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The sternum and manubrium forms which important anatomical landmark?
Sternal angle of Louis
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How many pairs of ribs are false ribs?
3: 8th, 9th, 10th
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The costal groove is located in which aspect of the ribs?
Inferior border
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How many pairs of ribs have costal cartilages?
All 12 pairs.
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What ype of movement is present in costochondral joints?
none
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Which intercostal muscles runs forward and downward?
External intercostals
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What is the most important muscle of respiration?
Diaphragm
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What are the 3 openings of the diaphragm?
Caval, Esophageal, Aortic (I ate 10 eggs at 12)
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The superior and inferior mediastinum is divided anteriorly by which bony landmark?
Sternal angle of Louie
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Which organ is located in the anterior mediastinum?
Thymus
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Which principal bronchus is longer, narrower, and more vertical?
None. Left = longer, narrower, more horizontal, Right = shorter, wider, and more vertical
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How many segments does the left lung have?
8, right has 10
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Which part of the respiratory tree is not protected by cartilage?
Respiratory bronchioles onwards
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Quiet expiration is facilitated by which respiratory muscle?
None.
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The coronary sinus opens into which chamber?
Right atrium
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The inferior vena cava drains into which heart chamber?
Right atrium
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How many cusps are there in the mitral valve?
Two (bicuspid)
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How many cusps are there in the aortic valve? How about pulmonary valve?
3 and 3 semilunar valves
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Where is the pacemaker located?
Wall of right atrium, near the superior vena cava opening
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The cicumflex artery is usually a derivative of which artery?
Left coronary
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Which cardiac vein DOES NOT drain into the coronary sinus?
Anterior (vs. great, small and middle cardiac veins)
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The left and right brachiocephalic veins converge to form wich large vessel?
SVC
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What are the branches of the aorta?
Right brachiocephalic, Left common carotid, Left subclavian
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The thoracic duct is located in which side of the neck?
Left
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What is the only motor nerve supply of the diaphragm?
Phrenic nerve
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How many constrictions are there in the esophagus?
3, 1. origin, 2. Passed by left bronchus, 3. exits the diapragm
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What dermatome level is the umbilicus?
T10, T7 = xiphoid, L1 = symphysis pubis/inguinal ligament
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What are the layers of the abdominal wall?
Skin, Fatty/Camper’s fascia, Membranous/Scarpa’s fascia, External oblique, Internal oblique, Transverse abdominis, Transversalis fascia, Extraperitoneal fat, Parietal peritoneum
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Which layer of the abdominal wall doesn’t continue to the scrotal area?
Transverse abdominis
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What abdominal muscle is not present in some normal individuals?
Pyramidalis
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The inguinal ligament is formed by the aponeurosis of which abdominal muscle?
External oblique
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In females, the round ligament passes through the inguinal canal. TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
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In and indirect hernia, the hernial sac enters the inguinal canal lateral to the superior epigastric artery. TRUE or False?
False. Indirect = lateral to the inferior epigastric