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  • If a person has open heart surgery, what line are the cutting down?
  • Midsternal line
100
  • Where do the posterior intercostal arteries arise from?
  • 3-11 arise from the thoracic aorta
  • 1-2 arise from the costocervical trunk
100
  • The first rib is atypical, what does it not contain?
  • No costal groove, and no angle
100
  • Which ribs are true?
  • 1-7, each attach directly to the sternum
100
  • Which ribs are typical and what all do they contain?
  • 3-9: head, neck, tubercle, facet, angle and costal groove
200
  • In males, this line should go just slightly medial to the nipple.
  • Midclavicular line
200
  • Which ribs are floating?
  • 11-12, do not attach to the sternum
200
  • What are the upper limits of the diaphragm?
  • Right is 4th interspace and left is 5th rib
200
  • What types of joints are the vertebrocostal joint? Transversocostal? Sternocostal?
  • gliding joint, gliding joint, cartilaginous
200

How important is the diaphragm?

  • It does 75-85% of the work of breathing and covers the inferior thoracic aperture, costal, sternal, and vertebral portions
300
  • What are the branches off of the subclavian Artery? What 3 branches does the thyrocervical trunk give off?
  • Internal thoracic artery, corticocervical trunk, vertebral artery, thyrocervical trunk
  • Inferior thyroid artery, transverse cervical artery, suprascapular artery
300
  • Inhalation is an ________ process that requires muscle ________. Exhalation is a _______ process that requires muscle ______.
  • Active process, contraction, passive process, relaxation.
300
  • What are the three part of the sternum and what is special about each?
  • Manubrium- suprasternal notch, clavicular notch, notch for costal cartilage of 1st rib
  • Body-sternal angle (louis) called manubriosternal joint, articular facets to costal cartilage of ribs 3-6
  • Xiphoid process-ossifies at about 15-30 years of age, costal cartilage of the 7th rib
300
  • Where do the anterior intercostal arteries arise from?
  • 1-6 arise from the internal thoracic artery
  • 7-11 arise from the internal thorasic artery’s musculophrenic branch
300

From outermost to innermost, what is the breakdown of pleura?

  • Parietal pleura, pleural space, visceral pleura
  • On the bottom portion we find the costodiaphragmatic recess
400
  •  What are the diaphragmatic openings and where are they located?
  • Aortic hiatus: T12
  • Esophageal hiatus: T10
  • Caval hiatus T8-T9
400
  • Typically, the parietal pleura hangs this many rib spaces below the lung base.
  • 2 rib spaces
  • Midclavicular line (6-8)
  • Midaxillary line (8-10)
  • Paravertebral line (10-12)
400
  •  What does the breakdown of the bronchial arteries look like? Veins?
  • 1 right- off of the 3rd posterior intercostal artery
  • 2 left- off of the aortic arch
  • Bronchial veins, variable- run with bronchial arteries
400
  • What is the difference between airway and vessel arrangement in the left vs. right lung?
  • Right side is epiarterial airway- which means it is above the artery
  • Left side is hypoarterial airway- which means it is below the artery
400
  • What are the openings at the top and bottom of the thorax called?
  • Superior and inferior thoracic aperture
500
  • The 10th rib is also atypical, what is special about it?
  • Single articular facet on the head, no articular facet on the tubercle, angle
500
  • Which ribs are false?
  • 8-10, attach to the sternum via the costal cartilage of the 7th rib
500
  • What are the three types of intercostal muscles and how do they run?
  • External intercostals, fibers pass downward and backward, begin at the spine, end in the parasternal area(attach to sternum via external intercostal membrane) (inhalation)
  • Internal intercostals, deep to external intercostals, fibers pass downward and backward, originate at sternum, end in the posterior lateral thoracic area (attach to vertebrae via internal intercostal membrane) (exhalation, forced )
  • Innermost intercostals, deep to internal intercostals, fibers pass downward and backward, begins at the transverse thoracic end in the paravertebral area, continues to the spine as the innermost intercostal membrane (exhalation, forced)
500
  • what do the intercostal nerves supply?
  • Supply general sensation to the bony thorax, supply innervation to the intercostal muscles
500
  • What are the boundaries of the thorax?
  • 12 pairs of ribs, 11 pairs of intercostal spaces, costal cartilages, sternum, 12 thoracic vertebrae, and scapula
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