Chest Flashcards
Two landmarks for chest positioning
Jugular Notch and Vertebra prominens C7
CR landmark for PA Chest
C7 Vertebra Prominens
Landmark that marks upper margin of lungs
C7 Vertebra prominens
Two alternative names for the jugular notch
Manubrial and suprasternal notch
CR landmark for AP Chest
Jugular notch
Jugular Notch corresponds to what section of the vertebra
T2-T3
Part of digestive and respiratory system.
Passageway for food/fluids and air.
Pharynx
Area of the trachea that bifurcates into the left and right bronchi
carina
Bronchus that is shorter, wider and more vertical
Right Primary Bronchus
Bronchus where food and foreign objects are more likely to enter and lodge
Right Bronchus
Gland that corresponds to level of C5-7
Thyroid Gland
Part of the mediastinal structure and reaches max size at puberty
Thymus Gland
Palpated easily and known as the adams apple or laryngeal prominence and corresponds to C5
Prominent anterior projection of thyroid cartilage
Projects upward behind the tongue and acts as a lid to cover the laryngeal opening during swallowing
epiglottis
Most posterior part of digestive system that connects the pharynx with the stomach
esophagus