3-ThoraxandLungs Flashcards
identifies the position of the body extending from the base of the neck superiorly to the level
of the diaphragm inferiorly
Thorax
is constructed of the sternum, 12 pairs of ribs, 12 thoracic
vertebrae, muscles, and cartilage
thoracic cage
The thorax consists of the
anterior thoracic cage
a. The spinous process of the seventh
cervical vertebra (C7), also called
vertebra prominens
Infants tend to breathe more
abdominally than thoracically.
Fine,short, interrupted crackling sounds;
alveolarrales are high -pitched. Sound
can be simulated by rolling a lock of hair
near the ear. Best heard on inspiration
and expiration. May not be cleared
by coughing.
Crackles
Continuous, low-pitched, coarse,
gurgling, harsh,loudersounds with a
moaning or snoring quality.Best heard
on expiration but can be heard on both
inspiration and expiration.
May be altered by coughing
Gurgles
Superficial grating or creaking sounds
heard during inspiration and expiration.
Not relieved bycoughing.
Frictionrub
Continuous, high-pitched,
squeaky musicalsounds.
Best heard on expiration.
Not usually altered by coughing.
Wheeze
Soft-intensity, low-pitched, “gentle
sighting” sounds created by air moving
through smaller airways (bronchioles and
alveoli)
Vesicular
Moderate-intensity, moderate- pitched,
blowing sounds created by airmoving
through larger airways (bronchi)
Bronchovesicular
High-pitched, loud, “harsh” sounds
created by air moving through the
trachea.
Bronchial
(tubular)
The heart is a hollow, muscular, four-chambered organ located in the middle of the thoracic cavity between the lungs in the
space called the
mediastinum
weighs in women?
255g or 9oz
weighs in men?
310g or 10.9oz
