Anatomy
There are 3 parts that make up this area in the anterior portion of the thoracic cavity.
What is the sternum?
The internal oblique is this type of accessory muscle.
What is an expiratory accessory muscle to breathing?
The best way to diagnose a pneumothorax.
What is a chest x-ray?
The tiniest blood vessels of the body.
What are the capillaries?
the outermost layer of an artery.
What is the Tunica Adventitia?
The bones that form the wall of the thoracic cage.
What are the ribs?
The expiratory accessory muscle found between the ribs.
What are the internal intercostals?
Type of pneumo in which gas in the pleural space exceeds the pressure in the atmosphere.
What is a tension pneumothorax?
known as the "resistance" vessels.
What are the arterioles?
outside lining of the lungs.
What is the Visceral Pleurae?
24 total to form the anterior portion of the chest cavity.
What are (all) the RIBS?
The inspiratory accessory muscle found in between the ribs.
What are the external intercostals?
Most frequently used treatment for a pneumothorax.
What is chest tube insertion?
The innermost layer of an artery.
What is the tunica intima?
Nervous System Branch that produces dilation of the airway muscles.
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System?
The main stem bronchi, lymph vessels and pulmonary blood vessels enter the lungs here.
What is the hilum?
The inspiratory accessory muscle found on the upper anterior portion of the chest.
What is the Pectoralis Major?
The gas in the pleural space is in direct contact with the atmosphere.
What is an open pneumothorax?
Big vessel carrying oxygenated blood to the left atrium.
What is Pulmonary Vein?
We have 4 of these vessels traveling back to the left side of the heart.
What are the Pulmonary Veins?
The superior bone of the sternum.
What is the Manubrium?
The inspiratory accessory muscle that is found along the lateral sides of the neck.
What is the sternocleidomastoid?
A penetrated chest wound would be this type of pneumothorax.
What is an open pneumothorax?
vessel known as the "capacitance" vessel.
What is a Vein?
maneuver that would help in SVT.
What is the Valsalva Maneuver?