Lecture 3 Flashcards
Aspects of the thoracic skeleton (Ribs)
12 pair of ribs (c shape)
1. Ribs 1-7 -join at sternum with cartilage endpoints
2. Ribs 8-10 - Join sternum with combined cartilage at 7th rib.
3. Ribs 11-12 no anterior attachment
Other aspects of the thoracic skeleton
Sternum
1. Manubrium
a) joins to clavicle and 1st rib
b) jugular notch
- Body
Superior- angle of Louis (sternal angle)
attachment of 2nd rib. - Xiphoid process
distal portion of sternum
Aspects of the Superior Medistinum
- Trachea
- Thymus
- Brachiocephalic vein
- Aortic arch
- Esophagus thoracic duct
Aspects of Middle Mediastinum
- Heart
- Ascending Aorta
- Pulmonary Trunk and veins
- Phrenic nerves (nerves of the diaphragm
Aspects of the posterior Mediastinum
- Esophagus
- Vagus nerves
- Descending aorta
- Thoracic duct
- Sympathetic trunks
Anterior Mediastinum
- Fat
- Connective tissue
- Thymus in children
Anterior thoracic landmarks
- Suprasternal notch
- Entire three parts of sternum
Posterior Thoracic Landmarks
- Vertebra Prominens - (C7)
- Spinous processes
- Scapula
Point of maximal impulse (PMI)
Left margin of heart between r and l ventricle. (Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line)
Compensatory mechanisms for decrease in cardiac output
- Increased heart rate
- Stroke volume
CO=SV+HR
Cor pulmonale
Right sided heart failure unrelated to the left side.
*pulmonary hypertension could be the cause.
Some Right heart failure effects
Fluid in lungs, liver swelling, JVD
How do we increase heart contraction?
Dlgoxin
Origin of the great vessels
Bifurcation of the trachea
Red - aortic valve
Green- tricuspid valve
Purple - bicuspid valve
Blue- pulmonary valve
Dextrocardium
Rare condition where the heart is flipped positions on the right side of the chest.
Usually happens in the embryonic state where the heart doesn’t rotate.