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FRAMEWORK OF THORAX Flashcards

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What consists the Thorax region?

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  1. Thoracic cavity
  2. Primary organs of cardio-respiratory system
  3. Thoracic wall
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3 Compartments of Thoracic cavity:

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  1. Central mediastinum
  2. Right & Left pulmonary cavity
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What occupies the central mediastinum?

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Heart & Great Vessels

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What occupies the right and left cavities?

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Lungs

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5
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It support the thorax, provides attachment to the muscles of thorax, upper extremities, back and diaphragm

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Thoracic wall

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It is kidney shaped with transverse diameter is greater than the anteroposterior diameter, the ribs is place obliquely

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ADULT THORAX

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What are the framework of thorax?

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Sternum, 12 Thoracic vertebrae, 12 pair of ribs, and their costal cartilages

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Circular in shape w/ transverse diameter equal to anteroposterior diameter, the ribs placed horizontally

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Infant Thorax

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9
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Coverings of the Thorax

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  • Skin
  • Superficial fascia
  • Deep fascia
  • Extrinsic muscles (upperlimb ms, abdomen ms, back ms)
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Muscle of the Thorax?

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  1. Serratus Posterior Posterior
  2. Serratus Posterior Inferior
  3. Levator Costarum
  4. Intercostal Muscles
    • External Intercostal Muscle
    • Internal Intercostal Muscle
    • Transverse Thoracic Muscles
      > Innermost Intercostal
      > Subcostalis
      > Sternocostalis
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Origin and Insertion of Serratus Posterior Superior?

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O: Nuchal ligament, C7 - T3 spinous process
I: Superior border of 2nd - 4th ribs

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Innervation & Action of Serratus Posterior Superior

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N: 2nd-5th intercostal nerve
A: Elevate ribs

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Origin and Insertion of Serratus Posterior Inferior

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O: T11 - L2 spinous process
I: Inferior border of 8th - 12th ribs

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Innervation and Action of Serratus Posterior Inferior

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N: Anterior rami to T9-T12 thoracic spinal nerve
A: Depress ribs

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Origin and Insertion of Levator Costarum

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O: C7-T11 transverse process
I: subjacent ribs between tubercle & angles

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Innervation and action of Levator Costarum

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N: Posterior rami to C8-T11 nerves
A: Elevate ribs

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Origin and Insertion of External Intercostal

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O: Lower border of ribs
I: Upper border of rib below (outer lip)

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Origin and Insertion of Internal Intercostal

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O: Lower border ribs
I: Upper border of rib below (inner lip)

18
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Innervation and action of External Intercostal

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N: Intercostal nerve in same space
A: Elevates ribs during inspiration

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Innervation and action of Internal Intercostal

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N: Intercostal nerve of same space
A: Depress rib (costal part); elevate ribs (interchondral part) during expiration

20
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Origin and Insertion of Innermost Intercostal

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O: Inner surface of rib above
I: Inner surface of rib below

21
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Innervation and action of Innermost Intercostal

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N: Intercostal nerve of same space
A: Elevate rib ( interchondral part) ; depress ribs (costal part) during expiration

22
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Origin and Insertion of Subcostalis

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O: Inner surface of lower rib near angle
I: Upper border of 2nd or 3rd rib below

23
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Innervation and action of Subcostalis

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N: Intercostal nerve of same space
A: Elevates & depress ribs

24
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Origin and Insertion of Sternocostalis

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O: lower 1/3 posterior surface of sternum body; posterior surface of xiphoid process ; posterior surface of costal cartilage
I: 2nd - 6th ribs costal cartilages

25
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Innervation and action of Sternocostalis

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N: intercostal nerve
A: Draw 2nd to 6th ribs downward

26
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Space between 2 adjacent ribs

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Intercostal space

27
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3rd - 6th space are called?

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Typical Intercostal space

28
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Contents of Typical Intercostal Space?

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  1. 3 intercostal muscles
  2. The neurovascular bundle
    • Intercostal vein
    • Intercostal artery
    • Intercostal nerve
  3. Intercostal lymph vessels and nodes
29
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Lies between internal and innermost intercostal muscles

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Neurovascular bundle

30
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Intercostal Nerves divided into:

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Anterior and Posterior rami

31
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Anterior primary rami is from _________ and it is called as _______

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T1-T11 ; intercostal nerve

32
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Posterior primary rami is from ______ and called as _____

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T12 ; subcostal nerve
- it runs in the abdominal wall

33
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Internal intercostal is split by ________ dividing into Internal Intercostal proper and Innermost intercostal

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Intercostal nerve and vessels

34
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Direction of Fibers of external intercostal ms

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Downward, forward, medially

35
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Direction of fibers of Internal Intercostal ms

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Downward, backward , laterally

36
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Can be seen coursing vertically downward lateral to the sternum at each side, and ends at 6th intercostal space

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Intercostal Mammary Artery

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Branches of Intercostal Mammary A

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Perforating and anterior intercostals

38
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Terminal Branch of Intercostal Mammary A

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Superior Epigastric and Musculophrenic arteries

39
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A fibrous fascia holding the pleural reflection into its convex upper surface

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phrenico-pleural fascia

40
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It begins at the level of 3rd costal cartilage; ascends at the inlet of thorax and ends by emptying into the innominate vein

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Intercostal mammary vein

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