Exam 2 Flashcards
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Region of trunk between neck and abdomen
Thorax
Access for thoracic cavity to communicate with the neck , slopes downward and forward
Superior thoracic aperture
The superior thoracic aperture is bounded by what three things
- T1
- First ribs and costal cartilage
- Superior border of the manubrium
Access for the thoracic cavity to communicate with the abdomen, slopes downward and backward
Inferior thoracic aperture
The inferior thoracic aperture is bounded by what three things
- T12
- 12th rib and costal margins
- Xiphisternal joint
What part of the vertebrae support the body’s weight
Body
Superior articulate facets on vertebrae face
Posteriorly
Inferior articulate facets on vertebrae face
Anteriorly
What ribs are true ribs and what is another name for them
1-7
Vertebrocostal ribs
In vertebrocostal ribs the costal cartilage attaches
Directly to the sternum
Which ribs are false ribs and what’s another name for them ?
8-10
Vertebrochondral ribs
Vertebrochondral ribs costal cartilage attaches to
Costal cartilage of rib 7
Floating ribs are numbers
11 & 12
Floating ribs have no
Attachment to the sternum
What are the three layers of muscle in intercostal space? Go from superficial to deep
- External intercostal muscle
- Internal intercostal muscle
- Innermost intercostal muscle
External intercostal muscle
Internal intercostal muscle
Innermost intercostal muscle
Are all innervated by?
Intercostal nerves
A posterior intercostal vein and artery, and an intercostal nerve are found
In each intercostal space
The posterior intercostal arteries are direct branches of
Descending aorta
The posterior intercostal veins drain into which veins in the right and left?
Azygos vein-right
Hemiazygos vein-left
What are the three compartments within the thoracic walls
Right and left pulmonary cavities
Mediastinum
Outer lining, lined the inner surface of the thoracic wall and the mediastinum
Parietal pleura
Inner lining, invests the lungs, cannot be dissected from the lungs
Visceral pleura
Potential space between visceral and parietal pleura
Pleural cavity
Blunt superior end of lungs
Apex