How many ribs are there?
what is 12
The extreme outermost lower corner of the lungs is called what?
what are Costophrenic angles
How many parts compose the sternum?
what is 3 (Manubrium, Body, and Xiphoid Process)
The 4 divisions of the respiratory system include the pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and ______?
what are the lungs
How many ribs minimum is needed for a chest exam?
what is 10
What rib numbers are true ribs?
what is 1-7
The name of the prominence or bridge seen when looking down into the bronchus where it divides into the right and left bronchi?
what is the Carina
What is the longest part of the sternum?
what is the Body
The body habitus that is associated with broad and deep, but shallow thorax is called?
what is Hypersthenic
Inspiration breathing instructions for a chest exam pushes the diaphragm up or down?
what is Down
What ribs do not connect to the sternum?
what are Floating ribs 11 & 12
The lower concave portion of the lungs is called?
What is the Base
What is the palpable concavity on the superior border of the manubrium?
what is the Jugular notch
True or false: the heart is always located in the left thorax, the use of anatomic side markers on a PA chest projection may not be necessary.
what is False
Are these posterior or anterior ribs?
what is Posterior
A typical rib consists of 4 parts -what are they?
what is the Head, neck, tubercle, and body
The central area in which bronchi and blood vessels enter the lung is called?
what is the Hilum region
What level is the jugular notch at?
what is T2/T3
Food particles that enter the lungs are most likely to become lodged where?
what is the Right bronchus
What is the central ray for a chest exam?
what is T7
The ribs connect directly to the sternum via what?
what is Costocartilage
The upper rounded portion of the lungs above the level of the clavicles is called?
What is the Apex
What level is the xiphoid process?
what is T10
A condition rather than a disease in which collapse of all or a portion of the lung occurs due to obstruction of the bronchus?
what is Atelectasis
Is the posterior end or the anterior end of a typical rib 3-5 inches higher?
what is the Posterior end