bones

Question 1

where is tracheal palpation done ?

Answer 1

Jugular notch at level of T2

Question 2

what rib level is the sternal angle at ?

Answer 2

2nd rib

Question 3

what marks lateral edge of body ?

Answer 3

articular facets

Question 4

what is the Xiphoid process level at ?

Answer 4

T10

Question 5

what is the Xiphoid process ?

Answer 5

most distal edge of the sternum

Question 6

what are the rib pairs ?

Answer 6

Pairs1-7 are true
* Each have a costal cartilage which attaches them to sternum

8-10 are false
* Connected to rib 7 by cartilage instead of to sternum

11&12 are floating
* Not attached by cartilage at all
* Can puncture organs when fractured

Question 7

how many vertebrae does the thoracic vertebrae include ?

Answer 7

12 vertebrae which are separated by intervertebral discs

Question 8

what shape is the thoracic vertebrae ?

Answer 8

heart shaped vertebral body

Question 9

for thoracic vertebrae: what articulates with the heads of the ribs ?

Answer 9

superior and inferior facets

Question 10

for thoracic vertebrae: what articulates with the tubercles of the ribs and where does this present ?

Answer 10

costal facets on transverse process
present on T1-T10

Question 11

describe the spinous process

Answer 11

long and slant inferiorly

Question 12

what runs through the vertebral foramen ?

Answer 12

spinal cord

Question 13

what are pedicles ?

Answer 13

body connection to invertebral disc

Question 14

what are laminae ?

Answer 14

body connection to spinous process