anatomical terms: thoracic wall and the lungs Flashcards
Superior boundary of Thoracic cavity
thoracic aperture (rib I, T1 vertebra, and manubrium); root of the neck
Rib cage
Rib cage: ribs, sternum anteriorly, and thoracic vertebrae posterioly
Inferior boundary
diaphragm with 3 important openings: caval opening, esophageal hiatus, aortic hiatus
Caval opening
T8 vertebral level, crossing right dome, inferior vena cava
Esophageal hiatus
T10 vertebral, in the right crus folding
aortic hiatus
T12 vertebral level, by right and left crus, median arcuate ligament
Manubrium
the upper broad part of the sternum, it contains the jugular notch, clavicular articulating site, 1st rib articulating site, sternal angle (rib 2 articulates there, the manubriosternal joint)
Body of the sternum
Middle part of the sternum, with manubrium articulates with the 2nd rib, facets for ribs junction III-VI, rib 7 facet at xiphosternal joint
Head of Ribs
posterior end of the ribs that articulates with the vertebral body. Demifacets are presents on thoracic vertebral bodies except I, X, XI, and XII
Neck of the Ribs
narrowed region of the rib next to the head
Body of the Ribs
shaft portion of the rib
Costal Cartilage
hyaline cartilage structure attached to the anterior end of each rib that provides for either direct or indirect attachment of most ribs to the sternum
Xiphoid Process
small process that forms the inferior tip of the sternum
Costovertebral joint
head of ribs and demifacets/full facets on the vertebral body
Ribs I, X, XI, and XII with ONE independent vertebral facet
Costotransverse joint
rib neck and facet on the transverse process
Superior costotransverse ligament
superior transverse process to inferior rib neck
Lateral/costotransverse ligaments
same level transverse process and rib neck
True ribs
costal cartilage articulating with the sternum
False ribs
Ribs that indirectly articulate with the sternum
Intercostal space
space between 2 ribs, total 11