mixed questions Flashcards
the cardiac notch is situated between what rib (s)?
ribs 4- 6
what does the transverse fissure separate?
separates the upper lobe into upper and middle lobes
what nerve lies posterior to the hilum of the lung and what nerve fibres does it contain?
vagus
motor and sensory fibres & parasympathetic
what nerve lies anterior to the hilum of the lung?
phrenic
what is the nerve supply of the intercostal muscles?
intercostal nerves, ventral rami of spinal nerves
what lies posterior to the scalene tubercle on the 1st rib?
subclavian artery and lowest trunk of brachial plexus
what is the name of the joint of the head of the rib with the costal facet of the vertebrae?
costovertebral joint
what is the name of the joint of the tubercle of the rib with the transverse process?
costotransverse joint
what type of membrane is the diaphragm?
fibromuscular membrane
lymph from the right side of the body drains into which duct?
right lymphatic duct
lymph from the left side of the body drains into which duct?
thoracic duct
what structure does the right crus surround and why?
the oeseohagus to prevent gastric reflux back u in the oeseophagus
what is the vertebral levels of the crura?
right L1-L3
left L1-L2
what is the nerve innervation of the diaphragm?
phrenic nerve
and the intercostal nerves from T7-12 supply the peripheral parts
how many attachments does the diaphragm have and what are they?
4 lumbar vertebra costal cartillages of ribs 7-12 xiphoid process fibrous pericardium
