Bony Thorax Flashcards
What are the three parts of the bony thorax
The Thoracic vertebrae ribs and sternum
What is broken during CPR
Sternum
What kind of bones make up the sternum
Flat bones fused from three bones
What are the three bones of the sternum
Manubrium body xiphoid process
What is the sternum attached to
Seven pairs of ribs
Where is the Jugular notch
At the level of the third thoracic vertebrae
What is the sternal angle
Where the Manubrium and body meet at a slight angle
What does the sternal angle formed
Transverse Ridge at second pair of ribs
Sternal body and xiphoid process fuse
Xiphisternal joint
Location of xiphisternal joint
9th vertebrae
Needle inserted into Marrow and sample withdrawn
Sternal puncture
What is often used to obtain samples for blood disease
Sternum
How do ribs articulate with the vertebral column
Articulate posteriorly and curb downward towards the anterior body
pairs one to seven
True ribs
How do true ribs connect to the sternum
Through coastal cartilage
Pairs8 to 12
False ribs
Why are false Ribs called false ribs
They attach indirectly to sternum or are not attached at all
Pears 11 to 12
Floating ribs
What is special about floating ribs
Not attached to sternum at all
Between the ribs there is what
Intercoastal space
What is the intercoastal space filled with
Intercostal muscles to aid him breathing
Function if the bony thorax
Forms a case to protect major organs
