Anatomy thorax Flashcards
vertebral level at Xiphoid process
T9
vertebral level at Sternal angle of Louie
T4
Structures in the thorax associated with Sternal angle of Louie
Bifurcation of bronchi, Arch of aorta, Azygous vein draining into SVC
True ribs
1st to 7th
False ribs
8th to 12th
Floating ribs
11th and 12th
Muscle that attaches superiorly to 1st rib
Scaleneus
Muscle that attaches on the lateral aspect of the 2nd rib
Serratus anterior
Ribs with no neck or tubercle
Ribs 11 and 12
Weakest point of rib
Point anterior to the angle of the rib
In thoracic outlet syndrome, which part of the brachial plexus is most likely to be injured?
Lower trunk
In thoracic outlet syndrome, vessels that are most likely to be compressed?
Subclavian artery
Mediastinum divisions
Superior, Anterior, Middle, Posterior
Mediastinal division containing thymus gland
Anterior mediastinum
Mediastinal division containing the pericardium
Middle mediastinum
Mediastinal division that contains phrenic nerve
Middle mediastinum
Layers of pericardium
Fibrous and serous
Layers of serous pericardium
Parietal and visceral
Volum capacity of pericardial cavity
30 ml
Site of needle insertion for pericardiocentesis
Left xiphocostal angle
Distension of neck veins on inspiration is what sign?
Kussmaul’s sign
S1 indicates closure of which heart valves?
Mitral and tricuspid
S2 indicates closure of which heart valves?
Aortic and pulmonary
Branches of right coronary artery
Right marginal artery and posterior interventricular artery (aka right post. Descending)
Branches of left coronary artery
Anterior interventricular (aka LAD), Circumflex artery
Veins that drain into the coronary sinus
Great cardiac, small cardiac, middle cardiac
Veins that drain directly into right atrium
Anterior cardiac vein, venae cordis minimae
Vein paired with right marginal artery
Small cardiac vein
Vein paired with Ant. Interventricular artery and left circumflex
Great cardiac vein
Vein paired with Post. Interventricular artery
Middle cardiac vein
Left atrium and ventricle is supplied by which artery?
Circumflex branch from LCA
Septum and apex of heart is supplied by which artery?
Anterior interventricular (aka LAD) from LCA
Right ventricle supplied by which artery?
Anterior interventricular (aka LAD) from LCA, and Marginal branch of RCA
Right atrium supplied by which artery?
Atrial branch of RCA
SA node is supplied by which artery?
SA nodal branch, from atrial branch, from RCA
Most common site of occlusion in MI
Anterior interventricular from LCA (aka LAD)
Coronary atherosclerosis accumulates in which layer of the artery?
Tunica intima
Dermatomes referred to in substernal pain of MI
T1-T5
Remnant of foramen ovale in the atrial septum
fossa ovalis
Most anterior chamber of the heart
Right ventricle
Most posterior chamber of the heart
Left atrium
Truncus arteriosus becomes which structure/s in the adult?
Aorta and pulmonary trunk
The bulbus cordis becomes which structure/s in the adult?
Right ventricle
The embryonic ventricle becomes which structure/s in the adult?
Left ventricle
The embryonic atrium becomes which structure/s in the adult?
Left atrium
The sinus venosum becomes which structure/s in the adult?
Right atrium (from the right horn) and coronary sinus (from the left horn)