L53 Gross Thorax Flashcards
Sternal angle vertebral level
T4, T5
Number of pairs of ribs
True
False
Floating
12 pair
1-7 tru
8-12 false
11-12 floating
head of rib articulates with
Two verebral bodies
One disc
Tubercle articulates with
1 transverse process
Order in costal groove
V
A
N
Internal thoracic artery and vein location
From what to what
2nd to 4th intercostal space
Pectoral lymphatics drain to
parasternal nodes
axillary nodes
Pectoralis minor enveloped in
Clavipectoral fascia
Parietal pleura innervated by
Intercostal and phrenic nerves
Pneumothorax
What is it
Leads to
accumulation of air in pleural cavity –> collapse lung
Hemothorax
What is it
Leads to
Accumulation of blood in pleural cavity
–>Adhesion and infection
Pleurisy
What is it
Leads to
inflammation of pleura
–>adhesions between viseral and parietal
Painful
Pleural tap
Where is it done
Intercostal space between 6 and 7
Midaxillary
Fissures on lungs
Both have oblique (major)
Right has horizontal (minor)
Inferior empty collapsed sleeve w/ few vessels in root of lungs
Pulmonary ligament