Anatomy Flashcards
Thoracic wall, mediastinum and pericardium
What are the two apertures(borders) of thoracic wall?
- Thoracic inlet
2. Thoracic outlet
Where is is the superior border of the heart located(landmarks)?
Left 2nd rib cartilage, right 3rd rib cartilage
What is the landmark of the Right border of the heart?
Right 3rd rib cartilage - right 6th rib cartilage
What is the landmark of the inferior border of the heart?
Right 6th rib cartilage - left 5th rib cartilage
What is the landmark of the left border of the heart?
Left 5th intercostal space Mid clav line - left 2nd cartilage
Pulmonary valve landmark?
Left 3rd costal cartilage
Aortic valve landmark?
Left 3rd intercostal space
Mitral valve landmark?
Left 4th costal cartilage
Tricuspid valve landmark?
4th and 5th intercostal spaces left
Name the mediastinum :
Extends inferiorly from the thoracic aperture to transverse thoracic plane (located on the sternal angle anteriorly to IV disc of T4/5 posterioly)
Superior Mediastinum
Name the mediastinum :
that stretches from the transverse thoracic plane to the diaphragm and can be divided into anterior, middle and posterior part
Inferior Mediastinum
Name the mediastinum:
that consists of the heart and it’s great vessels root(Pericardium)
Middle Mediastinum
What structures are found anterior in the Superior Mediastinum?
Manubrium/Sternum
Thymus
Large veins
After puberty, the Thymus is replaced by what?
Fat
What is found in the middle of the superior Mediastinum?
Arteries
Nerves
