Intro Flashcards
FOUR COMPONENTS OF A RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT
INSPECTION
PALPATION
PERCUSSION
AUSCULTATION
Elongated bony structure that anchors the anterior thoracic cage
Sternum
This forms the chest portion of the body. It consist 12 pairs of ribs with their costal cartilages and sternum
Thoracic Cage
what are the 3 parts of the sternum
Manubrium
Body
Xyphoid Process
it can also be spelled as Xiphoid
What is the U shaped border called at the top of the manubrium
Jugular notch
The elongated central portion of the sternum is called?
Body
the inferior tip of the sternum is called?
Xyphoid process
True ribs
T1-T7
False ribs
T8-T12
Floating ribs
T11-T12
It is located between the ribcage (sternum) and the shoulder blade (scapula) It is a bone that connects the arm to the body
Clavicle
Anterior Chest Landmarks
Midsternal line
Midclavicular line
Anterior axilary line
Posterior Chest Landmarks
Left-scapular line
Vertebral line
Right-scapular line
It is the eponymous name given to the sternal angle which is palpable from the manubriosternal junction
Angle of louis
It is the joint of the sternal body and the manubrium
Manubriosternal Junction