1.3 Structure And Function Of Pleura And Thoracic Cage

Question 1

What does the skeleton of the chest consist of

Answer 1

Thoracic vertebrae
Ribs
Costal cartilage
Sternum

Question 2

Cognenital chest wall abnormalities

Answer 2

Pectus excavatum

Scoliosis

Question 3

Acquired chest wall abnormalities

Answer 3

Trauma to the chest

Question 4

Describe the physiological shunts of venous admixture

Answer 4

Low V/Q , poorly oxygenated blood passes through the lungs and mixes with the blood draining into the left atrium, wich will be eventually delivered to the systemic circulation via comtraction of the left ventricle