miscellaneous Flashcards
xiphoid process
cartilaginous bottom part of sternum
sternal angle
rib 2 attaches
jugular notch
top of sternum palpate for trachea
manubrium
top part of sternum
diaphragm tissue type
skeletal muscle
most inferior part of pleural cavity
costodiaphragmatic recess
most inferior part of costodiaphragmatic recess
costophrenic angle-diaphragm edge next to wall
pleural effusion costophrenic angle
blunting of angle (less sharp)
thyroid cartilage
large above trachea, below hyoid
cricoid cartilage
below thyroid, smaller, start of trachea
arytenoid cartilage
posterior between cricoid and thyroid, looks like a fused hand almost whispY
hyoid bone
above thyroid, infront of epiglottis
intercostal neurovascular bundle IMPORTANT
superior to inferior (VAN)- vein, artery, nerve. In intercostal space
costal angle
angle of ribs, the point is the xiphoid process, upside down V
intercostal spaces
the rib it below, so in-between 2-3 its the 2nd intercostal space