Anatomy Part II - Thorax/Abdomin

Question 1

Boney structures of the container

Answer 1

Verterbral column 
Ribs
Manubrium
Sternum
Ziphoid Process (T10)

Question 2

Vertebral Level of Zyphoid Process?

Answer 2

T10

Question 3

Superior thoracic aperture

• bounded by?
• access to?

Answer 3

1st thoracic vert
1st pair of ribs / costal cartilages
manubrium

access to
- head neck and upper limb

Question 4

Inferior thoracic aperture
bounded by?
access to?

Answer 4

T12
Ribs 11 and 12
Costal margin (7-10)
Ziphisternal Joint
Diaphragm 

Access to: abdomen

Question 5

Intercostal muscles

Answer 5

external - (down and anterior)
internal - (down and posterior)
innermost - (down and posterior)

transversus thoracis
subcostal

Question 6

intercostal muscles attached to the sternum and ziphoid process?

Answer 6

Transversus Thoracis Muscles

Question 7

subcostal muscles

• origin/insertion
• direction

Answer 7

angle of the ribs

2-3 ribs ‘above’

Question 8

Subdivisions of the thoracic cavity

Answer 8

1 mediastinum

2 pleural cavity

Question 9

Location of the ‘sternal angle’ (angle of louis)

• rib
• vertebral

Answer 9

Level of 2nd costal cartilage

T4-5

Question 10

Veins involved in the return of peripheral blood in superior ms?

Answer 10

Internal jugular and Subclavian
Brachiocephalic vein
Superior Vena Cava