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Level 2 - Thoracic Cage Flashcards

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1
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How is the thoracic cage bound posteriorly?

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12 thoracic vertebrae

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How is the thoracic cage bound anteriorly?

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The sternum

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How is the thoracic cage bound laterally?

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12 pairs of ribs

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Formed posteriorly by the first thoracic vertebrae, laterally by the ribs, and anteriorly by the manubrium sterni

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Thoracic inlet

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T/F
The pleural apicies project just above the thoracic inlet

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True

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What passes through the thoracic inlet?

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Main vessels, nerves, trachea, esophagus

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Formed posteriorly by the 12th thoracic vertebrae, anteriorly by costal cartilage and laterally by the ribs

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Thoracic outlet

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What is the thoracic outlet closed by?

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Diaphragm

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Dagger shaped bone in the middle of the anterior chest

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Sternum

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What are the 3 parts of the sternum?

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Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid

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Upper handle part of the sternum

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Manubrium

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Middle blade part of the sternum

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Body

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Blunt cartilaginous lower tip that ossifies during adult life

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Xiphoid tip

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Articulated with the clavicle and first rib costocartilage

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Manubrium

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What type of bone is the sternum?

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Long flat bone

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What direction does the sternum point?

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Directed down and slightly forward

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What types of bone is the sternum comprised of?

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Highly vascular cancellous bone, containing red marrow, covered in compact bone

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What is the level of the jugular notch?

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T2/3

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What is the level of the Manubrium sterni?

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T3/4

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What is in the Center of the superior border of the Manubrium sterni?

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Suprasternal (jugular) notch

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What are on either side of the suprasternal notch for the articulation with the medial end of the clavicle?

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Clavicular notches

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Articulation between the Manubrium and the superior end of the body of the sternum

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Sternal angle
Level T4/5

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How many transverse bony ridges are on the anterior surface of the body of the sternum?

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3

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What is the joint called where the body articulates with the xiphoid?

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Xiphisternal joint

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What vertebral level is the xiphoid?
T9/10
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How many pairs of ribs are there?
12 pairs
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Long, slender highly vascular spongy bones covered in a thin layer of compact bone and contain a large portion of red marrow
Ribs
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Where do ribs articulate?
Posteriorly with thoracic vertebrae
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How do ribs curve?
Outward, then forward and downward
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Which ribs attach to the sternum?
Only ribs 1-10
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T/F Ribs end anteriorly with costal cartilage
True
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What ribs are classified as true ribs, articulating directly with the sternum
Ribs 1-7
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What ribs are classified as false ribs, not directly articulating with the sternum?
Ribs 8-12
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What ribs are indirectly attached to the sternum? (Costal cartilage articulates with the cartilage above)
8,9,10
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Which ribs are known as floating ribs because their costal cartilage does not attach directly or indirectly
11-12
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Which ribs are typical?
3-9 -long curved shaft with anterior and posterior ends -superior border: blunt -inferior border:sharp
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Where is the costal groove that shelters the neurovascular bundle (arteries, veins, nerves)
Internal surface
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T/F The anterior end of the rib is slightly concave to receive the costal cartilage
True
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What joint is formed between the rib and costal cartilage
Costochondral joint
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What is a common site for fracture when ribs are under physical stress?
Rib angle: maximum curvature
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Covered with articular cartilage, has two facets that articulate with the demifacets on the adjacent vertebrae to form costovertebral joints
Head (Posterior end)
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Short flattened portion of the rib, which is a site of attachment for ligaments
Neck (Posterior end)
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Has a medial articulating surface on it that attaches to the facet of the transverse process of the corresponding vertebrae to form the costotransverse joint
Tubercle (Posterior end)
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T/F Only the T spine articulates with ribs
True
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T/F The inferior articular surface on the rib articulates on the superior part of the corresponding vertebrae
True
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Rub articulation with the thoracic body
Costovertebral joint
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Which ribs only articulate with their corresponding vertebrae T spine?
1,10,11,12
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Which ribs also articulate with the T spine body above?
Ribs 2-9
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Rib articulation with thoracic transverse process
Costotransverse joint Ribs 1-10
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Which ribs do not articulate with the transverse process because they do not have tubercles?
Ribs 11,12
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Which ribs are considered atypical?
Ribs 1,2,10,11,12
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Short, broad and flat rib Inner border is concave Outer border is convex
First rib
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Which rib has a prominent tubercle at the angle called the scalene?
First rib
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It’s costal cartilage passes under the clavicle to articulate with the Manubrium sterni laterally
First rib
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Almost twice as long as the first rib, lies flat
Second rib
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Which ribs do not have a tubercle or a neck, and their anterior ends are pointed and tipped with costal cartilage
10,11,12
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Which ribs end in the muscles of the abdominal wall?
10,11,12
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Head of the rib joining the thoracic vertebral body
Costovertebral Ribs 2-9
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Tubercles of the rib joining the thoracic transverse process
Costotransverse
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Which ribs do not have costotransverse joints?
11,12
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What type of joint is the costovertebral joint?
Synovial, gliding (plane)
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What type of joint is the costotransverse joint?
Synovial, gliding (plane)
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What type of joint is the Sternoclavicular joint?
Synovial, saddle joint (Elevation, depression, protraction, retraction, rotation)
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What type of joint is the sternocostal joint of the first rib?
Synchondrosis (Only moves slightly)
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What type of joint is the sternocostal joints of the 2-7 rib?
Synovial, gliding
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Symphysis between the Manubrium sterni and body of the sternum
Manubriosternal joint
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Symphysis between the xiphoid and the body of the sternum
Xiphisternal joint
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Adjacent borders of the lower costal cartilages articulate with themselves. Synovial plane joints
Interchondral joints
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Large dome shaped musculofibroys sheet separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Diaphragm
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What are the three muscle fibre groups in the diaphragm and where do they insert?
Sternal, costal, lumbar Insert into the central tendon of the diaphragm
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What level is the diaphragm when relaxed?
T8
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T/F When the diaphragm contracts the muscles shorten and the central tendon is pulled down increasing the length of the thoracic cavity
True External intercostal muscles also contract to increase thorax size
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What is the superior surface of the diaphragm covered in?
Pleura (separates the diaphragm from lungs) Pericardium (separates diaphragm from heart)
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Level of T8, highest and most anterior Transmits vena cava and right phrenic nerve
Vena caval aperture
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Level of T10 Transmits the esophagus
Oesophageal aperture
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Level of T12 Lowest and most posterior Lies behind the diaphragm Transmits aorta, thoracic duct and azygos vein
Aortic aperture

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