Condensed Anatomy Flashcards
what is located in the left medial 4th and 5th intercostal spaces
- right ventricle
what is located behind the sternal angle
- aorta
travelling down intercostal space from superior to inferior
vein
artery
nerve
what is located in the left lateral 3rd intercostal space
- left auricle
what is located in the left lateral 4th and 5th intercostal space
- left ventricle
what is located in the right medial 4th intercostal space
- right atrium
what is located in the right medial 1st, 2nd, and third intercostal space
- superior vena cava
left dominary coronary system
which blood vessel supplies the posterior descending artery
- left cirumflex
what branches off the internal thoracic arteries - and on which side
- superior epigastric (medial) - musculophrenic (lateral)
what is located behind the manubrium
- left brachiocephalic vein
right dominant coronary artery system
which blood vessel directly stimulates the posterior descending artery
right coronary artery
internal thoracic artery branches off of
- subclavian
A. right coronary artery
B. left coronary artery
C. left circumflex
D. LAD
E. left obtuse
F. right marginal
sternal angle is opposite of what vertebrae
marks what rib
T4/5
2nd costal
what are the ventral rami of thoracic spinal nerves
intercostal nerves
