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What is the Angle called that starts from your epigastric fossa and opens/runs downward along the lines along the left and right costal margins?

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Subcostal angle

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What is the landmark that marks your xiphoid process? hint- saucer indent

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Epigastric Fossa

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the manubrium U shape is called the

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Jugular notch

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What ribs are considered True ribs?
False ribs?
Floating ribs?

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Ribs 1-7 True ribs
Ribs 8-10 False ribs
Ribs 11-12 Floating ribs

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The cartilage of the false ribs form the Border of cartilage called the?

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COSTAL MARGIN

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What are the two costovertebral articulations (synovial) ?

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  1. Joint of head of rib

2. Costotransverse Joint

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Where does the VAN run on a rib?

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Costal Groove

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Vertebral levels for
Jugular notch
Sternal angle (transverse thoracic plane)
Xiphoid process

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JN- T2
SA- T4/T5 IVD
XP- T9

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What joint articulates with the transverse process and the facet of the rib?

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Costotransverse joint

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Manubrium articulates with what?

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Clavicles and 1st ribs

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What is just lateral to the jugular notch on the manubrium?

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Clavicular notch

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The xiphisternal junction marks what at T9 vertebral level?

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Inferior border of the heart

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The 1st sternocostal joint is different than all the other rib joints, how?

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Synchondrosis- Bone cartilage Bone

All others are synovial and allow movement

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what is the joint between two cartilages of ribs? what type of joint is it?

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Interchondral joints (synovial)

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What is the rib cartilage joint called? what kind of movement?

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costochondral joints (Normally no movement)

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What are the openings of the thoracic rib cage called?

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Superior thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet)

Inferior thoracic aperture (thoracic outlet)

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C3,4,5 keep the diaphragm alive by providing all the motor and MOST of the sensory of the diaphragm. What supplies the rest of the sensory to the diaphragm?

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Subcostal nerves and Intercostal nerves at the corner edges of the diaphragm where it meets the ribs on the left and right side

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Axilla, nipple, and umbilicus are landmarks for what dermatome levels?

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Axilla- T2
Nipple- T4
Umbilicus- T10

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The nerve map = dermatome map in thoracic. WHY?

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b/c no plexus formation

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T4 intercostal nerve branches at the rib angle to form collateral branches. What is the branch called at the Midaxillary line and parasternal line?

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Lateral cutaneous branch (MAL)

anterior cutaneous branch (PSL)

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where do collateral branches of intercostal nerve branch relative to the ribs?

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rib angle

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Anterior rami of t12 spinal nerve does not follow a costal groove so what is it called?

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Subcostal nerve

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The anterior rami of T1-T12 course along the costal groove (PAIRED as VAN). What muscles are they coursing between?

(what is this space called?)

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Innermost intercostals and internal intercostals

called the NEUROVASCULAR PLANE

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Paradoxical movement causes a mediastinal shift due to fractured ribs during inspiration, this is called a ?
Inspiration causes shift ____ from fractured ribs
Expiration causes shift ______ fractured ribs
Deoxy air stuck in lungs- decreases efficiency of respiration

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Flail
Inspiration force mediastinum away from fracture
Expiration pushed mediastinum toward fracture

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During forced inspiration ribs are _____ and muscles ____. conversely during forced expiration ribs are _____ and muscles ____.
Elevated- muscles contract-inspiration | Depressed- muscles relax- expiration
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What vert level is landmark for CAVAL opening?
T8
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What vert level is landmark for Esophageal Hiatus?
T10
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What vert level is landmark for aortic hiatus? what courses with aorta through this ?
T12 | azygous vein
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Muscles from sternum to ribs on the posterior surface of the anterior rib cage?
Transversus thoracic
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Muscles from ribs skipping to superiorly other ribs on anterior side of posterior thoracic rib cage. these muscles are in the same plane as what muscles?
Subcostal muscles | Same plane as innermost intercostal muscles
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What is the space called between the innermost intercostals and the internal intercostals?
Neurovascular plane
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Innermost intercostals have the same fiber direction as?
Interosseous part of internal intercostals
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What muscles extend from rib angle to costochondral joint (lateral portion of intercostal space)? - seen on the interior of the rib cage. These muscles have the same fiber direction as what muscles?
innermost intercostals same fiber direction as interosseous part of internal intercostals
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The internal intercostal muscles have what two parts? What are the functions of each?
1. interchondral part (elevates ribs) | 2. interosseous part (depresses ribs)
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Internal intercostals extend from the sternum all the way to where?
rib angle- then medial to rib angle its replaced with a membrane (posterior part of rib cage towards vertebra)
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The primary rib elevators extend from the vertebrae medially until the _____. where it is replace by the _____ membrane.
Costochontral joint then replaced by | EXTERNAL INTERCOSTAL MEMBRANE
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In normal radiograph, the right hemidiaphragm is slightly higher than the left. During inspiration, the right dome normally intersects ribs____ to ___ at the ____ line.
5th - 7th ribs at midclavicular line
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Lesion to phrenic nerve causes ______ of ipsilateral dome
Elevation
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Anterior Thoracic wall is supplied blood by 3 arteries
1. internal thoracic (branched off of subclavian a) 2. superior epigastric a. (branch of internal thoracic) 3. musculophrenic a. (branch of internal thoracic)
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Thoracic aorta has landmarks what what vert levels?
T5-T12
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Internal thoracic artery has landmarks at what vert levels? What happens at this level?
``` T6- Branches to Superior epigastric (down abs) Musculophrenic a (follows costal margin laterally) ```
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Posterior intercostal arteries mostly originate from thoracic aorta and accompany intercostal nerve, they anastomose with anterior intercostal artery and can form ____ branches. The T12 artery is the ____.
collateral | subcostal artery
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The anterior cutaneous branch (artery) comes from ?
Internal thoracic artery (anterior thorax)
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Anterior intercostal artery is a branch of the ___ a. or the ____ a.
internal thoracic artery OR | musculophrenic artery
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Anterior venous drainage MIBS
Musculophrenic > Internal thoracic > brachiocephalic > SVC
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Posterior venous drainage
Subcostal, posterior, anterior intercostals, collaterals, cutaneous Drain into: Azygous> SVC
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landmark vertebral level for nipples? what is the better estimate?
T4 vert level | T4 dermatome is better estimate
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Accessory nipples called? | Accessory breasts called?
Polythelia | Polymastia
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Mammary gland is a modified ____ gland
Modified Apocrine sweat gland
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Parenchyma of breast is called a
Lobule
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What is the feature of the breast where most breast cancer arises from ?
Lactiferous duct
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What are the enlarged structures in areola that look like papillary muscles?
Lactiferous sinus
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What anchors mammary glands to skin?
Suspensory ligaments of cooper
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Medial artery supply for breast
Internal thoracic artery
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Lateral artery supply for breast
Lateral thoracic artery | Posterior intercostal artery
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Venous drainage of breast
Mainly into Lateral thoracic vein | some into- internal thoracic v and posterior intercostal v.
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What are the anterior, posterior, and lateral lymph nodes in the arm? Where do they drain into?
Anterior- pectoral nodes Posterior- subscapular nodes Lateral- Humeral nodes All drain into central nodes>Apical> Supraclavicular>
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75% of lymph for Axillary nodes (pectoral, humeral, subscapular) flow from nipple to tail and up into the ___
central > apical> RLD or TD
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Remaining lymph from medial breast flows into
parasternal nodes or abdominal nodes (contralateral side)
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What is the tail called of the boob? what % of cancer here?
65% axillary tail (upper outer ) Upper inner 15% Lower inner 5% Lower outer 10%
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Blockage of lymph drainage (edema) of breast leads to the orange peel sign which is called?
Peau d' orange
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Suspensory ligaments pulled by tumor growth causes
Large dimpling of the nipple
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Breast elevation when contracting pectoralis major is indicative of cancer invasion into the....
Retromammary space

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