellingly, two people had «pleural plaques,» essentially scarring in the
lining of the chest cavity, consistent with exposure to mineral and man - made fibers.
Because the function of your pet's heart and lungs are interrelated, veterinary cardiologists are also knowledgeable about lung disease as well as
diseases of the chest cavity.