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Anterior Thoracic Wall Anatomy Flashcards

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thoracic skeleton consists of

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  • sternum
  • 12 pairs of ribs and costal cartilages
  • 12 thoracic vertebra and associated intervertebral discs
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intervertebral discs are located between

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  • vertebrae
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sternum composed of

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  • manubrium
  • body
  • xiphoid process
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sternal angle

also called

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  • angle of Louis

- articulation between manubrium and the body

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rib connected to sternum by

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  • costal cartilage
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sternal angle marks articulation site for

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  • 2nd rib and costal cartilage
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sternal angle directly opposite of

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  • T4/T5 vertebrae
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jugular notch

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  • concave notch along superior border of manubrium
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superior thoracic aperture

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  • doorway between thoracic cavity and neck
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clinicians refer to superior thoracic aperture as

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  • thoracic outlut
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inferior thoracic aperture closed by

separates

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  • diaphragm

- separates thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity

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vertebra consists of

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  • vertebral body
  • vertebral arch
  • processes
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vertebral body used for

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  • weight bearing
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vertebral arch consists of

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  • pedicles

- laminae

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vertebral arch used for

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  • protection of spinal cord
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shape of vertebral bodies

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  • heart shaped
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facets of vertebral bodies

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  • 2 costal facets
  • superior and inferior
  • on each side of body for articulation with head of the rib
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transverse processes are

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  • long and slender
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transverse processes have a

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  • transverse costal facet
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transverse costal facet articulates with

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  • tubercle of a rib
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spinous processes

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  • long and slant inferiorly
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articular processes and associated facets articular with

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  • adjacent vertebrae
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three types of ribs

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  • vertebrocostal
  • vertebrochrondal
  • vertebral
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vertebrocostal articulates with

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  • sternum via own costal cartilage
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vertebrocostal ribs

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  • true

- 1-7

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vertebrochondral ribs

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  • false

- 8-10

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vertebrochondral articulates with

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  • indirect articulation with sternum via costal cartilage of superior rib
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28
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vertebral ribs

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  • floating

- 11-12

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vertebral ribs articulates with

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  • DO NOT articulate with sternum

- end in posterior abdominal wall

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facets of rib head

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  • superior and inferior

- articulate with bodies of two vertebrae

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what is located between two facets of rib

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  • crest
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neck of rib

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  • slightly constricted area just distal to head
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tubercle of rib located at

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  • junction of neck and shaft
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tubercle of rib has a

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  • facet for articulation with corresponding transverse process of vertebra
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shaft

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  • thin, flat, curved
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shaft has a

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  • costal angle where rib turns anterolateral

- costal groove inferiorly for neurovascular structures

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head of typical ribs articulates with

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  • two vertebrae

- body of numerically corresponding vertebra and also body of vertebra superior to it

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tubercle of typical rib articulates with

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  • numerically corresponding transverse process
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39
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joints of thoracic skeleton

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  • costochondral
  • sternocostal
  • costovertebral
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costochondral joints

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  • cartilaginous joints between rib and costal cartilage
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sternocostal joints

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  • synovial joints between costal cartilage and sternum
42
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costovertebral joints

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  • synovial joints between ribs and vertebral column
43
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left auricle is located near which part of thoracic skeleton

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  • left part of 3rd intercostal space
44
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SVC is located near which part of thoracic skeleton

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  • right 2nd and 3rd intercostal space
45
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weakest part of ribs is

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  • anterior to angle
46
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which ribs are the most commonly fractured by crushing injuries or by direct trauma to the chest

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  • middle ribs
47
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rib fracture complications

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  • pneumothorax
  • injury to abdominal organs
  • bleeding
48
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why are fractures very pain

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  • bone fragments move with respirations
49
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two heads of origin of pectorals major

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  • clavicular

- sternocostal

50
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pectoralis major inserts into

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  • the humerus
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pectoralis major innervated by

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  • medial and lateral pectoral nerves
52
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pectoralis minor originates from

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  • anterior surface of 3rd-5th ribs
53
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pectoralis minor inserts into

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  • coracoid process of scapula
54
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pectoralis minor job

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  • stabilizes scapula against thoracic wall
55
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pectoralis minor innervated by

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  • medial pectoral nerve
56
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serratus anterior muscle originates

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  • surface of 1st-8th ribs
57
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serratus anterior inserts into

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  • medial border of scapula
58
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serratus anterior stabilizes

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  • nad protracts scapula
59
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serratus anterior innervated by

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  • long thoracic nerve
60
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serratus anterior innervated by

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  • long thoracic nerve
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intrinsic muscles of the thorax

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  • external intercostals
  • internal intercostals
  • innermost intercostals
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intrinsic muscles of the thorax innervated by

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  • intercostal nerves
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order of neuromuscular structures within the costal groove

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  • intercostal vein
  • intercostal artery
  • intercostal nerve
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intercostal nerve blocks

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  • local anesthetic infiltrated around one or several intercostal nerves to provide anesthesia to the thoracic wall
65
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intercostal nerve block used for

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  • reducing pain associated with fractured ribs or to reduce pain associated with bone cancer within rib cage
66
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how many intercostal msucles

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  • 11

- one in each intercostal space

67
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external intercostal muscles go

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  • down and in

- visualized more laterally

68
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internal intercostal muscles go

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  • down and out

- visualized more medially

69
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intercostal muscles are accessory muscles of

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  • respiration
70
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innermost intercostals are located on

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  • inside of thoracic wall
71
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neurovascular plane is located between

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  • internal and intercostal muscle layer

- AND innermost intercostal layer

72
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where do the intercostal nerves, arteries, and veins traverse?

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  • neurovascular plane
73
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transversus thoracis muscle located

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  • inside the thoracic wall just deep to the sternum
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intercostal arteries arise from which two major arteries

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  • thoracic (descending) aorta

- internal thoracic arteries

75
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internal thoracic arteries are branches of

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  • subclavian arteries
76
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posterior intercostal arteries arise from

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posterior intercostal arteries anastomose with the

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  • anterior intercostals
78
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internal thoracic arteries divide into

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  • musculophrenic (lateral)

- superior epigastric (medial)

79
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internal thoracic artery also known as

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  • internal mammary artery
80
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what vein is used during a CABG

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  • great saphenous vein from leg connected to aorta and also connected distal to occlusion/blockage of coronary artery
81
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primary choice for heart surgeon for CABG

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  • internal thoracic artery

- distal portion sutured to coronary artery downstream of occlusion/obstruction

82
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intercostal veins drain into

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  • azygos system of veins

- internal thoracic veins

83
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each intercostal nerve courses in the

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  • costal groove innervating the anterior and lateral body wall and intrinsic thoracic wall muscles
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how many intercostal nerves

85
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intercostal nerves are branches of

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  • thoracic spinal nerves
86
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intercostal nerve is also known as

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  • ventral rams of thoracic spinal nerve
87
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thoracic cavity divided into how many compartments

88
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two lateral compartments contain

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  • lungs and plurae (serous membranes surrounding the lungs)
89
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central compartment contains the

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-mediastnum - contains many major thoracic structures

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mediastinum subdivided into

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  • superior and inferior mediastinum
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division between superior and inferior mediastinum called

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  • thoracic plane
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thoracic plane

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  • imaginary line drawn from sternal angle to T4/T5 vertebral column level
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inferior mediastinum subdivided into

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  • anterior
  • middle
  • posterior
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anterior mediastinum located

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  • just beneath the sternum
95
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what occupies much of the anterior mediastinum

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  • the thymus gland
96
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middle mediastinum contains

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  • pericardium
  • heart
  • roots of great vessels
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posterior mediastinum contains

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  • esophagus
  • descending aorta
  • azygos veins
  • thoracic duct
  • autonomic nerves
98
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what part of the heart is located at the right 4th intercostal

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  • right atrium
99
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what part of the heart is located in the left fourth intercostal space immediately lateral to the sternal border

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  • right ventricle
100
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what part of the heart is located in the left 5th intercostal space 3 inches lateral to the sternum

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  • left ventricle
101
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what is located just anterior to the mid esophagus

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  • left atrium

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