Exam 1 Flashcards
Scapular line
Passes through inferior angle of scapula
Thoracic vertebrae with only one costal facet
TV1, 10, 11, 12
Type of attachment between 1st rib and sternum
Synchondrosis
True ribs
Attach directly to sternum
Ribs 1-7
False ribs
Attach to sternum via costal margin
Ribs 8-10
Floating ribs
Don’t attach to sternum
Ribs 11 and 12
Atypical ribs
Have the number 1 or 2 in them
Ribs 1, 2, 10, 11, 12
Attachment of anterior scalene m
Attaches to superior surface of 1st rib.
Subclavian v passes anterior to m, subclavian a passes posterior to m
Which rib attaches at sternal angle?
2nd rib
Which rib attaches at xyphi-sternal joint?
7th rib
Transverse thoracic plane
Line from sternal angle to disc between TV4 and 5
Most common site of rib fx
Angle of rib
Most common site of rib separation
Costochondral joint
What type of joints are sternocostal joints?
Synovial joints
Course of intercostal V/A/N
Between internal and innermost intercostal mm, on inferor aspect of rib through costal groove.
Superior to inferior: V→A→N
Endothoracic fascia
Lines inside of chest cavity
T4 dermatome
Found around the level of where the nipples should be
T10 dermatome
Found around the umbilicus region
Intercostobrachial n
Comes from T2
Internal thoracic a branches
Bifurcates at about the level of 6th rib
Forms superior epigastric a and musculophrenic a
Superior epigastric a
Supplies mm of rectus abdominis
Musculophrenic a
Supplies anterior intercostal aa to lower intercostal spaces
What forms intercostal nn?
Ventral rami of spinal nn
Structures found at the transverse thoracic plane
Ligamentum arteriosum
Concavity of aortic arch
Bifurcation of pulmonary trunk
Vagus n becomes plexiform
Bifurcation of trachea at carina