Exam3_Landmarks_CV Flashcards
Xiphisternal Junction
RIB 6
Midclavicular line & What ribs define inferior border of:
Lungs
Parietal Pleura
RIB 6- Lungs
Rib 8 - Parietal Pleura
Midaxillary line & What ribs define inferior border of:
Lungs
Parietal pleura
Rib 8- Lungs
Rib 10 - Parietal Pleura
Paravertebral Line- & What ribs define inferior border of:
Lungs
Parietal Pleura
Rib 10- Lungs
Rib 12 - Parietal Pleura
Where would you put the stethoscope to hear the AORTIC VALVE?
Right 2nd intercostal space (adjacent to sternum)
Where would you put the stethoscope to hear the PULMONARY VALVE?
Left 2nd intercostal space (adjacent to sternum)
Where would you put the stethoscope to hear the TRICUSPID RIGHT AV VALVE?
5th intercostal space just to left of sternum
Where would you put the stethoscope to hear the BICUSPID MITRAL LEFT AV VALVE?
Left 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
What is the apical heart beat and where is it found?
BICUSPID (MITRAL) VALVE- left 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
What would you hear at the left 2nd intercostal space (adjacent to sternum)?
PULMONARY VALVE
What would you hear at left 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line?
MITRAL Valve- Apical Heart Beat
What would you hear at the Right 2nd intercostal space (adjacent to sternum)?
AORTIC VALVE
What found at RIB 6 level?
Xiphisternal Junciton
What line is found at the STERNAL ANGLE?
Transverse thoracic Plane at T4/T5 IVD
What is found at T9 level? What ribs?
Xiphisternal Junction-
Axilla is landmark for what dermatome?
T2 dermatome
Nipple is landmark for what dermatome?
T4 dermatome
Umbilicus is landmark for what dermatome?
T10 dermatome
Normally during inspiration, the right hemidiaphragm intersects what ribs at the midclavicular line?
Ribs 5,6,7
What vertebral levels is the thoracic aorta?
T5-T12
Where does the internal thoracic artery bifurcate and turn into the superior epigastric artery and musculophrenic artery?
6th intercostal space (bilaterally)
The internal thoracic artery branches into what two arteries and where does it branch at?
6th intercostal space (bilaterally) & Branches into the:
- musculophrenic artery (along subcostal ridge)
- superior epigastric artery (down abdominal muscles).
At what vertebral level is the subcostal artery found?
T12- Subcostal artery-
Posterior intercostal artery originates from where? What accompanies it?
Originates from Thoracic Aorta and
accompanies the intercostal Nerve
The Anterior intercostal Artery branches from where?
Internal thoracic artery or the musculophrenic artery
Subcostal vein drains into ?
Posterior side Azygos vein> SVC
Posterior intercostal Veins drain into?
Posterior side Azygous vein >SVC
Posterior Collateral & cutaneous tributaries drain into ?
Posterior side Azygous vein>SVC
Anterior Intercostal veins drain into?
Anterior side-
Musculophrenic vein> internal thoracic vein> Brachiocephalic vein> SVC
What are the three types of joints of the anterior thoracic cage?
- Sternocostal joints (Synovial except 1st sternocostal joint= synchondrosis)
- Costochondral joints- no movement
- Interchondral joints (synovial)
